Patricia Louise Holte, known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. LaBelle is referred to as the “Godmother of Soul”. She began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and frontwoman of the vocal group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles.
LaBelle was born Patricia Louise Holte in the Eastwick section of Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was born the second youngest child of Henry and Bertha Holte’s three children and the next-to-youngest of five children overall. Her siblings were Thomas Hogan Jr., Vivian Hogan, Barbara, and Jacqueline “Jackie”.
LaBelle’s father was a railroad worker and club performer and her mother were domestic. Despite enjoying her childhood, LaBelle would later write in her memoirs, Don’t Block the Blessings, that her parent’s marriage was abusive. Shortly after her parent’s divorce, when LaBelle was twelve, she was sexually molested by a family friend.
Patti LaBelle niece: Meet Stayce Holte
Patti LaBelle’s niece is Stayce Holte. Her mother is called Jacqueline Holte, who passed away some years back, and was adopted by Patti. Stayce Holte is in the spotlight, yet her personal information is kept private. Therefore we can not say much about her.
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