How Old Is Patti LaBelle? Patti LaBelle Birthday
Patti LaBelle was born on May 24, 1944 and is 79 years old now.
Birthday: May 24, 1944
How Old - Age: 79
Patti LaBelle Death Fact Check
Patti is alive and kicking and is currently 79 years old.
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Is Patti LaBelle's father, Henry Holte, dead or alive?
Henry Holte's information is not available now.
Is Patti LaBelle's mother, Bertha Holt, dead or alive?
Bertha Holt's information is not available now.
Patti LaBelle's sisters :
Patti has 3 sisters:- Vivian
Patti LaBelle's sister, Barbara, is still alive and kicking at the age of 35. She is Brazilian and has had a career as a football.
- Jacqueline "Jackie" Padgett
Patti LaBelle - Biography
Patricia Louise Holt-Edwards better known under the stage name Patti LaBelle, is an American singer, author, and actress. LaBelle began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and front woman of the vocal group, Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. Following the group's name change to Labelle in the early 1970s, she released the iconic disco song "Lady Marmalade" and the group later became the first African-American vocal group to land the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
After the group split in 1976, LaBelle began a successful solo career, starting with her critically acclaimed debut album, which included the career-defining song, "You Are My Friend". LaBelle became a mainstream solo star in 1984 following the success of the singles, "If Only You Knew", "New Attitude" and "Stir It Up", with the latter two crossing over to pop audiences becoming radio staples.
In 1975, her eldest sister Vivian Rogers died of lung cancer at 42. In 1982, she lost her second-eldest sister, Barbara Purifoy, to colon cancer at 40. ln 1975 she lost her mother, Bertha, to diabetes. In 1989, she lost her father Henry to emphysema brought on by complications of Alzheimer's disease and her youngest sister, Jacqueline "Jackie" Padgett, to lung cancer. Jackie was only 43 when she died. LaBelle dedicated her album, Burnin' and her rendition of "Wind Beneath My Wings" in her 1991/92 concert tour to Padgett. After burying Padgett, LaBelle shot the music video to "If You Asked Me To". In 1995, LaBelle was diagnosed with diabetes. LaBelle has a home in the Philadelphia suburb of Wynnewood and also has condos in Los Angeles and in the Bahamas.
