Patti began her career in the early s as lead singer of the band Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. A decade later the group changed their name to Labelle and recorded the hit song "Lady Marmalade". Patti became a solo artist in and her debut album was another success. During five decades she has sold more than 50 million records and also became an actress. Sign In. Edit Patti LaBelle. Showing all 32 items. She and her husband had one biological son Zuri born , adopted her late sister Jackie's son and daughter and raised two foster sons, Dodd and Stanley. Was given the name LaBelle which in French translates to the beautiful by a record exec whom originally thought she was too dark and unattractive to head the then all girl group The Blue Belles.

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Labelle was an American all-female singing group who were a popular vocal group of the s and s. The group was formed after the disbanding of two rival girl groups in the area around Philadelphia and Trenton , the Ordettes and the Del-Capris, forming as a new version of the former group, then later changing their name to the Blue Belles later Bluebelles. After Birdsong departed to join the Supremes in , the group, following the advice of Vicki Wickham , changed its look, musical direction, and style to re-form as Labelle in Their funk rock recordings of that period became cult favorites for their brash interpretation of rock and roll and for dealing with subject matter that was not typically touched by female black groups. Finally — after adapting glam rock and wearing outlandish space-age and glam costumes — the group found success with the proto- disco smash " Lady Marmalade " in , leading to their album Nightbirds , which achieved gold success. They are notable for being the first contemporary pop group and first black pop group to perform at the Metropolitan Opera House. They were also the first black vocal group to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone.
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