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'''Yvette Marie Stevens''' (born March 23, 1953),<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Austen |first1=James |last2=Porter |first2=Jake |date=July 17, 2018 |title=The making of Chaka Khan |url=http://chicagoreader.com/music/the-making-of-chaka-khan/ |access-date=June 12, 2024 |website=Chicago Reader |language=en-US}}</ref> better known by her [[stage name]] '''Chaka Khan''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɑː|k|ə|_|ˈ|k|ɑː|n}} {{respell|SHAH|kə|_|KAHN}}),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Luenell |date=October 8, 2020 |title=Chaka Khan Hated Kanye Sampling 'Through The Fire': He F***ed Up My Song! (Part 12) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zkb5Yfvv0E&t=21s |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206015807/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zkb5Yfvv0E&t=21s |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=YouTube}}</ref>
Khan has won ten [[Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Chaka Khan |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/chaka-khan/12106 |website=Grammy Awards |access-date=July 23, 2023}}</ref> With Rufus, she achieved three gold singles, one platinum single, four gold albums, and two platinum albums. In the course of her solo career, Khan achieved three [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] singles, three [[gold album]]s, and one [[platinum record|platinum album]] with ''[[I Feel for You (album)|I Feel for You]]''. She has also worked with [[Ry Cooder]], [[Robert Palmer]], [[Ray Charles]], [[Quincy Jones]], [[Guru (rapper)|Guru]], [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]], [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Gladys Knight]], [[De La Soul]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Ariana Grande]], and [[Sia]]. In December 2016, [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'' magazine]] ranked her as the 65th most successful dance club artist of all time.<ref>{{Cite
==Early life==
Yvette Marie Stevens was born on March 23, 1953, into an artistic, [[Bohemianism|bohemian]] household in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. The eldest of five children born to Charles Stevens and Sandra Coleman, she has described her father as a [[beatnik]] and her mother as "able to do anything".<ref name=":4" /> She was raised in the [[Hyde Park, Chicago|Hyde Park]] area, "an island in the middle of the madness" of Chicago's rough [[South Side (Chicago)|South Side]] [[Public housing in the United States|housing projects]].<ref name="BBC Gilles Peterson interview">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04jrlw7 |access-date=September 27, 2014|title = Words and Music with Chaka Khan|date = September 27, 2014|website = BBC 6 Music (Interview)|last = Peterson|first = Gilles|author-link=Gilles Peterson}}</ref> Her parents
Her sister Yvonne later became a successful musician in her own right, under the name [[Taka Boom]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Benyon |first=Luc |date=June 10, 2007 |title=Yvonne Stevens aka Taka - Special |url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/reviews/yvonne-stevens-aka-taka-special |access-date=June 12, 2024 |website=www.theskinny.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> while her brother
Khan was raised as a Catholic and attended the elementary school of
Khan was asked to replace [[Baby Huey (singer)|Baby Huey]] of [[Baby Huey & the Babysitters]] after Huey's death in 1970. The group disbanded a year later. While performing in local bands in 1972, Khan was spotted by two members of a new group called [[Rufus (band)|Rufus]]
==Career==
===1973–1978: Early career with Rufus===
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In 1973, Rufus signed with [[ABC Records]] and released their [[Rufus (1973 album)|eponymous debut album]]. Despite their fiery rendition of [[Stevie Wonder]]'s "Maybe Your Baby" from Wonder's acclaimed ''[[Talking Book]]'' and the modest success of the Chaka-led ballad "Whoever's Thrilling You (Is Killing Me)", the album failed to gain attention. That changed when Wonder himself collaborated with the group on a song he had written for Khan. That song, "[[Tell Me Something Good]]", became the group's breakthrough hit, reaching No. 3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in 1974, later winning the group their first [[Grammy Award]]. The single's success and the subsequent follow-up, "[[You Got the Love (Rufus song)|You Got the Love]]", which peaked at No. 11 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and No. 1 on the R&B chart, helped their second parent album, ''[[Rags to Rufus]]'', go platinum, selling over a million copies. From 1974 to 1979, Rufus released six [[RIAA|platinum-selling]] albums including ''[[Rufusized]]'', ''[[Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (album)|Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan]]'', ''[[Ask Rufus]]'', ''[[Street Player]]'' and ''[[Masterjam]]''. Hits the group scored during this time included "[[Once You Get Started]]", "[[Sweet Thing (Chaka Khan song)|Sweet Thing]]", "Hollywood", "[[At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)]]", and "[[Do You Love What You Feel]]".
