Yvette Marie Stevens, better known by her stage name Chaka Khan is an American born (March 23) musician, singer and songwriter. Her career has spanned nearly five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the "Queen of Funk", Khan was the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with "I Feel for You" in 1984.
In 1990, she was a featured performer on another major hit when she collaborated with Ray Charles and Quincy Jones on a new jack swing cover of The Brothers Johnson's "I'll Be Good to You", which was featured on Jones's Back on the Block. The song reached #1 on the US R&B chart and #18 on the US Singles chart, later winning her and Ray Charles a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group. Khan returned with her first studio album in four years in 1992 with the release of The Woman I Am, which was a success due to the R&B songs "Love You All My Lifetime" (spent 1 week at #1 on the US Dance chart) and "You Can Make the Story Right".
In 1995, she and rapper Guru had a hit with the duet "Watch What You Say" in the UK. That same year, she provided a contemporary R&B cover of the classic standard, "My Funny Valentine", for the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack. In 1996, following the release of her greatest-hits album, Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1, Khan abruptly left Warner Bros. after stating the label had neglected her and failed to release Dare You to Love Me.
In 1997, she collaborated with Meshell Ndegeocello on "Never miss the water", which reached #1 on US Dance Chart in February 1997.
Date UK Song Jan 1990 21 I'll Be Good To You (Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles & Chaka Khan) Aug 1995 28 Watch What You Say (Guru featuring Chaka Khan)
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Chaka Khan has won ten Grammy Awards and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide. She has collaborated with Ry Cooder, Robert Palmer, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Guru, Chicago, De la Soul, Mary J. Blige, among others.
In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 65th most successful dance artist of all time. She was ranked at No. 17 in VH1's original list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll. She has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice 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.
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