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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 4148 Music Performer Pseudonyms entries on the site.

Pseudonym
 
Original Name
 
Description
 
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Alison Brie Alison Brie Schermerhorn She does her own singing on"Community". Francis A. Sissy
J. Spaceman Jason Pierce Lead singer of Spaceman 3 and Spiritualized. Rick Rold
Silicone Baby Tassa Deez Her chosen Adult Film Star name. Her real first name is Natasha (Tassa is short for Natasha in Russian language) Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Lorenzo da Ponte Emanuele Conegliano Librettist of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni. The name came from the bishop of his native Cedena, and he took it when he converted from Judaism to Catholicism. Alan the Ottoman
Lena Katina Elena Sergeevna Katina Elena "Americanized" her name for the group t.A.T.u. Richard Brown
Bunny Sigler Walter Sigler He had five hits, 1967-78. Candy Welty
Sydney Youngblood Sydney Ford His hits include "I'd Rather Go Blind" and "If Only I Could" Candy Welty
IU Lee Ji Eun Born May 16, 1993 in Seoul, S Korea Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Lee Ji Eun IU Born May 16, 1993 in Seoul, S Korea Robert D. Arndt Jr.
M. Ward Matthew Stephen Ward One half of the duo She & Him, the other being Zooey DesChanel. Owen Money
Ke$ha Kesha Rose Sebert Was known with her dollar sign after "Tik-Tok" became a hit. Jilly Beans
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins  Britsh Bullcrap
Merry Clayton Mary Clayton She had five hits, 1970-88. Candy Welty
Candee Jay Ilze Lankhaar  Alyssa Jayne
Lana Del Rey Elizabeth Woolridge Grant  Alyssa Jayne
Amanda Ghost Amanda Louisa Gosein She took on last name "Ghost" after first naming her band "Amanda Ghost". Iris Verna
Cazz Robert C. Lewis He had the hit "Let's Live Together" in 1978. Candy Welty
Lauren Alaina Lauren Suddeth Alaina is her middle name. She dropped the last name because it's hard to pronounce. flipside
Lorraine Ellison Marybelle Luraine Ellison She had the hits "I Dig You Baby" in 1965, "Stay With Me" in 1966, and "Heart Be Still" in 1967. Candy Welty
Karrin Allyson Karrin Allyson Schoonover Jazz singer. She has recorded more than a dozen albums. Candy Welty

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