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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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