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Chaka Khan
R&B/Soul
The next Chaka Khan concert is scheduled for Friday, May 16, 2025 at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC, United States. See all 23 upcoming concerts
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![Watch Sweet Thing (feat. Chaka Khan) [Live in London, 1998] music video by Prince](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video113/v4/31/76/95/3176952e-f61f-c780-9623-38d2822a78d3/8864479246790101VIC.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Sweet Thing (feat. Chaka Khan) [Live in London, 1998] music video by Prince")
![Watch Baby, I Love You (feat. Chaka Khan) [Live in London, 1998] music video by Prince](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video123/v4/c3/1a/b6/c31ab6d9-7389-9916-731f-311c1fc9f841/8864479247090101.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Baby, I Love You (feat. Chaka Khan) [Live in London, 1998] music video by Prince")
![Watch Don't Talk 2 Strangers (feat. Chaka Khan) [Live in London, 1998] music video by Prince](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video123/v4/c1/63/96/c1639625-7978-e4d8-e33c-8be2bff5a1a8/8864479250580101VIC.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Don't Talk 2 Strangers (feat. Chaka Khan) [Live in London, 1998] music video by Prince")
About Chaka Khan
Hometown
Chicago, IL, United States
Born
March 23, 1953
Genre
R&B/Soul
Few singers pack as much fire and versatility into their voices as Chaka Khan. Born in Chicago in 1953, she discovered jazz and R&B early, singing in several local groups before being recruited as the frontwoman of the multiracial funk band Rufus. From 1973 to 1983, her fierce, wailing contralto stood as the dynamo to the band’s mix of bottom-heavy funk rockers (“Tell Me Something Good” and “You Got the Love”) and sensual Quiet Storm R&B jams (“Sweet Thing” and “Stay”). Desiring to expand her credentials as the “Queen of Funk,” Khan forged an eclectic solo career with legendary producer Arif Mardin at the helm, flaunting her range through empowering disco rave-ups (“I’m Every Woman”), festive funk belters (“Clouds” and “I Know You, I Live You”), jazz homages (“And the Melody Still Lingers On (Night in Tunisia)”), and pioneering R&B-meets-hip-hop fusions (“I Feel for You”). More than five decades deep into her career, it’s impossible to trace the paths of modern R&B female sirens—from Mary J. Blige to Fantasia—without Chaka Khan’s boundless vocal artistry.
Chaka Khan has also released music as a member of Rufus.
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