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3 | Patricia Louise Holte, professionally known as '''Patti [=LaBelle=]''' (born May 24, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. First starting out her career as front woman of the group Patti [=LaBelle=] and the Bluebelles (later just known as Music/{{Labelle}}), she embarked onto a successful solo career in 1976. She scored a string of hits throughout TheEighties. She is also an actress and voice actress, first appearing in ''Film/ASoldiersStory'' and starring in her own sitcom ''Series/OutAllNight''. |
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5 | She's also a businesswoman with a diabetic-friendly lifestyle brand in the vein of Martha Stewart, including a line of sweet potatoes pie that sold out in 2015 after a viral Website/YouTube video. |
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7 | !!Discography |
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9 | [[AC: With Music/{{Labelle}}]] |
10 | * ''Sleigh Bells, Jingle Bells, and Bluebelles'' (1963) |
11 | * ''Over the Rainbow'' (1966) |
12 | * ''Dreamer'' (1967) |
13 | * ''Labelle'' (1971) |
14 | * ''Gonna Take a Miracle'' (with Laurie Nyro) (1971) |
15 | * ''Moon Shadow'' (1972) |
16 | * ''Pressure Cookin''' (1973) |
17 | * ''Music/{{Nightbirds}}'' (1974) |
18 | * ''Phoenix'' (1975) |
19 | * ''Chameleon'' (1976) |
20 | * ''Back to Now'' (2008) |
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22 | [[AC: Solo Albums]] |
23 | * ''Patti [=LaBelle=]'' (1977) |
24 | * ''Tasty'' (1978) |
25 | * ''It's Alright with Me'' (1979) |
26 | * ''Released'' (1980) |
27 | * ''The Spirit's in It'' (1981) |
28 | * ''I'm in Love Again'' (1983) |
29 | * ''Patti'' (1985) |
30 | * ''Winner in You'' (1986) |
31 | * ''Be Yourself'' (1989) |
32 | * ''This Christmas'' (1990) |
33 | * ''Burnin''' (1991) |
34 | * ''Gems'' (1994) |
35 | * ''Flame'' (1997) |
36 | * ''When a Woman Loves'' (2000) |
37 | * ''Timeless Journey'' (2004) |
38 | * ''Classic Moments'' (2005) |
39 | * ''The Gospel According to Patti [=LaBelle=]'' (2006) |
40 | * ''Miss Patti's Christmas'' (2007) |
41 | * ''Bel Hommage'' (2017) |
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43 | !!Selected Filmography |
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45 | [[AC: Film]] |
46 | * ''Film/ASoldiersStory'' (1984) - Big Mary |
47 | * ''Film/LicenceToKill'' (1989) - "If You Asked Me To" is used in the end credits |
48 | * ''Film/{{Idlewild}}'' (2006) - The Real Angel Davenport |
49 | * ''Film/SemiPro'' (2008) - Mrs. Moon |
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51 | [[AC: Television]] |
52 | * ''Series/ADifferentWorld'' (1990–93) - Adele Wayne, 8 episodes |
53 | * ''Series/OutAllNight'' (1992) - Chelsea Paige, main role |
54 | * ''Living It Up With Patti [=LaBelle=]'' (2003) - Host, also executive producer |
55 | * ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryFreakShow'' (2014) - Dora, 4 episodes |
56 | * ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' (2015) - Herself/Contestant, Season 20 |
57 | * ''Patti [=LaBelle=]'s Place'' (2015) - Herself/Host, Cooking Channel series |
58 | * ''Series/DaytimeDivas'' (2017) - Gloria Thomas 3 episodes |
59 | * ''Series/LeeDanielsStar'' (2018) - Christine Brown, recurring role |
60 | * ''Series/{{Greenleaf}}'' (2018) - Maxine Patterson, 5 episodes |
61 | * ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' (2019) - Herself |
62 | * ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock'' - The Merggle Queen |
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64 | !!Tropes |
65 | * BreakUpSong: "On My Own", a duet with [[Music/TheDoobieBrothers Michael McDonald]], is about a relationship falling apart and picking up the pieces. |
66 | * TheDiva: One of R&B/Soul's biggest divas. |
67 | * GenreShift: Was initially a Rock and Roll/Funk artist with Labelle, but she transitioned to more of an R&B artist with her solo work. |
68 | * LetsDuet: "On My Own" with Michael [=McDonald=]. |
69 | * MelismaticVocals: Like a true R&B diva, her vocals can be this at times. |
70 | * NoIndoorVoice: Also like a true R&B diva. |
71 | * ObliviousToLove: The subject of "If You Only Knew" doesn't know that Patti is in love with him. |
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