Yvette Marie Stevens was born on March 23, 1953. She is an American musician from Chicago, Illinois, U.S. her career started in the 1970s as a lead vocalist for the band Rufus. She popularly called the Queen of Funk.
She was nominated 22 times and winning only 10 times – Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus (1975), Best R&B Vocal Performance Female (1984), Best R&B Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocal (1984) for “Be Bop Medley” (with Arif Mardin), Best R&B Vocal Performance (1993) for The Woman I Am, Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance (2003) for “What’s Going On” (ft. The Funk Brothers), Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals (2008) for “Disrespectful” (ft. Mary J. Blige) and Best R&B Album (2008) for Funk This.
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