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American actress, author, singer and songwriter, as well as a film score composer Patti LaBelle, was born on 24 May 1944, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1960s, Patti LaBelle was best known as a lead singer of the female group called “Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells”, (also known as “LaBelle”), but has had a successful solo career in music as well.
So just how rich is Patti LaBelle? According to celebrity dot money, Patti’s net worth is estimated to be 50 million dollars as of mid-2017, most of her wealth having come from her singing career, which began in the early 1960s.
Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards’ parents divorced when she was 12; she attended church and sang in the choir, but grew up listening to R&B and jazz music. At 15 she won a high school talent competition which encouraged her to form her first singing group, the Ordettes, in 1960. which became popular locally, but then disbanded, and after some false starts, “Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells”, was formed, initially consisting of Nona Hendryx, Patti LaBelle and Sarah Dash, which rose to prominence with such hit songs as “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, “Over the Rainbow” and “Down the Aisle”. When their former member Cindy Birdsong left the group and became a part of “The Supremes”, “Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells” changed their name to “LaBelle”, and adopted a different music style, namely glam rock. Around the same time, the group released the “Nightbirds” album, which featured one of their most popular singles called “Lady Marmalade”; the song topped the music charts and inspired numerous covers, the most notable of which were performed by Lil Kim, Christina Aguilera, Mya and Pink in 2001. In addition to being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, “Lady Marmalade” was later featured among the “Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”, where it placed at #479.
“LaBelle” disbanded in 1977, after which most of its members managed to launch successful solo careers. However, more than three decades later, “LaBelle” returned to the music industry with the release of “Back to Now” studio album, which signified the group’s reunion.
Even though Patti LaBelle is best known for her involvement with “LaBelle”, she has also managed to succeed as a solo artist, which launched in 1977 with the release of her debut self-titled album, featuring such singles as “Dan Swit Me” and “You Are My Friend”, a commercial and critical success which inspired LaBelle to continue working on her solo career. In 1978, LaBelle came out with her second studio album called “Tasty”, while in 1979 she released “It’s Alright with Me”.
Patti LaBelle also ventured into acting, and had her first role in the 1984 drama film directed by Norman Jewison entitled “A Soldier’s Story”. Several years later, LaBelle co-starred alongside Lorraine Bracco and Peter Dobson in Richard J. Baskin’s film called “Sing”.
Additionally, Patti LaBelle was a guest star on various television shows, including “A Different World” created by Bill Cosby, “The Nanny” starring Fran Drescher and Daniel Davis, “All of Us”, and “The Dog Whisperer” to name a few. More recently, Patti LaBelle made an appearance on Oprah Winfrey’s “Oprah’s Next Chapter” show, while in 2014, she played the role of Dora in a horror anthology series entitled “American Horror Story: Freak Show”.
In her personal life, Patti was married to Armstead Edwards from 1969 until 2003 and they had three sons, although apparently Patti has another son and a daughter, although with whom is indeterminate. Patti now lives primarily in Philadelphia.
