Chaka Khan
- Chaka Khan was born Yvette Marie Stevens on March 23, 1953, in Chicago. She is the eldest of five children .
- Chaka Khan formed her first group, the Crystalettes, with her sister Yvonne in 1964.
- During the late 1960s,Chaka Khan became involved in the civil rights movement. She joined the Black Panther Party after becoming friends with Fred Hampton.
- Khan received an Honorary Doctorate in Music from Boston’s Berklee College of Music in 2004.
- She established the Chaka Khan Foundation, which addresses issues of domestic violence and youth education, in 1999.
- On May 19, 2011, Chaka Khan was given the 2,440th Hollywood Walk of Fame star plaque.
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Chaka Khan has won 10 Grammy Awards, including two as a member of Rufus. She has received 22 Grammy Award nominations, including three as a member of Rufus.