Chaka Khan
Acting
Born: March 23, 1953 (age 73) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Highest Rated
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chaka Khan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Blues Brothers
1980
Charlie's Angels
2019
Phineas and Ferb
2007
Empire
2015
The One and Only Ivan
2020
Beyond the Lights
2014
Hunter
1984
Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends
2011
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
2002
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
2010
New York Undercover
1994
Photos (1)
Movies (11)
The Blues Brothers
Choir Soloist
The One and Only Ivan
Henrietta (voice)
Beyond the Lights
Chaka Khan
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
Chaka Khan (voice)
Revival!
Herodias
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
Marla (voice)
Miles Davis - Montreux Jazz Festival
1989
Chaka Khan: Greatest Hits Live
Vocals
Prince: Club Nokia
2009
Chaka Khan: Live At Roxy
1981
The Jazz Channel Presents Chaka Khan
2000
TV Shows (10)
Phineas and Ferb
1 eps
Hunter
Miss Gina B · 1 eps
Empire
Chaka Khan · 1 eps
The Masked Singer
Miss Monster · 2 eps
The Masked Singer
Miss Monster (archive footage) · 1 eps
New York Undercover
1 eps
The Chris Rock Show
1 eps
Star Search
1 eps
VH1 Divas
1 eps
Celebrity Duets
9 eps
Self / Appearances (55)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
Top of the Pops
Self · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant · 2 eps
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · 1 eps
American Idol
Self - Performer · 1 eps
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Intimate Portrait
Self · 1 eps
GMTV
Self · 1 eps
Today
Self · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
American Idol
Self - Performer · 1 eps
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self · 1 eps
Made in Hollywood
Self · 1 eps
Rock Concert
Self · 1 eps
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · 1 eps
100 Greatest Songs of the '80s
Self · 5 eps
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Self
Women Who Rock
Self · 4 eps
Hodgepodge
Self (archive footage)
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
Self · 1 eps
Songs & Visions
Self
The Princes of Malibu
Self · 1 eps
Queens of Disco
Self
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
Self (archive footage)
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
Self (archive footage)
Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends
Self
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
Self
LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change
Self
Chaka Khan at the BBC
Self
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
Self
Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only
Self
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
Self
Prince and His Songs at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Prince: Beautiful Strange
Self
Live from Studio Five
Self · 1 eps
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
Self - Performer
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
Self
No Nukes
Self
Stevie Wonder - Live at Wembley Stadium - London England 1989
Self
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
Self
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
Self
Original Up-Town Divas
Self (archive footage)
An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell
Self
An Evening of Fourplay
Herself - Vocals
Chaka Khan - Homecoming
herself
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
Self