The band gained a reputation as a live performing act, with Khan becoming the star attraction, thanks to her powerful vocals and stage [[attire]]—which sometimes included [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] garb and showing her midriff. Most of the band's material was written and produced by the band itself with few exceptions. Khan has also been noted for being an instrumentalist playing drums and bass; she also provided percussion during her tenure with Rufus. Most of her compositions were collaborations with guitarist Tony Maiden. Relations between Khan and the group, particularly between her and drummer Andre Fischer, became stormy. Several members left with nearly every release. While Khan remained in the group, she signed a solo contract with [[Warner Bros. Records]] in 1978. While Khan was busy at work on solo material, Rufus released three albums without her participation, including 1979's ''[[Numbers (Rufus album)|Numbers]]'', 1980's ''[[Party 'Til You're Broke]]'', and 1983's ''[[Seal in Red]]''. Outside of her work with Rufus, Khan provided backing vocals on singer-songwriter [[Stephen Bishop (singer)|Stephen Bishop]]'s first album, ''Careless'' (1976), on the tracks "Little Italy", "Save It For A Rainy Day" and "Never Letting Go". The album went gold.
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In 1984, Khan released her sixth studio album, ''[[I Feel for You (album)|I Feel for You]]''. The [[I Feel for You|title track]], the first single released, was originally written and recorded by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] in 1979 and had also been recorded by [[The Pointer Sisters]] and [[Rebbie Jackson]]. Khan's version featured a harmonica solo by [[Stevie Wonder]] and an introductory [[rap]] by [[Grandmaster Melle Mel]]. It became a million-selling smash in the U.S. and United Kingdom and helped to relaunch Khan's career. "[[I Feel for You]]" topped not only the U.S. R&B and dance charts, but achieved great success on the U.S. pop chart and reached No. 1 in the U.K. The song reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in December 1984 and remained on that chart for 26 weeks, well into 1985. Additionally, it hit No. 1 on the [[Cash Box]] chart. It was listed as ''Billboard''{{'}}s No. 5 song for 1985 and netted Prince the 1985 [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song]]. In addition to the song's successful [[radio airplay]] and sales, a music video of Khan with [[breakdancer]]s in an inner-city setting enjoyed [[heavy rotation]] on television and helped to solidify Khan's notoriety in popular culture.
Other singles that helped the ''I Feel For You'' album go [[RIAA|platinum]] included "This is My Night" and the ballad "[[Through the Fire (song)|Through the Fire]]", the latter of which was also successful on the [[adult contemporary]] chart. Khan was featured in [[Steve Winwood]]'s 1986 number-one hit, "[[Higher Love]]". That same year, a [[duet]] was planned with [[Robert Palmer]] for the song "[[Addicted to Love (song)|Addicted To Love]]". However, her manager declined to release the duet, citing the desire not to have too much product from her in the marketplace at one time. She was still credited for the vocal arrangements in the album's [[liner notes]], and the song became an international hit.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wolf |first=Buck |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=101024#.TrfT7LKwXAg |title=Robert Palmer Never Meant to Turn Us On – ABC News |work=ABC News|date=September 26, 2003 |access-date=February 18, 2012}}</ref> Khan followed up the success of the ''I Feel For You'' album with 1986's ''[[Destiny (Chaka Khan album)|Destiny]]'' and 1988's ''[[CK (album)|CK]]''. Khan found more success in the late 1980s with a [[remix album]], ''[[Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project]]'', which reached the top ten on the British albums chart. As a result, she performed regularly in the U.K., where she maintained a strong [[fan base]].
