Gender: Female
Pronunciation: CH AE K AH K AA N
Popularity Rank: #3,057,140
Yvette Marie Stevens, better known by her stage name Chaka Khan, is an American singer. Known as the "Queen of Funk", her career has spanned more than five decades beginning in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. With the band she recorded the notable hits "Tell Me Something Good", "Sweet Thing", "Do You Love What You Feel" and the platinum-certified "Ain't Nobody". Her debut solo album featured the number-one R&B hit "I'm Every Woman". Khan scored another R&B charts hit with "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" before becoming the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with her 1984 cover of Prince's "I Feel for You". More of Khan's hits include "Through the Fire" and a 1986 collaboration with Steve Winwood that produced a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, "Higher Love".
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on April 28, 2024
On the name Chaka Khan, Chaka means A Lark. Khan means With Raising Tone, Audience.
The name Chaka Khan is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Chaka Khan is predominantly used in countries such as Netherlands and Saudi Arabia.
ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: CH AE K AH K AA N
CH: Pronounce as in "cheese" (CH IY Z)
AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
K: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)
K: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
AA: Pronounce as in "father" (AA F TH ER)
N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)
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At NamesLook, the name Chaka Khan is recorded 3 times globally, ranking it as the 3,057,140th most common name worldwide.
Chaka Khan is most prevalent in Netherlands, with 2 occurrences, making it the 68,819th most popular name in the country.
Yvette Marie Stevens, better known by her stage name Chaka Khan, is an American singer. Known as the "Queen of Funk", her career has spanned more than five decades beginning in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. With the band she recorded the notable hits "Tell Me Something Good", "Sweet Thing", "Do You Love What You Feel" and the platinum-certified "Ain't Nobody". Her debut solo album featured the number-one R&B hit "I'm Every Woman". Khan scored another R&B charts hit with "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" before becoming the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with her 1984 cover of Prince's "I Feel for You". More of Khan's hits include "Through the Fire" and a 1986 collaboration with Steve Winwood that produced a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, "Higher Love".
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