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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.

Latest Entries

The 20 most recent entries are listed below. There are 4250 Music Performer Pseudonyms entries on the site.

Pseudonym		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
Post Malone		Austin Richard Post				Edward
Petula Clark		Sally Clark				Edward
Stormzy		Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr.		UK-based drill rapper, pciked up the name because he thought it sounded cool and conveyed power		Jay
Lil Pump		Gazzy Fabio Garcia		It's said that this pseudonym was inspired by when he was forced to sell drugs to keep himself and his family afloat		Jay
Flake		Christian Lorenz		Rammstein's keyboardist		Jay
Dero Goi		Stephan Musiol		Lead singer/drummer of OOMPH! from 1989 to 2021.		Jay
Elvis Ramone		Clement "Clem" Burke		Best known as the drummer for the new wave pop rock band Blondie. Elvis Ramone is the name Burke used while he filled in as temporary drummer for punk rock band The Ramones for a couple of concerts in 1987 after their original drummer Richie Ramone suddenly and unexpectedly quit the band.		Edward
Dottie Danger		Belinda Carlisle		Dottie Danger was the name Belinda Carlisle called herself when she was briefly the drummer with the punk rock band The Germs in 1977 before The Go Go's were formed and she became their lead singer, and then Belinda also went on to a successful solo singing career after The Go Go's broke up.		Edward
Zendaya		Zedaya Maree Stoemer Coleman				Sheila Oh
Jason McCoy		Jason Dwight Campsall				Sundog
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

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