Chaka Khan
Biography
Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (/ˈʃɑːkə ˈkɑːn/ SHAH-kə KAHN), is an American singer and songwriter. Known as the "Queen of Funk", her career has spanned more than five decades beginning in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. With the band she recorded the notable hits "Tell Me Something Good," "Sweet Thing," "Do You Love What You Feel," and the platinum-certified "Ain't Nobody." Her debut solo album featured the number-one R&B hit "I'm Every Woman" (which became a pop hit for Whitney Houston). Khan scored another R&B charts hit with "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" before becoming the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with her 1984 cover of Prince's "I Feel for You." More of Khan's hits include "Through the Fire" and a 1986 collaboration with Steve Winwood that produced a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, "Higher Love." Khan has won ten Grammy Awards.With Rufus, she achieved three gold singles, one platinum single, four gold albums, and two platinum albums. In the course of her solo career, Khan achieved three gold singles, three gold albums, and one platinum album with I Feel for You. She has also worked with Whitney Houston, Ry Cooder, Robert Palmer, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Guru, Chicago, Joni Mitchell, Gladys Knight, De La Soul, Mary J. Blige, Ariana Grande, and Sia. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 65th most successful dance club artist of all time. She was ranked at No. 17 in VH1's original list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll. Khan has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times as a solo artist and four times as a member of Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, the first time in 2012 as a member of Rufus. In 2023, Khan was picked as an inductee in the Musical Excellence category. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chaka Khan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For(76 works)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Show
2007
Late Show with David Letterman
1993Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Top of the Pops
1964Top of the Pops
1964
Dancing with the Stars
2005Dancing with the Stars
2005
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Phineas and Ferb
2007Phineas and Ferb
2007
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
American Idol
2002American Idol
2002
Empire
2015Empire
2015
Hunter
1984Hunter
1984
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
The Masked Singer
2019The Masked Singer
2019
The Masked Singer
2019The Masked Singer
2019
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hall
2019
New York Undercover
1994New York Undercover
1994
Intimate Portrait
1993Intimate Portrait
1993
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010
GMTV
1993GMTV
1993
American Idol
2018American Idol
2018
Made in Hollywood
2005Made in Hollywood
2005
The Chris Rock Show
1997The Chris Rock Show
1997
Today
1952Today
1952
Hollywood Squares
2025Hollywood Squares
2025
The Blues Brothers
1980The Blues Brothers
1980
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
The Captain and Tennille
1976The Captain and Tennille
1976
Rock Concert
1973Rock Concert
1973
The One and Only Ivan
2020The One and Only Ivan
2020
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
Beyond the Lights
2014Beyond the Lights
2014
Women Who Rock
2022Women Who Rock
2022
Star Search
1995Star Search
1995
Celebrity Duets
2006Celebrity Duets
2006
The Princes of Malibu
2005The Princes of Malibu
2005
100 Greatest Songs of the '80s
2006100 Greatest Songs of the '80s
2006
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025
VH1 Divas
1998VH1 Divas
1998
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
2010Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
2010
Live from Studio Five
2009Live from Studio Five
2009
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
1999VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
1999
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
2002Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
2002
Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends
2011Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends
2011
Hodgepodge
2025Hodgepodge
2025
LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change
2024LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change
2024
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
2002Standing in the Shadows of Motown
2002
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
2016VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
2016
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
2019Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
2019
Prince and His Songs at the BBC
2024Prince and His Songs at the BBC
2024
Revival!
2018Revival!
2018
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
1999Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
1999
No Nukes
1980No Nukes
1980
Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only
2001Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only
2001
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
2003Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
2003
Stevie Wonder - Live at Wembley Stadium - London England 1989
1989Stevie Wonder - Live at Wembley Stadium - London England 1989
1989
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
2024Mr. Nelson on the North Side
2024
Original Up-Town Divas
2004Original Up-Town Divas
2004
Chaka Khan - Homecoming
2020Chaka Khan - Homecoming
2020
Songs & Visions
1997Songs & Visions
1997
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
2008Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
2008
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
1990The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
1990
An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell
2000An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell
2000
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991
Chaka Khan: Greatest Hits Live
2007Chaka Khan: Greatest Hits Live
2007
Prince: Beautiful Strange
1998Prince: Beautiful Strange
1998
Miles Davis - Montreux Jazz Festival
1989Miles Davis - Montreux Jazz Festival
1989
An Evening of Fourplay
1993An Evening of Fourplay
1993
Prince: Club Nokia
2009Prince: Club Nokia
2009
Chaka Khan at the BBC
2023Chaka Khan at the BBC
2023
Chaka Khan: Live At Roxy
1981Chaka Khan: Live At Roxy
1981
The Jazz Channel Presents Chaka Khan
2000The Jazz Channel Presents Chaka Khan
2000