Chaka Khan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1953-03-23 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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" bef...

Acting

1980

The Blues Brothers

as Choir Soloist

1993

An Evening of Fourplay

as Herself - Vocals

1980

No Nukes

as Self

2014

Beyond the Lights

as Chaka Khan

2024

Prince and His Songs at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

1997

2019

Revival!

as Herodias

2020

The One and Only Ivan

as Henrietta (voice)

2025

Hodgepodge

as Self (archive footage)

Production

2019

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