celebrated her 73rd birthday on Monday and revealed just how close she is to retirement following a five-decade career.
'They'll kill me before they let me stop singing!' the Queen of Funk told Harper's Bazaar UK earlier this month.
'But I know now, this is what I am, this is what God put me here for, and I'm just going to just do it until it's over.'
Sometimes Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens) can't 'believe it's me' when she reflects on her accomplishments: 'I'm still excited about what I do. It still moves me. When you know there are all these people out there waiting to hear you sing, it's a special thing.'
The 11-time winner - who boasts 4.9 million social media followers - received happy birthday messages from many of her famous colleagues including pop star , who posted cake and balloon emojis in celebration.
Oscar-nominated actress posted the same greeting and emojis along with a crown and hearts in her comment.
Chaka Khan celebrated her 73rd birthday on Monday and revealed just how close she is to retirement following a five-decade career (pictured February 1)
Four-time Grammy winner Roberta Flack's Instagram account wrote: 'Happy birthday, @chakakhan, from Roberta's team.'
'Happy blessed birthday, Chaka!' two-time Grammy winner Patti LaBelle commented.
And seven-time Grammy winner Gladys Knight wrote: 'Happy birthday sister!'
'They'll kill me before they let me stop singing!' the Queen of Funk told Harper's Bazaar UK earlier this month. 'But I know now, this is what I am, this is what God put me here for, and I'm just going to just do it until it's over'; seen in 1978
Sometimes Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens) can't 'believe it's me' when she reflects on her accomplishments: 'I'm still excited about what I do. It still moves me. When you know there are all these people out there waiting to hear you sing, it's a special thing' (pictured in 2019)
The 11-time Grammy winner - who boasts 4.9 million social media followers - received happy birthday messages from many of her famous colleagues including pop star Cyndi Lauper, who posted cake and balloon emojis in celebration
Oscar-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson posted the same greeting and emojis along with a crown and hearts in her comment
Four-time Grammy winner Roberta Flack's Instagram account wrote: 'Happy birthday, @chakakhan, from Roberta's team'
'Happy blessed birthday, Chaka!' two-time Grammy winner Patti LaBelle commented
And seven-time Grammy winner Gladys Knight wrote: 'Happy birthday sister!'
'I've never been cut, never been snitched or snatched. I don't believe in it,' Khan told the Table Manners podcast of plastic surgery on Wednesday
'What I do, you gotta grease [your face]. Got to oil that face up before you go to bed. There's some good oils. You can use anything from baby oil to your favorite lotion that's got some like some girth to it. Just pop that s*** on and go to sleep'
The great grandmother has been hard at work promoting director Racky Plews' new musical biopic I'm Every Woman: the Chaka Khan Musical currently touring the UK, which will next play the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry from April 1-4
The Chicago native - who still pulls 6.8 million monthly listeners on Spotify - has sold 3.5 million records through her funk band Rufus and 70 million records as a solo artist (pictured in 1976)
Khan handpicked pop star Alexandra Burke to play herself: 'At first, it was difficult to find a girl to play me who was wild enough – I'm happy we found Alexandra because she's someone who can let everything go and just be.
