Singer Patti LaBelle, born Patricia Louise Holte, turns 75 on May 24, 2019. LaBelle started in the industry as the lead singer in Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles in the 1960s, going on to have a solo career that garnered her multiple honors, including two Grammys, as well as many lifetime achievement awards and an induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Here's a look back at moments in her legendary career.
Patti LaBelle arrives at the G & P Foundation's "Angel Ball" honoring Queen Noor of Jordan, Paul McCartney and Mikhail Gorbachev to raise money for cancer research in New York City on November 30, 2000. File Photo by Star Max/Tom Lau/UPI.
LaBelle performs during the 11th Annual Rainforest Foundation benefit held on April 13, 2002 in New York City. Proceeds from the benefit help Indigenous people to assert their rights and fight to preserve their forest lands. File Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI
LaBelle signs her second cookbook "Patti LaBelle's Lite Cuisine" at Barnes & Noble on April 14, 2003 in New York City. File Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI