| First Name |
Chaka
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| Last Name |
Khan
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| Full Name at Birth |
Yvette Marie Stevens
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| Alternative Name |
Chaka Adunne Aduffe Hodarhi Karifi Khan, Queen of Funk, Chaka Adunne Aduffe Yemoja Hodarhi Karifi Khan, Yvette Marie Stevens, Chaka Khan
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| Birthday |
23rd March, 1953
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| Birthplace |
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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| Height |
5' 4" (163 cm)
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| Weight |
216lbs (98 kg)
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| Build |
Large
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Light
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Distinctive Feature |
Straight eyebrows, Frizzy long hair, Round face
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Christian
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Calumet High School, Kenwood Academy (dropped out 1969)
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| Occupation Text |
Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Author, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, Activist
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| Occupation |
Singer
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| Claim to Fame |
her powerful vocal range, dynamic stage presence, and a legendary career spanning over five decades. She is an 11-time Grammy Award winner who first rose to prominence in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus
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| Music Genre (Text) |
R&B, Jazz, Funk, Soul, Disco, Adult Contemporary, Gospel, Pop, R&B/Soul, Dance, Rock
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| Music Genre |
R&B/Soul, R&B
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| Year(s) Active |
1964–present, 1972–present, 1970–present, 1970–present
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| Music Style |
Funk, Urban, Club/Dance, Electronic, Smooth Soul, Quiet Storm
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| Music Mood |
Party/Celebratory, Stylish, Sensual, Carefree, Playful, Romantic
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| Instrument |
Vocals
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Drum Kit
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| Record Label |
ABC, Warner Bros., Reprise, MCA, NPG, Burgundy, ABC Records
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| Associated Acts |
Rufus, Prince, Anastacia, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Ashford & Simpson, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Natalie Cole, Vesta Williams, Stephen Bishop, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Mary J. Blige, Rick James, Cissy Houston, Lisa Fischer, Donna Summer, Raymond D'Angelo Sims, Miki Howard, Raymond D'Angelo Sims
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
George Fuller, ICM Partners
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| Bust (inches) |
38
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| Cup Size |
C
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| Waist (inches) |
31
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| Hips (inches) |
40
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| Official Websites |
www.facebook.com/chakakhan, http://www.chakakhan.com, twitter.com/ChakaKhan, chakakhanfoundation.org/, www.biography.com/people/chaka-khan-262761, www.nndb.com/people/272/000025197/, http://chakakhan.com
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| Family Member |
Indira Milini (daughter), Damien Holland (son)
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| Favorite Songs |
Everlasting Love from the album Ask Rufus (1977)
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Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (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 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".
