This is a list of names of famous people, who have changed their real name. I'm only looking for music performers, not actors or other famous people. Below are the most recent entries.
The 20 most recent entries are listed below. There are 4240 Music Performer Pseudonyms entries on the site.
Pseudonym | Original Name | Description | Submitted by: | |||
Lizzo | Melissa Viviane Jefferson | Sheila Oh | ||||
Dick Dickson with Jay Randell and his Orchestra | Dick Dixon | Singer who also doubled on vocal and guitar with Irving Aaronson and his Commanders. | Carole of the curves, or Lombard of the legs? | |||
Meg Myers | Janice Sue Meghan Myers | Sheila Oh | ||||
deadmau5 | Joel Zimmerman | Canadian DJ/producer known for wearing a cartoonish mouse helmet onstage | Nat | |||
Katia | Katia Zuccarelli | She uses only her first name. It might be because her full name might be too hard for English-speaking people to say or it sounds too much like zucchini, which she might think isn't a good association for her. | Brionna Secret | |||
Adriana Caselotti | Adriana Elena Loreta Caselotti | As what appears on the Snow White voice actress's passport and legal documents. | Maryellen Larkin | |||
XXXTentacion | Jahseh Onfroy | Lola | ||||
Sophie | Sophie Xeon | Lola | ||||
Cleve Francis | Cleveland Francis | Sundog | ||||
The Chemical Brothers | Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons | They are not actually brothers | All-Starr | |||
Zakk Wylde | Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt | Correct spelling of his surname | PeartNeal | |||
Cozy Powell | Colin Trevor Flooks | The stage name "Cozy" was borrowed from the jazz drummer Cozy Cole. | PeartNeal | |||
Paul Di'Anno | Paul Andrews | He adopted this pseudonym when hired by Iron Maiden as a singer and kept it till now (2020). | PeartNeal | |||
Grimes | Claire Elise Boucher | Canadian singer of synth pop currently dating Elon Musk. | Opie M. | |||
Cee-Lo Green | Thomas DeCarlo Callaway | Joe | ||||
Roddy Ricch | Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr. | Yvette Bristle | ||||
Nipsey Hussle | Ermias Joseph Asghedom | Another rapper tragically murdered (in April, 2019). Often spelled like Nipsey Hu$$le. | Reggie Pillbox | |||
Jake Zyrus | Charice | Jake, whose birth name was Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco and previously went by the stage name Charice Pempengco and later just Charice, adopted the name "Jake Zyrus" when he transitioned to a male in 2017. | Maryellen Larkin | |||
St. Vincent | Anne Erin Clark | She also goes by Annie Clark. | Sheila Oh | |||
Scatman John | John Larkin | mads. |
New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.
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