Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan was born Yvette Marie Stevens in the Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's south side. Her mother was a practicing Catholic and her father was a beatnik. She recalled to The Guardian: "My sister and I used to go on his nocturnal excursions by the lake in the park. The weed was thick in the air, the wine bottles were flowing, music was playing – as tight as it was, I had a pretty magical life."

Known as the Queen of Funk, Khan has won 10 Grammy Awards, including two as a member of Rufus.

At the age of 11 Yvette formed a Supremes-influenced girl group, the Crystalettes, which also included her younger sister Yvonne (later known as Taka Boom).