Singer Pattie Labelle. Born Patricia Louise Holte
on May 24, 1944, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to parents Henry Holte, a
railroad worker, and Bertha Robinson Holte, a homemaker. She has 5 children.
She has a son named Zuri (b. July 1973). She adopted her sister Jackie's son
and daughter after she died of cancer. She raised her neighbor's two boys, Dodd
and Stanley, after her neighbor died of pneumonia, although she and her husband
were too old at the time to legally adopt them.
LaBelle is known for her outrageous style and larger-than-life,
gravity-defying haircuts. Patti LaBelle is widely regarded as the queen of rock
& soul music. She has received acclaim for many of her songs, including
"Lady Marmalade," "When You Talk About Love," and "New
Attitude." She began her career as part of the Ordettes in 1959, who
became The Bluebelles in 1961. Her success as a solo artist started in 1983
when she released her hit album I'm in Love Again.
She was awarded a Star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood,
California. American Music Awards 1993
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B
Female Artist, 2005 Got nomination for Grammy Award, 2003 Won Grammy Hall of
Fame, 2007 Got nomination for NAACP Image Award, 2003 Won Sammy Cahn Lifetime
Achievement Award, 2007 Won World Music Legend Award, 2001 Won Lena Horne Award
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