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Chaka Khan is an American singer and composer who gained international fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman of the band Rufus.
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Play NowChaka Khan. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 10:52, Jun 19, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/chaka-khan-262761.
Chaka Khan. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/chaka-khan-262761 [Accessed 19 Jun 2013].
"Chaka Khan." 2013. The Biography Channel website. Jun 19 2013, 10:52 http://www.biography.com/people/chaka-khan-262761.
"Chaka Khan," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/chaka-khan-262761 [accessed Jun 19, 2013].
"Chaka Khan," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/chaka-khan-262761 (accessed Jun 19, 2013).
Chaka Khan [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 Jun 19] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/chaka-khan-262761.
Chaka Khan, http://www.biography.com/people/chaka-khan-262761 (last visited Jun 19, 2013).
Chaka Khan. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/chaka-khan-262761. Accessed Jun 19, 2013.
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