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Chaka Khan, singer: Music is a calling

Chaka Khan, singer: Music is a calling

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Nick Grimshaw and Annie Macmanus speak to singer Chaka Khan about her life and career.

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“This is a calling. It's bigger than anything in your life as an
individual. If you found the thing that you were put on this
planet to do, and a lot of people are put on this planet and they
don't know, it's such a gift to find it.”

Nick Grimshaw and Annie Macmanus speak to global music icon Chaka
Khan about her life and career.

Born Yvette Marie Stevens in the US city of Chicago in 1953, her
big break came at the age of 20 when her band Rufus signed its
first record deal. With her powerful vocals and striking stage
presence, she quickly caught the public’s attention.

The band enjoyed commercial and critical success in the years
that followed, before Chaka decided to go it alone around a
decade later… a decision which transformed her life and career.

Worldwide hits such as I’m Every Woman and I Feel For You
followed, as well as collaborations with legends like Whitney
Houston and Prince, multiple Grammy Awards, and an induction into
the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame.

As a new musical telling her story begins its run, the
73-year-old has a lot to reflect on.

Thank you to the Sidetracked team for their help in making this
programme. The Interview brings you conversations with people
shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews
from the BBC, including episodes with Beatles drummer Ringo
Starr, Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro, and artist
Tracey Emin. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The
Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or
wherever you get your podcasts.

Presenters: Nick Grimshaw and Annie Macmanus Producers: Ben
Cooper, Gráinne Morrison and Christine Czerniec Editor: Damon
Rose

Get in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the
hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.

(Image: Chaka Khan. Credit: Getty)