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Chaka Khan

Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan, is an American singer, songwriter and musician. 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 Grammys and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide.In the course of her solo career, Khan has achieved three gold singles, three gold albums and one platinum album with I Feel for You. With Rufus, she achieved four gold singles, four gold albums, and two platinum albums. She has collaborated with Ry Cooder, Robert Palmer, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Guru, Chicago, and 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 number 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; she was first nominated as member of Rufus in 2011.

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Genres disco soul funk electronic hip hop

Albums

  1. Street Player
    1978
  2. Chaka
    1978
  3. Masterjam
    1979
  4. Echoes of an Era
    1982
  5. Destiny
    1986
  6. C.K.
    1988
  7. I Feel For You
    1989
  8. Rags to Rufus
    1990
  9. Rufusized
    1991
  10. Naughty
    1991
  11. The Woman I Am
    1992
  12. Ask Rufus
    1992
  13. Chaka Khan
    1995
  14. What Cha' Gonna Do for Me
    1997
  15. Come 2 My House
    1998
  16. Camouflage
    2004
  17. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
    2004
  18. Classikhan
    2004
  19. Funk This
    2007
  20. Feel For You
    2009
  21. Hello Happiness
    2019

Other releases

  1. Stay
    1978
  2. I’m Every Woman
    1978
  3. Any Love
    1979
  4. Do You Love What You Feel
    1979
  5. Clouds / What You Did
    1980
  6. Stompin’ at the Savoy: Live
    1983
  7. Ain’t Nobody
    1983
  8. I Feel for You
    1984
  9. This Is My Night
    1984
  10. Love of a Lifetime
    1986
  11. Earth to Mickey
    1986
  12. Perfect Fit
    1986
  13. I’m Every Woman (remix)
    1989
  14. Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project
    1989
  15. The Woman I Am
    1992
  16. The Very Best Of
    1992
  17. Missing You
    1996
  18. Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Volume One
    1996
  19. Dance Classics of Chaka Khan
    1999
  20. Groove Like That
    2003
  21. Rhino Hi-Five: Chaka Khan
    2005
  22. The Platinum Collection
    2006
  23. Original Album Series
    2010
  24. The Essential Chaka Khan
    2011
  25. It's Not Over
    2013
  26. Soul Diva Chaka Live
    2015
  27. Say a Prayer
    2017
  28. Under Your Spell the Remixes
    2018
  29. Like Sugar
    2018
  30. The Chaka Khan EP
    2018
  31. Never Miss the Water
  32. Love You All My Lifetime