1975 Patti Labelle of Labelle, backstage in dressing room, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) (Michael Putland/Getty Images)
1975 American singer Patti LaBelle, lead singer and front woman of the all-female vocal group Labelle, 27th February 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) (Michael Putland/Getty Images)
1978 Patti Labelle performing at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, Illinois, September 28, 1978. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) (Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
1979 Patti Labelle Performing At The Venue, London 15/04/1979 (Sony Music Archive via Getty Images/Terry Lott) (Terry Lott/Sony Music Archive via Getty Ima)
Singer Patti Labelle Singer Patti Labelle (Photo by Deborah Feingold/Corbis via Getty Images) (Deborah Feingold/Corbis via Getty Images)
1980 Portrait of American singer and actress Patti LaBelle (born Patricia Louise Holte), dressed in a white coat, as she sits perched upon a steamer truck, 1980s. (Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images) (Anthony Barboza/Getty Images)
1985 Patti Labelle performs at Live Aid at Veteran's Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13, 1985. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) (Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
1986 Patti Labelle at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, September 5, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) (Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
1986 Patti Labelle at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, September 5, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) (Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
1987 CHICAGO - JUNE 1987: Singer Patti LaBelle performs at the U.I.C. Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in June 1987. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
1990 American soul diva Patti LaBelle sports a spectacular lacquered hairdo, circa 1990. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
1990 THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON -- Pictured: Musical guest Patti LaBelle performs on December 7, 1990 -- (Photo by: Wendy Perl/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) (NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via)
1993 NEW ORLEANS - APRIL 25 : Patti LaBelle performs on stage at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 25, 1993. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) (David Redfern/Redferns)
1994 THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO -- Episode 499 -- Pictured: (l-r) Musical guest Patti LaBelle performs on July 18, 1994-- (Photo by: Margaret Norton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) (NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via)
2004 NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 30: Singer and AIDS activist Patti LaBelle attend the AmFAR New York Gala at The Pierre Hotel November 30, 2004 in New York City. Singer and AIDS activist Patti LaBelle, Viacom Chairman and CEO Sumner M. Redstone, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Chairman and CEO Peter R. Dolan, will be honored by the American Foundation for AIDS Research for their contributions to the global struggle against HIV/AIDS. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images) (Evan Agostini/Getty Images)
2005 HOLLYWOOD - AUGUST 31: Singer Patti LaBelle performs a tribute to Destiny's Child onstage at the 2005 World Music Awards at the Kodak Theatre on August 31, 2005 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
2005 HOLLYWOOD - AUGUST 31: Singer Patti LaBelle performs a tribute song to Destiny's Child onstage at the 2005 World Music Awards at the Kodak Theatre on August 31, 2005 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
2005 DANCING WITH THE STARS - "Episode 2005" - "Dancing with the Stars" marked the halfway point of the competition with its biggest show yet, "Disney Night," with all new celebrity performances MONDAY, APRIL 13 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Television Network. The show began with an opening number featuring all your favorite live action and animated Disney characters dancing with the entire cast. Each couple then performed to songs from Walt Disney Animation Studios films. (Photo by Adam Taylor/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images)
PATTI LABELLE (Adam Taylor/Walt Disney Television via Getty)
Patti LaBelle (Kevin Winter/)
2007 TODAY -- Pictured: Singer Patti LaBelle performs live in the studio on NBC News' Today on December 19, 2007 -- Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC NewsWire (NBC NewsWire/NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Ge)
2008 NEW YORK CITY, NY - SEPTEMBER 16: Patti LaBelle attends NEW YORKERS FOR CHILDREN Fall 2008 Gala at Cipriani 42nd St on September 16, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by NEIL RASMUS /Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) (Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Image)
2009 NEW YORK CITY, NY - JUNE 8: Patti LaBelle attends The 75th Anniversary of THE APOLLO THEATER at Apollo Theater on June 8, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by DAVID X PRUTTING/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) (Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Image)
2011 TOP CHEF -- "Tribute Dinner" Episode 908 -- Pictured: Guest judge Patti Labelle (Photo by Vivian Zink/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) (Vivian Zink/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
2015 DANCING WITH THE STARS - PATTI LABELLE - The 10th anniversary celebrity cast of "Dancing with the Stars" is strapping on their ballroom shoes and getting ready for their first dance on MONDAY, MARCH 16 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Television Network. Patti LaBelle is partnered with Artem Chigvintsev. (Photo by Craig Sjodin/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images) (Craig Sjodin/Walt Disney Television via Getty)
Patti LaBelle (Kevin Winter/)
2015 NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 19: Singer Patti LaBelle lights the Empire State Building for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for cancer research in honor of Angel Ball 2015 at The Empire State Building on October 19, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation) (Bryan Bedder)
2016 WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 05: Honoree Patti LaBelle attends the BET Honors 2016 at Warner Theatre on March 5, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paras Griffin/BET/Getty Images for BET) (Paras Griffin/BET/Getty Images for BET)
2018 NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 06: Patti LaBelle speaks onstage at Billboard Women In Music 2018 on December 6, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Billboard ) (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Billboard)
2020 WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: In this screengrab, Patti LaBelle
performs for the 40th Anniversary of “A Capitol Fourth” on PBS on July 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images for Capitol Concerts) (Getty Images/Getty Images for Capitol Concert)
2021 UNSPECIFIED - MAY 20: In this In this screengrab, Patti LaBelle speaks during Breast Cancer Research Foundation's Virtual Hot Pink Evening on May 20, 2021 in UNSPECIFIED, United States. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for BCRF) (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for BCRF)
