Patti LaBelle

Birth Name:

Patricia Louise Holte

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actress, Music department, Producer

Awarded with numerous honors including distinctions by the Grammy Hall of Fame, Songwriters' Hall of Fame and the World Music Awards, among others
Though shy as a child, she joined her church's choir when she was 10 years old and sang her first solo at 12
Her group Patti La Belle and Her Bluebelles was signed by Newtown Records in 1961, but eventually changed to Atlantic Records in 1965
Made her Broadway debut in 1984 with "Your Arms Too Short to Box with God" and later her film debut in 1984's "A Soldier's Story․"
After almost two decades with the Ordettes, renamed the BlueBelles in 1961 and LaBelle in the 1970s, she would eventually pursue a solo career in 1977 after the group split up
Singer and actress referred to as the Godmother of Soul whose hit songs include "Lady Marmalade," "When You Talk About Love" and "New Attitude․"
Nicknamed LaBelle, meaning "the beautiful one" in French, by studio executive Harold Robinson in 1963

1986Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
2007Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:Nominated

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