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Chaka Khan: Biography

Chaka Khan

Birth Name: Yvette Marie Stevens
Birth Place: Great Lakes, IL
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/23/1953, Aries
Profession: Singer

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Chaka Khan Fast Facts:

Formed her first group, the Crystalettes, with her sister Yvonne in 1964.
Changed her name to Chaka Adunne Aduffe Yemoja Hodarhi Karifi at age 16 at a Yoruba religious ceremony.
Established the Chaka Khan Foundation, which addresses issues of domestic violence and youth education, in 1999.
Received an Honorary Doctorate in Music from Boston's Berklee College of Music in 2004.
Created her own line of gourmet chocolates, called Chakalates; proceeds finance her charitable foundation.
Made her Broadway debut in 2008 in the stage adaptation of The Color Purple.
At the time she got the Broadway role, she was asked by the New York Times about her interest in Scientology; she replied that while she'd studied it, she was, instead, a member of "the religion of the Church of Chaka Khan."
Received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2011. She performed her enduring hit from her days with Rufus, "Tell Me Something Good," with Stevie Wonder to mark the occasion.
Her band, Rufus With Chaka Khan, received a 2012 nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Chaka Khan Relationships:
Charles Stevens - Father
Damien Patrick Holland - Son
Doug Rasheed - Husband
Hassan Khan - Ex-husband
Mark Stevens - Brother
Milini Khan - Daughter
Richard Holland - Ex-husband
Sandra Coleman Stevens - Mother
Tammy McCrary - Sister
Yvonne Stevens - Sister
Chaka Khan Awards:
1974 Grammy: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals - Winner
1983 Grammy: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals - Winner
1990 Grammy: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals - Winner
2002 Grammy: Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance - Winner
1983 Grammy: Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices - Winner
2007 Grammy: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals - Winner
2007 Grammy: Best R&B Album - Winner
1983 Grammy: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance - Winner
1984 Grammy: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance - Winner
1992 Grammy: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance - Winner

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