
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 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.
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- 2025 · Hollywood Squares as Self
- 2024 · LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change as Self
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2020 · The One and Only Ivan as Henrietta (voice)
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Revival! as Herodias
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Miss Monster
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Miss Monster (archive footage)
- 2014 · Beyond the Lights as Chaka Khan
- 2010 · RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked as Self - Guest Judge
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self
- 2002 · Standing in the Shadows of Motown as Herself
- 2000 · An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell as Self
- 1997 · The Chris Rock Show as
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- 1995 · Star Search as
- 1994 · New York Undercover as
- 1993 · An Evening of Fourplay as Herself - Vocals
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1984 · Hunter as Miss Gina B
- 1980 · No Nukes as Self
- 1980 · The Blues Brothers as Choir Soloist
- 1979 · CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
- 1973 · Rock Concert as Self
- 1964 · Top of the Pops as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1952 · Today as Self
- Future · Rock Gala Concert as
- 2025 · Hodgepodge as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 · SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) as Self
- 2024 · American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2024 · Prince and His Songs at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Chaka Khan at the BBC as Self
- 2022 · Women Who Rock as Self
- 2021 · Mr. Nelson on the North Side as Self
- 2020 · Chaka Khan - Homecoming as herself
- 2019 · Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration as Self
- 2017 · Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special as Self
- 2016 · VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night as Self
- 2015 · Taraji's White Hot Holidays as Self
- 2011 · Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends as Self
- 2010 · Tom Jones: In His Prime as
- 2010 · Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You! as Chaka Khan (voice)
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2009 · Prince: Club Nokia as
- 2008 · Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux as Self
- 2007 · Chaka Khan: Greatest Hits Live as Vocals
- 2006 · 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s as Self
- 2006 · Celebrity Duets as
- 2005 · The Princes of Malibu as Self
- 2004 · Original Up-Town Divas as
- 2003 · Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits as
- 2002 · Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure as Marla (voice)
- 2001 · Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only as Self
- 2000 · The Jazz Channel Presents Chaka Khan as
- 1999 · VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music as Self - Performer
- 1999 · Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole as Self
- 1998 · Prince: Beautiful Strange as Self
- 1998 · VH1 Divas as
- 1997 · Songs & Visions as Self
- 1991 · Montreux Jazz Festival 1991 as
- 1989 · Miles Davis - Montreux Jazz Festival as
- 1989 · Stevie Wonder - Live at Wembley Stadium - London England 1989 as Self