In 1990, she was a featured performer on another major hit when she collaborated with [[Ray Charles]] and [[Quincy Jones]] on a [[new jack swing]] cover of [[The Brothers Johnson]]'s "[[I'll Be Good to You]]", which was featured on Jones's ''[[Back on the Block]]''. The song reached No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the R&B chart, later winning her and Ray Charles a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group. Khan returned with her first studio album in four years in 1992 with the release of ''[[The Woman I Am]]'', which was a success due to the R&B songs "[[Love You All My Lifetime]]" and "You Can Make the Story Right". Around this time, Khan also did a duet with [[Peter Cetera]] on the song "Feels Like Heaven", which was a minor success. .<ref name="Roland 1994">{{cite news|last=Roland |first=Tom |title=Peter Cetera pops in for taste of Music City |newspaper=The Tennessean|date=May 8, 1994|page=6 (Showcase section)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15488487/the_tennessean/|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|
Khan also contributed to soundtracks and worked on a follow-up to ''The Woman I Am'' she titled ''Dare You to Love Me'', which was eventually shelved. In 1995, she and rapper [[Guru (rapper)|Guru]] had a hit with the duet "Watch What You Say", in the U.K. That same year, she provided a [[contemporary R&B]] cover of the classic [[Standard (music)|standard]], "[[My Funny Valentine]]", for the ''[[Waiting to Exhale (soundtrack)|Waiting to Exhale]]'' soundtrack. In 1996, following the release of her [[greatest-hits album]], ''[[Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1]]'', Khan abruptly left Warner Bros. after stating the label had neglected her and failed to release ''Dare You to Love Me''.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/301491|title=Interview, thestar.com February 9, 2008|work=thestar.com|access-date=October 8, 2014|date=February 9, 2008}}</ref>
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In a 2008 interview Khan said that she, unlike other artists, felt very optimistic about the current changes in the recording industry, including [[music downloading]]. "I'm glad things are shifting and artists – not labels – are having more control over their art. My previous big record company (Warner Bros.) has vaults of my recordings that haven't seen the light of day that people need to hear. This includes [[Robert Palmer]]'s original recording of '[[Addicted to Love (song)|Addicted to Love]]' – which they took my vocals off of! We are working on getting it (and other tracks) all back now."<ref name=autogenerated1 /> In 2009, Khan hit the road with singers [[Anastacia]] and [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]] for [[Here Come the Girls (concert tour)|Here Come the Girls]].
In 2009, Khan was guest singer on the song "Alive"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKg-ZpXxwvc&feature=fvwrel | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/rKg-ZpXxwvc| archive-date=October 30, 2021|title=CHAKA KHAN – BILLY COBHAM – GINO VANNELLI I – Drum 'n' voice vol.3 (produced by Nicolosi / Novecento) | website=[[YouTube]]| date=December 12, 2009|access-date=June 4, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> on jazz drummer [[Billy Cobham]]'s album ''Drum ' n voice 3''. In 2010, she contributed to vocals for [[Beverley Knight]]'s "[[Soul Survivor (Beverley Knight song)|Soul Survivor]]", collaborated with [[Clay Aiken]] on a song for the kids show ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', and appeared as a featured artist on "One More Try" and a cover of her song "[[Through the Fire (song)|Through the Fire]]" on Japanese-American singer-songwriter [[Ai (singer)|Ai]]'s eighth studio album, ''[[The Last Ai]]''. Both Khan and Ai won the International Collaboration Special Award at the 2010 [[Billboard Japan Music Awards|''Billboard Japan'' Music Awards]] for the two songs.<ref name=":3" /> Khan continues to perform to packed audiences both in her native United States and overseas.
On May 19, 2011, Khan was given the 2,440th [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] star plaque on a section of Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Her family was present when the singer accepted the honor, as was [[Stevie Wonder]], who had written her breakout hit "[[Tell Me Something Good]]". On September 27, 2011, the [[Rock & Roll Hall of Fame]] committee announced that Khan and her former band [[Rufus (band)|Rufus]] were jointly nominated for induction to the hall. It was the collective's first nomination 13 years after they were first eligible. The group were nominated partly due to Khan's own storied reputation, including her own solo career in conjunction with her years with Rufus. Recently, Khan rerecorded her song "Super Life" under the title "Super Life: Fear Kills, Love Heals" with [[Eric Benet]], [[Kelly Price]], and [[Luke James (singer)|Luke James]] in tribute to [[Trayvon Martin]], a teenager who was killed on February 26, 2012. A number of celebrities also joined in the recording including [[Loretta Devine]], [[Terry Crews]], [[Eva Pigford]], and reporter [[Kevin Frazier]].
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In June 2018, she released a new single called "Like Sugar", a collaboration with [[Major Lazer]] member Switch. She later went on to promote the single on the [[Ellen show]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chaka-khan-like-sugar-ellen-807499/|title=Watch Chaka Khan Play Funky 'Like Sugar' on 'Ellen'|first1=Ryan|last1=Reed|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=March 13, 2019|access-date=December 22, 2019}}</ref> "Like Sugar" is included on her 2019 album ''[[Hello Happiness]]''. The album was released on February 15, 2019, and is her first album in twelve years.
