Profile
Famous as :
R&B singerBirth Name :
Yvette Marie StevensBirth Date :
March 23, 1953Birth Place :
Great Lakes, Illinois, USASpouse :
Hassan Khan (guitarist, 1970 - 1971), Richard Holland (14-Aug-76 - 1980), Doug Rasheed (since 2001)Claim to fame :
Single "I'm Every Woman" (1978)
American Music Awards
1985
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1985
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist
1982
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1981
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
BET Awards
2008
Got nomination for BETJ Award2006
Won BET Lifetime Achievement AwardGrammy Awards
2008
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Album for "Funk This"
2008
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "Disrespectful"
shared with Mary J. Blige
2007
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Everyday (Family Reunion)"
shared with Gerald Levert; Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas
2003
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for "What's Going On"
shared with The Funk Brothers
1998
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "Summertime"
1997
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Never Miss the Water"
shared with Me'Shell NdegéOcello
1997
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Missing You"
shared with Brandy; Tamia; Gladys Knight
1997
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Stomp"
shared with Luke Cresswell; Fiona Wilkes; Carl Smith
1996
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television (from movie "Clockers" (1995)) for "Love Me Still"
shared with Bruce Hornsby
1993
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "The Woman I Am"
1991
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "I'll Be Good to You"
shared with Ray Charles
1987
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "Destiny"
1986
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "I Feel For You"
1985
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "I Feel For You"
1984
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices for "Be Bop Medley"
shared with Arif Mardin
1984
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Ain't Nobody"
shared with Rufus
1984
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "Chaka Khan"
1983
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Female for "Echoes of an Era"
1982
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "What Cha' Gonna Do For Me"
1979
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "I'm Every Woman"
1978
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Ask Rufus"
shared with Rufus
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
1998
Won Soul Train Lady of Soul Lena Horne Awardcategory Outstanding Career Achievement
