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Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards, better known under the stage name Patti LaBelle, is an American singer, author, and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry. LaBelle spent 16 years as lead singer of Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles, who changed their name to Labelle in the early 1970s and released the iconic disco song "Lady Marmalade". Labelle are also noted for being the first African American group to play at the prestigious Metropolitan Opera House and the first African American vocal group to land the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Her solo career began shortly after the group disbanded in 1977 with the release of her self-titled and critically acclaimed debut album. In 1984 she achieved her first #1 R&B hit with If Only You Knew, while later in the year, she crossed over to pop music with singles such as "New Attitude" and "Stir It Up", both becoming pop radio staples

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Patti LaBelle

Born 1944-05-24 (79 years ago) in Philadelphia.

Awards
Award Ceremony Year Awarded for
BET Lifetime Achievement Award BET Awards 2011 2011
World Music Award for Outstanding Contribution to R&B 2007 World Music Awards 2007
GLAAD Media Award for Excellence in Media 18th GLAAD Media Awards 2007
NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special (Patti Labelle: Live! One Night Only) 30th NAACP Image Awards 1999 Patti Labelle: Live! One Night Only
Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award 1999
Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance (Live! One Night Only) 41st Annual Grammy Awards 1998 Live! One Night Only
Soul Train Music Award for Heritage Award – Career Achievement 1996 Soul Train Music Awards 1996
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist American Music Awards of 1993 1993
NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year 24th NAACP Image Awards 1992
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (Burnin') 34th Annual Grammy Awards 1991 Burnin'
Nominated for awards
Award Ceremony Year Nominated for
Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance (New Day) 47th Annual Grammy Awards 2004 New Day
Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance (Way Up There) 46th Annual Grammy Awards 2003 Way Up There
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (When You Talk About Love) 40th Annual Grammy Awards 1997 When You Talk About Love
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album (Flame) 40th Annual Grammy Awards 1997 Flame
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (All Right Now) 36th Annual Grammy Awards 1993 All Right Now
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals (Superwoman) 34th Annual Grammy Awards 1991 Superwoman
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (I Can't Complain) 33rd Annual Grammy Awards 1990 I Can't Complain
Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance - Variety Or Music Program (Musical Comedy Tonight) 38th Primetime Emmy Awards 1986 Musical Comedy Tonight
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (New Attitude) 28th Annual Grammy Awards 1985 New Attitude
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (The Best Is Yet to Come) 26th Annual Grammy Awards 1983 Peor imposible
Relationships
Name From To Relationship type
Armstead Edwards(Gifta: 1969-07-23–2003) 1969-07-23 2003 Gifta
Children

Zuri Kye Edwards, Stanley Edwards, Todd Edwards

Parents

Henry Holte, Bertha Holte

Siblings

Vivian Holte, Barbara Holte, Jacqueline Holte, Claudette Grant

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Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards, better known under the stage name Patti LaBelle, is an American singer, author, and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry. LaBelle spent 16 years as lead singer of Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles, who changed their name to Labelle in the early 1970s and released the iconic disco song "Lady Marmalade". Labelle are also noted for being the first African American group to play at the prestigious Metropolitan Opera House and the first African American vocal group to land the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

Her solo career began shortly after the group disbanded in 1977 with the release of her self-titled and critically acclaimed debut album. In 1984 she achieved her first #1 R&B hit with If Only You Knew, while later in the year, she crossed over to pop music with singles such as "New Attitude" and "Stir It Up", both becoming pop radio staples. Her success with the number single "On My Own", a duet with Michael McDonald which was taken from her platinum selling album Winner in You as well as 1989's "If You Asked Me To". With the release of her 10th album Burnin' in 1991 Patti Labelle earned her first Grammy.

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