Who is Chaka Khan ?
Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens, March 23, 1953) is an American recording artist whose career has spanned five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist and focal point of the funk band Rufus.
Widely known as the Queen of Funk, Khan has won ten Grammys and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide.
Khan was ranked at number 17 in VH1’s original list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll.
In 2015, she was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time; she was previously nominated as member of Rufus in 2011. Khan was the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with “I Feel for You” in 1984.
In the course of her solo career, Khan has achieved three gold singles, three gold albums and one platinum album with I Feel for You.
With Rufus, she achieved four gold singles, four gold albums, and two platinum albums. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 65th most successful dance artist of all time.
Who is Chaka Khan Dating ?
Chaka Khan has been married twice and is the mother of two children, daughter Indira Milini and son Damien Holland.
Her first marriage was to Hassan Khan, in 1970, when she was 17.
They divorced a short time later.
Milini’s birth was the result of a relationship between Khan and Rahsaan Morris.
Khan married her second husband, Richard Holland, in 1976.
The marriage reportedly caused a rift between Khan and several members of Rufus, in particular, Andre Fischer.
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If u don't have integrity, you're bullshitting your way thru life. Eventually u & everyone's noses will be choked with it. #wednesdaywisdom pic.twitter.com/zCBkfPQYcB
— Chaka Khan (@ChakaKhan) February 1, 2017
What is Chaka Khan Net Worth ?
She has an estimated net worth of $30 million
Quick Facts
- Weight: 165 lbs (75 kg)
- Height: 5′ 4″ (1.62 m)
- Measurements: Not Available
- Bra Size: Not Available
- Shoe Size/Feet Size: 9 (US)
- Dress Size: Not Available
- Star Sign: Aries
- Net Worth: $30 million
- Date Of Birth: 23 March 1953
- Birth Place: Great Lakes, Illinois, USA
- Birth Name: Yvette Marie Stevens
- Nationality: American
- Spouse: Richard Holland (m. 1976-1980), Hassan Khan (m. 1970-1971), Doug Rasheed (m. 2001)
- Parents: Sandra Coleman, Charles Stevens
- Children: Damien Holland, Milini Khan
