Chaka Khan
Known for Acting · 78 credits
- Born
- 1953-03-23 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Yvette Marie Stevens · Rufus
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (39)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self
Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
Phineas and Ferb
2007
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
American Idol
2002
as Self - Performer
Empire
2015
as Chaka Khan
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
Hunter
1984
as Miss Gina B
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
The Masked Singer
2019
as Miss Monster / Miss Monster (archive footage)
New York Undercover
1994
GMTV
1993
as Self
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010
as Self - Guest Judge
American Idol
2018
as Self - Performer
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
Today
1952
as Self
The Chris Rock Show
1997
Hollywood Squares
2025
as Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
Rock Concert
1973
as Self
The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self - Musical Guest
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
as Self
Star Search
1995
Celebrity Duets
2006
100 Greatest Songs of the '80s
2006
as Self
VH1 Divas
1998
The Princes of Malibu
2005
as Self
Live from Studio Five
2009
as Self
Women Who Rock
2022
as Self
Movies (39)
The Blues Brothers
1980
as Choir Soloist
The One and Only Ivan
2020
as Henrietta (voice)
Beyond the Lights
2014
as Chaka Khan
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017
as Self
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024
as Self
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
2010
as Chaka Khan (voice)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025
as Self
LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change
2024
as Self
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
1999
as Self - Performer
Revival!
2018
as Herodias
Hodgepodge
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Prince and His Songs at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends
2011
as Self
No Nukes
1980
as Self
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
2002
as Marla (voice)
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
2019
as Self
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
2002
as Self
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
2008
as Self
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
2024
as Self
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
2003
as Self (archive footage)
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
2016
as Self
Chaka Khan - Homecoming
2020
as herself
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
1999
as Self
Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only
2001
as Self
Original Up-Town Divas
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Songs & Visions
1997
as Self
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991
as Self
The Jazz Channel Presents Chaka Khan
2000
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder - Live at Wembley Stadium - London England 1989
1989
as Self
An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell
2000
as Self
Prince: Beautiful Strange
1998
as Self
Tom Jones: In His Prime
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Chaka Khan at the BBC
2023
as Self
An Evening of Fourplay
1993
as Herself - Vocals
Chaka Khan: Greatest Hits Live
2007
as Vocals
Prince: Club Nokia
2009
Miles Davis - Montreux Jazz Festival
1989
Chaka Khan: Live At Roxy
1981
About Chaka Khan
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… With 78 credits spanning from 1952 to 2025, Chaka Khan has appeared in 39 films and 39 TV shows.
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- The One and Only Ivan (2020) — as Henrietta (voice)
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- American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special (2024) — as Self
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