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Jan 9, 2024 · Musicians have been changing their names since, well, since forever. Some of the biggest names in music history have flip-flopped over what they wanted to be called.
- Singers Who Changed Their Names
- #1 Miley Cyrus
- #2 Alicia Keys
- #3 Bruno Mars
- #4 Lana Del Rey
- #5 P!nk
- #6 Mia
- #7 Lorde
- #8 Halsey
- #9 Fergie
What’s in a name? While some singers are born with knock-out names – Madonna, Beyoncé, Ariana – some singers have to be more creative if they want to stand out and be memorable. As well as creating a distinctive identity, adopting a stage name can help you to tap into a different persona when performing.
Real name: Destiney Hope Cyrus Thepop starlegally changed her name to Miley (from her childhood nickname Smiley because she was such a happy baby) in 2008. Now only her grandmother calls her Destiney.
Real name: Alicia Augello Cook. Keys almost went with the stage name Wilde, but her manager Jeff Robinson suggested the name Keys after a dream he had and to reflect the singer’s love of music.
Real name: Peter Gene Hernandez. A childhood nickname that stuck: “My dad nicknamed me Bruno since I was 2 years old. I was going to go by ‘Bruno,’ one name. Mars just kind of came joking around because that sounds bigger than life. That was it, simple as that.”
Real name: Elizabeth Woolridge Grant. Lana Del Rey is a mix of legendary Hollywood actress Lana Turner and the classic automobile the Ford Del Rey.
Real name: Alecia Beth Moore. The singer gets her name from the character Mr. Pink in the movie Reservoir Dogs, a film she saw as a teenager and who her friends thought she resembled.
Real name: Mathangi Arulpragasam. British rapper adopted her stage name, “M.I.A.”, which stands for “Missing In Action.”
Real name: Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O’Connor The singer told Teen Vogue: “I hit upon ‘Lord’ and loved the way it sounded, and then I was like, it would be quite cool to add an E to feminize it.”
Real name: Ashley Nicolette Frangipane The singer told Rolling Stone: “I didn’t like being Ashley Frangipane. It was a person I thought was weak and silly and sad.” An anagram of her birth name, she also named herself after Halsey Street in Brooklyn, where she lived.
Real name: Stacy Ann Ferguson Her stage name Fergie originated from the shortened version of her surname.
Jul 22, 2020 · More music stars change their 'unacceptable' names. British dance music DJ Joey Negro is to drop his "unacceptable" stage name and instead go by his real name, Dave Lee. The move comes a day...
Oct 26, 2018 · Throughout the years many artists have come to be known by different titles, GRAMMY-winner Sinéad O'Connor is just the latest to go a different route with her name. With fall comes change and in the spirit of embracing it, we've rounded some of the most iconic, humorous, necessary and life-changing name changes.
Apr 13, 2023 · Many singers have changed their names to break into the music industry. You may not be familiar with how they ended up with their current monikers. Lizzo and Miley's professional names are...
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Oct 19, 2021 · We've assembled a list of 10 artists who decided that another name would suit them more, starting with Ye (formerly known as Kanye West).
