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Chaka Khan (born March 23, 1953) is the stage name
of the United States|American singer Yvette Marie
Stevens.

Khan first came to the attention of the music
world as the singer of the funk band Rufus in the
mid-1970s and with the help of Stevie Wonder,
broke into both the pop and R&B charts in 1974
with the hit "Tell Me Something Good". Throughout
the 1970's and early 1980's, the band had a number
of R&B hits including "Tell Me Something Good",
"Ain't Nobody", "Masterjam", "Sweet Thing", "Do
You Love What You Feel?", and "Everlasting Love".
In 1978, Khan launched her smash hit "I'm Every
Woman". Khan later released her hip-hop based hit,
"I Feel for You" off the album of the same name,
written by Prince (artist)|Prince, which launched
her recording career back into full gear. Produced
by David Foster, the popular ballad "Through the
Fire" also soared to into the top ten.

Khan's career has been gratifying in terms of
record sales, but she continues to record and
expand musically. Her legacy as a soul icon is
indisputable.

She recorded the theme song for the children's
television series Reading Rainbow.

In September 2004 her 25 year old son Damien
Patrick Holland was arrested on charges of murder
in the first degree, but he was later released
when the prosecutors claimed that there was not
enough evidence.  Holland's bail was originally
set at $2 million, but Judge Paula Adele Mabrey
reduced to $500,000.  The preliminary hearing was
held on March 15, 2005. 

On December 3, 2004, she received an honorary
degree | honorary doctorate degree from Berklee
College of Music.

==Discography==
===Solo===
* Chaka (album|Chaka (1978)
* Naughty (1980)
* What Cha' Gonna Do for Me? (1981)
* Echoes of an Era (1982)
* Chaka Khan (album)|Chaka Khan (1982)
* I Feel for You (1984)
* Destiny (Chaka Khan album)|Destiny (1986)
* C.K. (1988)
* Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project (1989)
* The Woman I Am (1992)
* Come 2 My House (1998)
* ClassiKhan (2004)

===With Rufus===
* Rufus (album)|Rufus (1973)
* Rags to Rufus (1974)
* Rufusized (1974)
* Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (1975)
* Ask Rufus (1977)
* Street Player (1978)
* Masterjam (1979)
* Camouflage (album)|Camouflage (1981)
* Live: Stompin' at the Savoy (1983)

==See also==
*List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the US
Dance chart

==External links==
*http://www.chakakhan.com/ Official website of
Chaka Khan
* AMG Artist|sql=11:88420r2ac48b|artist=Chaka Khan

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