Chaka Khan
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![Khan performing at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Chaka_Khan.jpg/220px-Chaka_Khan.jpg) Khan performing at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California
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Birth name
| Yvette Marie Stevens
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Also known as
| Chaka Adunne Aduffe Hodarhi Karifi Khan, Queen of Funk
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Born
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1953-03-23
)
March 23, 1953
(age 71)
Chicago, Illinois
,
United States
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Genres
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Occupation(s)
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Instruments
| Vocals
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Years active
| 1973?present
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Labels
| ABC
(1972?1978)
Warner Bros.
(1978?1998)
MCA
(1979?1982)
NPG
(1998?2001)
Burgundy
(2005?2010)
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Website
| www
.chakakhan
.com
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Yvette Marie Stevens
(better known as
Chaka Khan
and born March 23, 1953 near
Chicago
) is a ten time
Grammy Award
winning
American
singer and songwriter. She first became famous in the 1970s as the main singer for the funk group Rufus. Khan went solo around 1978, and her
hit songs
include
I Feel for You
,
I'm Every Woman
,
Sweet Thing
and
Through the Fire
. She also got several nominations for American Music Awards.
On May 19, 2011, Khan was given the 2,440th
Hollywood Walk of Fame
star plaque on a section of Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Khan has been married twice and is the mother of two children, daughter Indira Milini and son Damien Holland. Khan's first marriage was to Hassan Khan, in 1970, when she was 17. They divorced a short time later. Milini's birth was the result of a relationship between Khan and Rahsaan Morris.
[1]
Khan married her second husband, Richard Holland, in 1976. The marriage reportedly caused a rift between Khan and several members of Rufus. Khan dated a Chicago-area schoolteacher in the mid-1980s in the middle of her solo stardom. Following their separation, Khan moved to Europe. She first lived in
London
, later living in Germany.
In the past, Khan struggled with
drug abuse
and
alcoholism
. Her drug use, which at times included
cocaine
and
heroin
, ended sometime in the early 1990s. Khan would have an on-again, off-again struggle with alcoholism. In 2005 she said she was
sober
. In 2006, her son Damien Holland was accused of murder after 17-year-old Christopher Bailey was shot to death. Khan testified on her son's behalf defending her son's innocence. Holland said the shooting was an accident and was found not guilty.
[2]
Though she sang at both the 2000 Democratic and Republican conventions, Khan says that she is more of a "Democratic-minded person".
[3]
In December 2011, Khan won permanent custody of her granddaughter, Daija Jade Holland. Khan said the mother was unable to raise her due to her
drug addiction
. It was reported that Khan's son was also addicted to drugs.
[4]
To date, Chaka Khan has won 10 Grammy Awards, including two as a member of Rufus. She has received 22 Grammy Award nominations, including three as a member of Rufus.
Year
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Nominated work
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Award category
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Result
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1975
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"
Tell Me Something Good
"
(as Rufus)
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Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus
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Won
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1978
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Ask Rufus
(as Rufus)
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Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus
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Nominated
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1979
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"
I'm Every Woman
"
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Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
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Nominated
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1982
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What Cha' Gonna Do For Me
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Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
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Nominated
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1983
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Echoes Of An Era
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Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
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Nominated
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1984
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Chaka Khan
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Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
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Won
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"
Ain't Nobody
"
(as Rufus)
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Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
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Won
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"Be Bop Medley"
(with Arif Mardin)
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Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices
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Won
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1985
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"
I Feel For You
"
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Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
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Won
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1986
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I Feel For You
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Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
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Nominated
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1987
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Destiny
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Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
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Nominated
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1991
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"
I'll Be Good To You
"
(with Ray Charles)
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Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
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Won
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1993
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The Woman I Am
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Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
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Won
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1996
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"Love Me Still"
(with Bruce Hornsby)
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Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or Television
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Nominated
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1997
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"
Missing You
"
(with Brandy, Tamia & Gladys Knight)
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Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
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Nominated
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"Never Miss The Water"
(with Meshell Ndegeocello)
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Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
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Nominated
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"
Stomp
"
(with Luke Cresswell, Fiona Wilkes, Carl Smith, Fraser Morrison, Everett Bradley, Mr. X, Melle Mel, Coolio, Yo-Yo, Charlie Wilson, Shaquille O'Neal & Luniz)
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Nominated
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1998
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"
Summertime
"
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Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
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Nominated
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2003
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"
What's Going On
"
(with The Funk Brothers)
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Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
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Won
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2007
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"Everyday (Family Reunion)"
(with Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas)
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Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
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Nominated
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2008
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"Disrespectful"
(with Mary J. Blige)
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Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
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Won
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Funk This
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Best R&B Album
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Won
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United Negro College Fund Award
[
change
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change source
]
- 2011
UNCF
: Award of Excellence (Recipient)
American Music Award nominations
[
change
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change source
]
To date, she has had four
American Music Award
nominations.
- 1985
Favorite Female Artist - Soul/Rhythm & Blues (Nominee only. Award recipient was
Tina Turner
)
- 1985
Favorite Female Video Artist - Soul/Rhythm & Blues (Nominee only. Award recipient was Tina Turner)
- 1982
Favorite Female Artist - Soul/Rhythm & Blues (Nominee only. Award recipient was Stephanie Mills)
- 1981
Favorite Female Artist - Soul/Rhythm & Blues (Nominee only. Award recipient was
Diana Ross
)
References:
[2]
[5]