Khan served as [[Grand Marshal]] in the 2019 [[Pasadena Tournament of Roses]] Parade on January 1, 2019, in Pasadena, California.<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris |last=Lindahl
In October 2019, Khan was an honoree at Variety's "Power of Women" luncheon for supporting Little Kids Rock.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/scene/news/variety-2019-power-of-women-luncheon-1203340160/|title=Variety Announces 2019 Power of Women Honorees: Jennifer Aniston, Mariah Carey, Awkwafina, Chaka Khan, Brie Larson and Dana Walden|work=Variety|date=September 18, 2019|access-date=December 22, 2019}}</ref> Other honorees were [[Mariah Carey]], [[Jennifer Aniston]], [[Brie Larson]], [[Awkwafina]], and [[Dana Walden]].
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Khan was invited to sing the National Anthem at the [[2020 NBA All-Star Game]]. Her rendition was heavily criticized on Twitter, drawing comparisons to Fergie's rendition in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://triblive.com/aande/celebrity-news/chaka-khans-rendition-of-the-national-anthem-at-the-nba-all-star-game-is-wrecked-by-the-internet/|title=Chaka Khan's rendition of National Anthem at NBA All-Star Game wrecked by internet|website=TribLIVE.com|date=February 16, 2020|access-date=February 18, 2020}}</ref>
In May 2021, Khan appeared at the season 19 ''[[American Idol]]'' finale, where she performed a medley of her hits alongside the contestants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 23, 2021 |title=Chaka Khan Performs Medley Of Hits With 'Idol' Contestants Casey Bishop, Grace Kinstler, Alyssa Wray & More |url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/chaka-khan-performs-medley-of-hits-with-idol-contestants-casey-bishop-grace-kinstler-alyssa-wray-more/|first= Andrew |last=Wendowski|access-date=March 4, 2022 |website=Music Mayhem Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> In June 2021, Khan joined YouTuber and performer [[Todrick Hall]] on his album ''[[Femuline]]'' for the song "Fabulosity". In November 2021, Khan participated in a [[Verzuz]] battle with singer [[Stephanie Mills]], at which both singers performed hits from their discography.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Mitchell |first1=Gail |date=November 19, 2021 |title='Sister Love': Best Moments From Chaka Khan & Stephanie Mills' 'Verzuz' Legacy Showcase |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/chaka-khan-stephanie-mills-verzuz-recap-1235000181/ |access-date=March 4, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
In July 2022, Khan announced her new single "Woman Like Me", which was released on July 29.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samuels |first=Keithan |date=July 21, 2022 |title=Chaka Khan Announces New Single 'Woman Like Me' |url=https://ratedrnb.com/2022/07/chaka-khan-announces-new-single-woman-like-me/ |access-date=July 21, 2022 |website=Rated R&B |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
Khan has been married twice and has two children, daughter Indira Milini and son Damien Holland. Her first marriage was to Hassan Khan, in 1970, when she was 17, and ended in divorce a short time later. Milini's birth was the result of a relationship between Chaka Khan and Rahsaan Morris.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web |title=Chaka Khan (I) |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451193/bio |access-date=August 24, 2010 |website=IMDb.com}}</ref>
Khan has been married twice and has two children, daughter Indira Milini and son Damien Holland. Her first marriage was to Hassan Khan, in 1970, when she was 17, and ended in divorce a short time later. Milini's birth was the result of a relationship between Chaka Khan and Rahsaan Morris.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web |title=Chaka Khan (I) |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451193/bio |access-date=August 24, 2010 |website=IMDb.com}}</ref> Khan married her second husband, Richard Holland, in 1976.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=September 2, 1976|title=Chaka Khan, Mexican Mate Marry In Quiet Ceremony|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mEIDAAAAMBAJ&q=chaka+khan+divorce+1976&pg=PA47|journal=Jet|pages=47}}</ref> The marriage reportedly caused a rift between Khan and several members of Rufus, in particular, Andre Fischer. Holland wanted her to tone down her sexy stage image, but she refused. Following their split in 1979, Khan spent time in the studio with [[Ike Turner]], who she said was a "real inspiration and a catalyst emotionally and in other ways as well" during that difficult time.<ref name=":1" /> Holland filed for divorce in 1980, citing "irreconcilable differences".