Chaka Khan
Actor
Born March 23, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
Hodgepodge
Self (archive footage)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
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Hollywood Squares
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LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change
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Prince and His Songs at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
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Chaka Khan at the BBC
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
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Women Who Rock
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The One and Only Ivan
Henrietta (voice)
Chaka Khan - Homecoming
herself
Charlie's Angels
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
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The Masked Singer
Miss Monster
Revival!
Herodias
American Idol
Self - Performer
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
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VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
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Taraji's White Hot Holidays
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Empire
Chaka Khan
Beyond the Lights
Chaka Khan
Every Woman
Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends
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Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
Chaka Khan (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest Judge
Celebrity Ghost Stories
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Live from Studio Five
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Prince: Club Nokia
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
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Phineas and Ferb
Chaka Khan: Greatest Hits Live
Vocals
The Graham Norton Show
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100 Greatest Songs of the '80s
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Celebrity Duets
Made in Hollywood
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The Princes of Malibu
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Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant
Original Up-Town Divas
Self (archive footage)
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
Self (archive footage)
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
Marla (voice)
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
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American Idol
Self - Performer
Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only
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The Jazz Channel Presents Chaka Khan
An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell
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VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
Self - Performer
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
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Prince: Beautiful Strange
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VH1 Divas
Songs & Visions
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The Chris Rock Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
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Star Search
New York Undercover
An Evening of Fourplay
Herself - Vocals
Intimate Portrait
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Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
GMTV
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Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
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The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
Self (archive footage)
Miles Davis - Montreux Jazz Festival
Stevie Wonder - Live at Wembley Stadium - London England 1989
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Hunter
Miss Gina B
Chaka Khan: Live At Roxy
No Nukes
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The Blues Brothers
Choir Soloist
CBS News Sunday Morning
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The Captain and Tennille
Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
Rock Concert
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Top of the Pops
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Mike Douglas Show
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Today
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