Yvette Marie Stevens (lahir 23 Mac 1953) atau nama pentasnya Chaka Khan ialah seorang pemuzik dan penyanyi Amerika Syarikat. Beliau pada mulanya menganggotai kugiran funk iaitu Rufus pada dekad 1970-an sebelum bergerak solo selama lima dekad. Beliau mendapat gelaran "Ratu Funk" (Queen of Funk),[1]

Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan in 2012
Latar belakang
Nama lahirYvette Marie Stevens
Juga dikenali sebagai
Chaka Adunne Aduffe Yemoja Hodarhi Karifi Khan
Kelahiran (1953-03-23) 23 Mac 1953 (umur 71)
Chicago, Illinois,
Amerika Syarikat
Genre
Pekerjaan
  • Pemuzik
  • Penyanyi
  • Penggubah lagu
Instrumenvokal
Tahun aktif1970–kini
Syarikat rakaman
Pengkarya berkait
Laman sesawang
chakakhan.com

Beliau telah memenangi sepuluh Anugerah Grammy serta telah menjual lebih 70 juta salinan rakaman seluruh dunia.[2]

Diskografi sunting

Anugerah diraih sunting

Tahun Karya tercalon Kategori Keputusan
1975 "Tell Me Something Good" (as Rufus) Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group Or Chorus Menang
1978 Ask Rufus (as Rufus) Tercalon
1979 "I'm Every Woman" Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female Tercalon
1982 What Cha' Gonna Do for Me Tercalon
1983 Echoes of an Era Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female Tercalon
1984 Chaka Khan Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female Menang
"Ain't Nobody" (as Rufus) Best R&B Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocal Menang
"Be Bop Medley" (with Arif Mardin) Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices Menang
1985 "I Feel for You" Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female Menang
1986 I Feel For You Tercalon
1987 Destiny Tercalon
1991 "I'll Be Good to You" (with Ray Charles) Best R&B Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocal Menang
1993 The Woman I Am Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female Menang
1996 "Love Me Still" (with Bruce Hornsby) Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture Or Television Tercalon
1997 "Missing You" (with Brandy, Tamia & Gladys Knight) Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals Tercalon
"Never Miss The Water" (with Meshell Ndegeocello) Best R&B Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocal Tercalon
"Stomp" (with Luke Cresswell, Fiona Wilkes, Carl Smith, Fraser Morrison, Everett Bradley,

Mr. X, Melle Mel, Coolio, Yo-Yo, Charlie Wilson, Shaquille O'Neal & Luniz)

Tercalon
1998 "Summertime" Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Tercalon
2003 "What's Going On" (with The Funk Brothers) Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance Menang
2007 "Everyday (Family Reunion)" (with Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas) Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals Tercalon
2008 "Disrespectful" (with Mary J. Blige) Menang
Funk This Best R&B Album Menang

Rujukan sunting

  1. ^ African American History Day by Day: A Reference Guide to Events, Greenwood, 2012, ISBN 9781598843606
  2. ^ "10-Time Grammy Award-Winning Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame Nominee Music Legend Chaka Khan Headlines the Biggest Lesbian Event in the World: The DInah 2012 | The Original Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend 2014". Thedinah.com. Diarkibkan daripada yang asal pada March 14, 2016. Dicapai pada June 4, 2014.