Patricia Louise Holte (b. 1944), known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actress and businesswoman. LaBelle is referred to as the "Godmother of Soul". In a career that has spanned seven decades, she has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. LaBelle has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, and the Apollo Theater Hall of Fame. LaBelle was included in Rolling Stone on their list of 100 Greatest Singers. She also loves to cook and is a successful cookbook writer. This cookbook, PATTI LaBELLE’S LITE CUISINE gives the sage advice that Ms. LaBelle lives by. She shares more than 100 original recipes for meals that are not only good for you but taste great too. She also shares her own personal story of a lifetime of struggling with body image and tells the heartbreaking story of how she lost her mother to diabetes and learned recently that she, too, has the disease.