Chaka Khan
Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan, is an American singer and songwriter. Her career has spanned nearly five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Khan received public attention for her vocals and image. 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. Khan has won ten Grammy Awards and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide.
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| Full name at birth | Yvette Marie Stevens
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| Claim to fame | her single ‘I Feel for You’ from her platinum album ‘I Feel for You’
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| Date of birth | 23 March 1953
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| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA
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| Occupation | Singer, Songwriter, Actress
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| Height | 5' 4" (163 cm)
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| Weight | 165 lbs (75 kg)
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Net worth | $30,000,000 USD
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| High school | Kenwood Academy (dropped out 1969)
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![Chaka Khan - Black Stars Magazine Cover [United States] (July 1980)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/g/1/g1391rlv4zli4ir3.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Chaka Khan - Blues & Soul Magazine Cover [United Kingdom] (8 July 1975)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/5/b/5bqfelmiuxb1ebi.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Chaka Khan - Black Music Magazine Cover [United Kingdom] (July 1977)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/9/1/91u7sr39m0qgmgru.jpg?skj2io4l)
- a then 15yr old unknown whitney houston, and her mother cissey sang background for chaka on i'm every women, in which houston covered years later.
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