Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya & Pink – Lady Marmalade

“Lady Marmalade” – Single by Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa and Pink from the album Moulin Rouge!  Released April 10, 2001.
Songwriters: Bob Crewe; Kenny Nolan.
Originally Recorded: 1974 by Labelle.

Labelle’s version of “Lady Marmalade” was produced by Allen Toussaint and Vicki Wickham. It was released in November 1974 from Nightbirds, their first album after signing with Epic Records. Patti LaBelle sang lead vocals on “Lady Marmalade” with backing vocals being contributed by bandmates Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash.

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Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya & Pink - Lady Marmalade

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2001’s “Lady Marmalade,” which featured on Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge film soundtrack, brought together some of the biggest artists at the time: Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil Kim, and Mya.

“Lady Marmalade” was a huge success. It sat atop the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks and was the year’s top seller with over five million copies moved worldwide. It was the first No.1 hit for Mya, Pink, and Lil Kim, with the latter holding the title of longest-reigning chart-topper for a female rapper until Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” in 2014. Lastly, the song took home two MTV Video Music Awards (Best Video of the Year and Best Video from a Film) as well as a Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (Patti LaBelle joined the quartet for the 2002 performance).

Moulin Rouge also made history at the time as the first musical nominated for Best Picture since 1991’s Disney animated film Beauty and the Beast. The movie scored eight Oscar nominations, winning Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. The song’s impact also rubbed off on the double-platinum soundtrack, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and topping the Soundtracks chart.

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