Names -> Music Performer Pseudonyms -> Latest Entries
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 | Submitted by: | |||
| 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 |
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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