<ref>{{Cite journal|date=February 21, 1980|title=Chaka's Husband Files For Divorce In L. A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLYDAAAAMBAJ&q=richard+holland+chaka+khan+son+damien+birthday&pg=PA58|journal=Jet|pages=58}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=December 6, 1982|title=Chaka Khan Reveals Feelings on Sex, Marriage, Drugs And Religion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rkEDAAAAMBAJ&q=Richard+Holland+chaka+khan+1980&pg=PA55|journal=Jet Magazine|volume= 63| issue = 13|page=55}}</ref> During her solo stardom in the mid-1980s, she dated a Chicago-area [[schoolteacher]]. Following their separation, Khan moved to Europe, first settling in London, and later buying a residence in Germany. She lived in Germany for a while "in a little village in the Rhine Valley" and also in [[Mannheim]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Chaka Khan's Travelling Life|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/celebrity-interviews/Chaka-Khans-Travelling-Life/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/celebrity-interviews/Chaka-Khans-Travelling-Life/ |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=April 23, 2016|date=July 3, 2015|last1=Kim|first1=Soo}}{{cbignore}}</ref>▼
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Khan is [[vegan]], saying she adopted the diet to lose weight and combat [[high blood pressure]] and [[Type-2 diabetes]].<ref>Brennan Williams, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/18/chaka-khan-weight-loss-new-music-sex-symbol_n_1606606.html "Chaka Khan Opens Up on Weight Loss, New Music, Being a Sex Symbol"], ''Huffington Post'', June 21, 2012.</ref> In the past, Khan struggled with [[drug abuse]] and alcoholism. Her drug use, which at times included [[cocaine]] and heroin, ended in the early 1990s. Khan also had an on-and-off struggle with alcoholism until 2005, declaring herself [[sobriety|sober]].▼
During her solo stardom in the mid-1980s, she dated a Chicago-area [[schoolteacher]]. Following their separation, Khan moved to Europe, first settling in London, and later buying a residence in Germany. She lived in Germany for a while "in a little village in the Rhine Valley" and also in [[Mannheim]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Chaka Khan's Travelling Life|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/celebrity-interviews/Chaka-Khans-Travelling-Life/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/celebrity-interviews/Chaka-Khans-Travelling-Life/ |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=April 23, 2016|date=July 3, 2015|last1=Kim|first1=Soo}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
▲Khan is [[vegan]], saying she adopted the diet to lose weight and combat [[high blood pressure]] and [[Type-2 diabetes]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Brennan |last=Williams
In the past, Khan struggled with [[drug abuse]] and alcoholism. Her drug use, which at times included [[cocaine]] and heroin, ended in the early 1990s. Khan also had an on-and-off struggle with alcoholism until 2005, declaring herself [[sobriety|sober]].
In 2006, her son Damien Holland was accused of murder after 17-year-old Christopher Bailey was shot dead. Khan testified on her son's behalf. Holland claimed the shooting was an accident. He was acquitted in the criminal trial and found liable in the civil suit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/jerseyurbanmusic/2008/04/singer_chaka_khan_and_her.html|title=Chaka Khan, son ordered to pay $1.3 million in wrongful death lawsuit|first=Robert|last=Williams|date=April 29, 2008|website=Nj.com|access-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref>
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Though she sang at both the [[2000 Democratic National Convention|2000 Democratic]] and [[2000 Republican National Convention|Republican convention]]s, Khan says that she is more of a "Democratic-minded person".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12046343|title=Chaka Khan Siding with the Democratic Ticket|date=November 6, 2006|author=Rosen, Craig}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Khan was featured in a 2013 episode of ''[[Celebrity Ghost Stories]]'',
Khan was inducted as an honorary member of [[Zeta Phi Beta]] sorority in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zeta-phi-beta-sorority-incorporated-announces-award-winning-entertainers-religious-and-military-leaders-as-nominees-for-honorary-membership-301146937.html|title=Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Announces Award-Winning Entertainers, Religious and Military Leaders As Nominees for Honorary Membership|website=Prnewswire.com|access-date=July 8, 2021}}</ref>
Khan is a cousin of singer [[Lou Rawls]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aaregistry.org/story/chaka-khan-singer-born/|title=Mon, 03.23.1953 {{!}} Chaka Khan, Singer born.|website=African American Registry (AAREG)|access-date=June 13, 2024}}</ref>
==Awards and nominations==
===Grammy Awards===
To date, Khan has won
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