Chaka Khan

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Chaka Khan is an American singer known as the "Queen of Funk," celebrated for her powerful vocals and influential work in funk, R&B, and soul music since the 1970s.


Statements (84)
Predicate Object
instanceOf American musician
human
recording artist
singer
songwriter
activeYearsStart 1970
associatedAct George Benson
Mary J. Blige
Miles Davis
Prince
Quincy Jones
Ray Charles
Rufus
Stevie Wonder
Whitney Houston
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
birthName Yvette Marie Stevens
breakthroughSoloSingle I’m Every Woman
breakthroughSong Tell Me Something Good
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1953-03-23
ethnicity African-American
genre R&B
disco
funk
jazz
pop
soul
GrammyAwardCount multiple
hallOfFameInduction Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
SoulMusic Hall of Fame
hasChild Damien Holland
Indira Milini Khan
influencedArtist Beyoncé
Erykah Badu
Jill Scott
Mary J. Blige
Whitney Houston
influencedGenre contemporary R&B
neo soul
language English
nickname Queen of Funk
notableAlbum CK
Chaka
Come 2 My House
Destiny
Funk This
I Feel for You
Naughty
The Woman I Am
What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
notableBand Rufus
notableCollaboration I’ll Be Good to You with Quincy Jones and Ray Charles
Somethin’ Deep with Prince
notableFor pioneering funk and R&B music
powerful vocals
notableWork Ain’t Nobody
Clouds
I Feel for You
I’m Every Woman
Papillon (aka Hot Butterfly)
Sweet Thing
Tell Me Something Good
Through the Fire
What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
occupation record producer
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
recordLabel MCA Records
NPG Records
Reprise Records
Warner Bros. Records
religion Baha’i Faith
residence United States
soundtrackAppearance Eye to Eye in The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride
Through the Fire in The Karate Kid Part II
spouse Doug Rasheed
Richard Holland
stageName Chaka Khan
startedWithGroup Rufus
vocalType contralto

Referenced by (85)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ain’t Nobody
CK
Chaka
Come 2 My House
Destiny
Eye to Eye
Funk This
I Feel for You
I'll Be Good to You
I'm Every Woman
Naughty
Sweet Thing
Tell Me Something Good ("Rufus featuring Chaka Khan")
The Woman I Am
Through the Fire
Through the Fire in The Karate Kid Part II
What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me (album)
performer
CK
Chaka
Come 2 My House
Destiny
Funk This
I Feel for You
Naughty
The Woman I Am
What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me (album)
artist
Ain’t Nobody
Eye to Eye
I'll Be Good to You
I'm Every Woman
Sweet Thing
Tell Me Something Good
vocalist
Ain’t Nobody
Sweet Thing
Tell Me Something Good
Through the Fire
isSignatureSongOf
Eye to Eye
Prince
Rufus
associatedAct
Eye to Eye
Sweet Thing ("Rufus featuring Chaka Khan")
What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
recordedBy
Destiny
The Woman I Am
hasPerformer
Jill Scott
Whitney Houston
influencedBy
Damien Holland
Indira Milini Khan
mother
Damien Holland
Indira Milini Khan
notableFamilyMember
Naughty
What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
notableWorkOf
Doug Rasheed
Richard Holland
spouse
Papillon (aka Hot Butterfly)
Through the Fire
vocalPerformanceBy
NBA All-Star Game 2020
anthemPerformer
Queen of Funk
appliedTo
Somethin’ Deep with Prince
associatedWith
Marcus Miller
collaboratedWith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
coveredBy
Tell Me Something Good
featuredArtist
Destiny
featuresPrimaryArtist
Ain’t Nobody
hasLivePerformancesBy
Destiny
hasMusicalArtist
Sweet Thing
hasNotableVocalPerformanceBy
Somethin’ Deep with Prince
hasParticipant
Come 2 My House
hasPrimaryArtist
I'm Every Woman
hasSignatureSongStatusFor
The Woman I Am
hasVocalPerformanceBy
Queen of Funk
honorificFor
Papillon (aka Hot Butterfly)
isVocalShowcaseFor
CK
mainPerformer
Chaka
mainVocalist
NPG Records
notableArtist
Rufus
notableMember
BET Lifetime Achievement Award
notableRecipient
Naughty ("Chaka Khan discography")
partOf
Papillon (aka Hot Butterfly)
popularizedBy
I Feel for You
recordingArtist
Queen of Funk
refersTo
Through the Wire
sampledArtist
Chaka Khan
stageName
Through the Wire
writer

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