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54th Cannes Film Festival

Date assessed by the fact that Patti Labelle’s “Lady Marmalade” was one of the tracks featured in the “Moulin Rouge!” film, which premiered at the 54th Cannes Film Festival on May 9, 2001, so Patti Labelle’s performance was also most likely on this date.

Patti Labelle, singer, “Essence” magazine, From Chris Cadman’s “Michael Jackson the Maestro”

I was at the Cannes Film Festival (in May 2001) doing a show,’ said LaBelle’s lead singer, Patti. ‘There were only about sixty people, and Mike surprised me – he came on stage and said he wanted to sing Lady Marmalade. He lifted my spirit.