Chaka Khan
Birthday
1953/03/23 (72 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also know as
Yvette Marie Stevens
Biography
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 the band she recorded the notable 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 numb...Read more
Acting
(1980) The Blues Brothers
as Choir Soloist
(2002) Standing in the Shadows of Motown
as Herself
(2023) Chaka Khan at the BBC
as Self
(2011) Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends
as Self
(2008) Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
as Self
(1999) VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
as Self - Performer
(1990) The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
as Self (archive footage)
(2021) Mr. Nelson on the North Side
as Self
(1993) An Evening of Fourplay
as Herself - Vocals
(2004) Original Up-Town Divas
as Self (archive footage)
(2003) Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
as Self (archive footage)
(1980) No Nukes
as Self
(2000) The Jazz Channel Presents Chaka Khan
as ---
(1989) Stevie Wonder - Live at Wembley Stadium - London England 1989
as Self
(2007) Chaka Khan: Greatest Hits Live
as Vocals
(2001) Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only
as Self
(2002) Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
as Marla (voice)
(2014) Beyond the Lights
as Chaka Khan
(2024) Prince and His Songs at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
(1997) Songs & Visions
as Self
(2016) VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
as Self
(2009) Prince: Club Nokia
as ---
(1998) Prince: Beautiful Strange
as Self
(2017) Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
as Self
(2019) Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
as Self
(2019) Revival!
as Herodias
(2000) An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell
as Self
(1991) Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
as ---
(2010) Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
as Chaka Khan (voice)
(2020) The One and Only Ivan
as Henrietta (voice)
(1999) Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
as Self
(2020) Chaka Khan - Homecoming
as herself
(2010) Tom Jones: In His Prime
as Self (archive footage)
(2024) LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change
as Self
(2025) Hodgepodge
as Self (archive footage)
(2024) American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
as Self
(2025) SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
as Self
(1989) Miles Davis - Montreux Jazz Festival
as ---
(2004) The Tony Danza Show
as Self
(2007) Phineas and Ferb
as ---
(2009) RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
(2019) Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
(2006) Celebrity Duets
as ---
(1979) CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
(1984) Hunter
as Miss Gina B
(1973) Rock Concert
as Self
(1995) Star Search
as ---
(2019) The Masked Singer
as Miss Monster
(2019) The Masked Singer
as Miss Monster (archive footage)
(1993) GMTV
as Self
(2006) 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s
as Self
(2009) Live from Studio Five
as Self
(2005) Made in Hollywood
as Self
(2005) The Princes of Malibu
as Self
(1993) Intimate Portrait
as Self
(1997) The Chris Rock Show
as ---
(1998) VH1 Divas
as ---
(2005) Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
(1952) Today
as Self
(2022) The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
(1994) New York Undercover
as ---
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(2015) Taraji's White Hot Holidays
as Self
(2009) Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
(2010) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
as Self - Guest Judge
(2007) The Graham Norton Show
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(2025) Hollywood Squares
as Self
(1964) Top of the Pops
as Self
(2022) Women Who Rock
as Self