Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan is an American artist and singer. Also, she's known as her most well-known nickname, Queen of Funk. She has won of ten Grammys during her career spanning over fifty years. Billboard Magazine has ranked her as the 65th most successful dancer in the world. She was introduced to jazz when she was just a young girl. The beginning years of her career, she performed in a variety band. In the later years, she was part of a group that was named Rufus. She released her first album together with the group at twenty-year mark. The group won their first Grammy award a year later. Few years later, she recorded her first album as a sole artist. In the following years, she released a number of albums, such as "Echoes from an Era," The Woman I Am,' and Funk This. Other than her contributions to the music industry, she also earned a reputation as a charitable persona. Chaka Khan Foundation was established to assist children of poor families and people with autism. Khan is also a frequent actress. She played sister Carrie, the lead role in the musical "Mama I Want to Sing'.