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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 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.
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:
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
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
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