patti boulaye obe
Patti Boulaye OBE is a singer, author, actress, public speaker, lecturer, painter, show producer, wife, proud mother of two children and grandmother to a cherished grandson and two granddaughters.
In January 2016, Patti was awarded an OBE for her charity work in the UK & Sub-Saharan Africa. Her philanthropic experience came in handy when she launched her charity Support For Africa (SFA) at the Royal Albert Hall with 3000 Gospel Singers and Stars of stage and screen. Patti was on HM The Queen's Golden Jubilee Creative Committee, for which she organised and lead 5000 Gospel Singers down The Mall.
2017 marked the 46th Anniversary of Patti’s West End debut in the musical “Hair”. 2017 also saw Patti awarded a Visiting Teaching Fellowship at Middlesex University Business School Faculty of Professional & Social Sciences. In October 2018 Patti was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree for services to The Arts and Education by the Joint Council of Churches.
Recent TV shows include, Celebrity Master Chef, the Christmas edition of Would I Lie to You and When 80s TV Goes Wrong. In 2024, Patti celebrated her 70th year during her tour of the UK, with her one woman show.
Patti is currently touring with the Mary Poppins UK Tour until November 2025, as the Bird Woman.
Speciality:
- Singing and acting
- Speaker - Motivational / Testimony
- Passionate about her Catholic faith
- Encourages and inspires youth and adults
- Author
- Presenting
UK Coverage: All
Availability: All (although currently limited until Nov '25)
ENDORSEMENTS
This is the most amazing story of the life of an incredible woman. She takes us through her childhood, to near death experiences during the Biafra war, to her hugely successful singing career, her involvement in many charities including her own, and to building hospitals for sick babies in Africa.
She has fearlessly broken through many tough barriers along her way, that others would find impossible. This book, you cannot put down, as she weaves her life's lessons with the reader on the edge, clutching on to each page as she relates her intriguing journey, with her natural humour splashed along the way.
With her high integrity, bravery and making things happen, her achievements are astounding. Her profound faith in God and the angels, along with her over flowing unconditional love for her family and friends, shows all the way through the read. She is a truly beautiful soul.
Patti has the gift of inspiring us all, as she humbly tells her life story. Reach for the Stars, and be one! Hand in hand with God, she has realised her dreams. With his light shining through her, she has opened our eyes to see how this has happened, ingrained with the power of faith. Brilliant.
- Zoë Henderson, Author of Hands on Forever (speaking re 'The Faith of a Child', autobiography by Patti Boulaye)
Boulaye, though hovering on the fringes of my consciousness from New Faces and her Eurovision Final performance, has sustained a long and varied career many would envy. Films, TV and her involvement with teaching at Middlesex University and BADA and other educational projects, alongside her musical career.
From this event, and approaching 70, her current strength seems to lie in the jazz/rhythm and blues repertoire, and an evening of her singing the great hits from that songbook could be an enthralling five star performance.
- Leon Ferguson, Onstage re I'm Comin' Out
...like Patti Boulaye’s magnificent Bird Woman, who breaks the tone of the show’s more eruptive energy and hues with a sombre, powerful number, that reminds all (who should be well aware by now) the magnificent live band accompanying these talented performers.
- Dominic Corr, Corr Blimey
Having been wowed by Patti Boulaye in last year’s production of 'Bille and Me', I couldn’t wait to see her new one woman show, ‘Aretha & Me’.
Tonight did not disappoint. Patti is a consummate story teller, with a wicked sense of humour, who by the end of the show had every member of the audience on their feet, dancing and singing.
- London Life with Liz
