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 Rufus, 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 No. 1 R&B hit “I’m Every Woman” (later a pop hit for Whitney Houston). She scored another R&B hit with “What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me” before becoming the first R&B artist to achieve a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with her 1984 cover of Prince’s “I Feel for You.” Other notable hits include “Through the Fire” and her 1986 collaboration with Steve Winwood, which produced the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single “Higher Love.” Khan has won eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. With Rufus, she earned three gold singles, one platinum single, four gold albums and two platinum albums. As a solo artist, she achieved three gold singles, three gold albums and one platinum album (I Feel for You). She has collaborated with artists including 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 ranked her the 65th most successful dance club artist of all time. She was placed at No. 17 on 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, first in 2012. In 2023, she was selected as an inductee in the Musical Excellence category.
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I am every woman
Rufus – Once You Get Started
Angel
Got To Be There
Ain’t Nobody
Through the fire
Tribute to Chaka Khan
A Secret Place
I Feel For You
What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me
Sleep On It
Rufus Tell me something Good
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