Chaka Khan Tickets

Chaka Khan is known for her amazing pipes and soulful sound, which includes a few legendary tracks and a successful stint with the funk band Rufus.

Khan grew up Chicago, and formed her first musical group at the age of 11. She joined a number of subsequent groups, and eventually landed with Rufus, formed by ex-American Breed artist Kevin Murphy and Andre Fisher.

The band released a self-titled debut in 1973 and scored a hit with "Tell Me Something Good." The group also found success with the singles "Sweet Thing," "Do You Love What You Feel," "Masterjam" and "Once You Get Started." They collected six gold or platinum albums and two gold singles in the five years they were together with Khan.

In 1978, Khan recorded her massive hit "Im Every Woman," which has since been covered by Whitney Houston. The single propelled Khans debut solo album, "Chaka," to the top of the charts. Her following album, "Naughty," was released in 1980 and included the popular singles "Clouds" and "Move No Mountain." Her next release, "What Cha Gonna Do for Me" was even more successful, charting the title song and "Night in Tunisia (The Melody Remains the Same)."

Over her career, Khan collaborated with a number of legendary R&B artists, including Luther Vandross and Rick James. She was also featured on Robert Palmers hit single "Addicted to Love," but her management later had the vocals removed.

In 1982, Khan released a collection of jazz standards, "Echoes of an Era." She returned to Rufus to fulfill her contractual obligations and scored another hit, "Aint Nobody," which put her back on the top of the charts. The diva made another genre change with the release of 1984s "I Feel for You." She moved more into the hip hop realm with the title track, a Prince cover. Stevie Wonder was featured on harmonica, and Melle Mel rapped on the track.

Following the successful release, she also found hits with the ballad 'Through the Wire" and was featured on Steve Winwoods "Higher Love." While Khans commercial success in the industry has waned, she has remained on top critically. She won a Grammy Award for her 1990 debut with Ray Charles, "Ill be Good to You," and her 1992 release "The Woman I Am" also scored a Grammy.

More recently, Khan became aligned closely with Prince, joining his New Power Generation and recording more hip hop tunes with groups such as De La Soul. The singer is currently signed to Sony BMGs Burgundy Records. Her new album is entitled "Funk This," a collection of covers and original material.

Her most recent foray has been on Broadway, playing Sophia in The Color Purple.