What is Chaka Khan?
{{Infobox Musical artist | Name = Chaka Khan | Img = Chaka Khan.jpg | caption = Khan performing at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California | image_size = 220px | Background = solo_singer | birth_name = Yvette Marie Stevens | Alias = Chaka Adunne Aduffe Hodarhi Karifi Khan, Queen of Funk | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|3|23}} | birth_place = [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]], [[United States]] | death_date = | Instrument = Vocals | Occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}} | Genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[funk]]|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]|[[Dance music|dance]]|[[disco]]|[[jazz]]|[[Gospel music|gospel]]}} | Years_active = 1973–present | Label = [[ABC Records|ABC]] <small>(1972–1978)</small> <br/> [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] <small>(1978–1998)</small><br/>[[MCA Records|MCA]] <small>(1979–1982)</small><br/>[[NPG Records|NPG]] <small>(1998–2001)</small><br /> [[Burgundy Records|Burgundy]] <small>(2005–2010)</small> | associated_acts = [[Rufus (band)|Rufus]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] | website = {{URL|http://www.chakakhan.com}} }} '''Yvette Marie Stevens''' (better known as '''Chaka Khan''' and born March 23, 1953 near [[Chicago]]) is a ten time [[Grammy Award]] winning [[United States|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 song]]s include ''[[I Feel for You]],'' ''[[I'm Every Woman]]'', ''[[Sweet Thing]]'' and ''[[Through the Fire (song)|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. ==Personal life== Khan has been married twice and is the mother of two children, daughter Indira Milini and