Chaka Khan is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She started her career in the 1970s and received public attention for her vocals and image. Chaka Khan has won ten Grammys and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide. In the 1970s, she is the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus, and she is known as Queen of Funk. Read Chaka Khan Height, Age, Family, Spouse, Daughter, Son, Career, Net Worth, Biography, and facts.
Chaka Khan Height
How tall is Chaka Khan? She is Feet – 5 feet 4 inches, 162.5 cm, and 1.62 m tall. He weighs 98 kg or 216 lbs. She is wearing a shoe size 9 US.
Chaka Khan Age
How old is Chaka Khan? He is 67 years old (as of 2020). Chaka Khan’s birthday was on March 23, 1953. She is from Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in the U.S.
Chaka Khan Family
Chaka Khan was born Yvette Marie Steven in Chicago, Illinois, on March 23, 1953. Her father was Charles Stevens, and her mother was Sandra Coleman. She has three sisters and one brother.
She became a fan of rhythm and blues music as a preteen and, at eleven, formed a girl group, the Crystalettes. In 1969 she dropped out of high school and attended Calumet High School and Kenwood High School. Then she started to perform small groups around the Chicago area.
Chaka Khan Siblings
Chaka Khan has three sisters and one brother. Taka Boom, Tammy McCrary, Kathleen Burrell, and Mark Stevens. Taka Boom became a successful musician, and Tammy McCrary become a film producer. Chaka Khan Brother Mark Stevens also a Musician.
Chaka Khan Spouse
Chaka Khan married three times and currently has two children. Her first marriage was with Hassan Khan in 1970, and at that time, she was 17 years old. In a short time, it was ended with divorce. In 1976,
Khan married her second husband, Richard Holland. In 1980, the marriage ended with divorce. After that, she married again to Doug Rasheed in 2001.
Chaka Khan Daughter
Chaka Khan’s daughter is Milini Khan, and she was born on December 21, 1973, in Chicago, Illinois. She appeared in the biography Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story.
Chaka Khan Son
Chaka Khan Son is a Damien Holland and born in 1979 in the USA as Damien Patrick Holland.
Chaka Khan Networth
How much is Chaka khan worth? Chaka Khan Net Worth of $30 million. She was one of the highest-paid singers in the music industry. She earned wealth through her music albums, music tours, and millions of music albums sold worldwide.
Chaka Khan Wiki And Bio
| Chaka Khan Biography and Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Yvette Marie Stevens |
| Nick Name | Chaka Khan |
| Date of Birth |
March 23, 1953,Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age | age 67 years old |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Zodiac | Aries |
| Profession | Musician, Singer, Songwriter |
| Height/ Tall | Feet & Inches: 5’4″ Centimetres: 162 cm Meters: 1.62 m |
| Weight | Kilograms: 98 Kg/ Pounds: 216 lbs |
| Eye Color |
Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
| Wife | Hassan Khan (1970-1971),Richard Holland (1976-1980), Doug Rasheed (2001) |
| Networth | $30 million (Approx) |
Chaka Khan Career
Chaka Khan entered the music industry in 1970 with the band name “Rufus.” Even the group released its first albums; there was not any attention for that. Later, they released a single ‘Tell Me Something Good,’ which was hit and took no three US Hot 100 chart positions. And also earned a Grammy award.
As a solo artist, she began her career, and in 1978, she signed a contract with Warner Bros. Then she released another self-titled solo album names “Chaka.” Her one song name “I’m Every Woman,” in this album became very popular. It got a number 21 in the US Billboard Hot 100. And also, the album was sold to more than a million copied in the world.
She won numbers of the Grammy award for her songs ‘Ain’t Nobody,’ ‘Be Bop Medley.’ later on, she continued her music with legendary singer Ray Charles in the song ‘I’ll Be Good to You.’ She got another Grammy for this song. Chaka got a huge commercial hit for her song “The Woman I Am,” and she earned another Grammy award for it. In 2003 also she received another Grammy award for the song ‘What’s Going On’ collaborated with The Funk Brothers. In 2007 she won another Grammy award for her album titled ‘Funk This.’
How many Grammys does Chaka Khan have
She has won 10 Grammy Awards and has sold an estimated more than 70 million records worldwide.
Chaka Khan Facts
- At the age of 13, Chaka got her name as “Chaka Adunne Aduffe Hodarhi Karifi” from a Yoruba baba.
- Chaka Perforformed music with singer Cash McCall and his group Lyfe after she drops out of school.
- Chaka Khan credits her grandmother to be the person who influenced her passion for music.
- Her sister Yvonne and brother Mark are successful musicians.
- She has abused the use of cocaine and heroin in the past.
- She was diagnosed with high blood pressure in the past.
- Chaka is a vegan.
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