55 Music Stars With Real Names You Won't Recognize

Robyn Fenty offered you her umbrella, John Stephens loves all of you, and Jessica Cornish can send you into overdrive. If that's news to you, it's probably because you don't know the real names some of your favorite singers were born with. Read on to discover the monikers major musicians dropped, and then check out all the real celebrity names that will surprise you.

Nicki Minaj = Onika Tanya Maraj
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Nicki Minaj = Onika Tanya Maraj

Shania Twain = Eilleen Regina Edwards
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Shania Twain = Eilleen Regina Edwards

Lea Michele = Lea Michele Sarfati
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Lea Michele = Lea Michele Sarfati

Missy Elliott = Melissa Arnette Elliott
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Missy Elliott = Melissa Arnette Elliott

Drake = Aubrey Drake Graham
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Drake = Aubrey Drake Graham

Faith Hill = Audrey Faith Perry
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Faith Hill = Audrey Faith Perry

Ariana Grande = Ariana Grande-Butera
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Ariana Grande = Ariana Grande-Butera

50 Cent = Curtis James Jackson III
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50 Cent = Curtis James Jackson III

Tim McGraw = Samuel Timothy McGraw
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Tim McGraw = Samuel Timothy McGraw

Lana Del Rey = Elizabeth Woolridge Grant
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Lana Del Rey = Elizabeth Woolridge Grant

Prince = Prince Rogers Nelson
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Prince = Prince Rogers Nelson

Miley Cyrus =  Destiny Hope Cyrus
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Miley Cyrus = Destiny Hope Cyrus

Fergie = Stacy Ann Ferguson
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Fergie = Stacy Ann Ferguson

Adele = Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
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Adele = Adele Laurie Blue Adkins

Iggy Azalea = Amethyst Amelia Kelly
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Iggy Azalea = Amethyst Amelia Kelly

Avicii = Tim Bergling
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Avicii = Tim Bergling

CeeLo Green = Thomas DeCarlo Callaway
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CeeLo Green = Thomas DeCarlo Callaway

Ne-Yo = Shaffer Chimere Smith
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Ne-Yo = Shaffer Chimere Smith

Shakira = Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
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Shakira = Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll

Jessie J = Jessica Ellen Cornish
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Jessie J = Jessica Ellen Cornish

Flo Rida = Tramar Lacel Dillard
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Flo Rida = Tramar Lacel Dillard

Lady Gaga = Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
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Lady Gaga = Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta

Pink = Alecia Beth Moore
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Pink = Alecia Beth Moore

Stevie Wonder = Stevland Hardaway Judkins
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Stevie Wonder = Stevland Hardaway Judkins

Kesha = Kesha Rose Sebert
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Kesha = Kesha Rose Sebert

John Legend = John Roger Stephens
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John Legend = John Roger Stephens

Lorde = Ella Yelich-O'Connor
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Lorde = Ella Yelich-O'Connor

Aloe Blacc = Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III
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Aloe Blacc = Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III

Snoop Dogg = Calvin Cordozar Broadus
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Snoop Dogg = Calvin Cordozar Broadus

Ricky Martin = Jose Enrique Martin Morales
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Ricky Martin = Jose Enrique Martin Morales

Hozier = Andrew Hozier-Byrne
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Hozier = Andrew Hozier-Byrne

Jason Derulo = Jason Desrouleaux
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Jason Derulo = Jason Desrouleaux

Zedd = Anton Zaslavski
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Zedd = Anton Zaslavski

Sia = Sia Kate Isobelle Furler
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Sia = Sia Kate Isobelle Furler

Charli XCX = Charlotte Emma Aitchison
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Charli XCX = Charlotte Emma Aitchison

Madonna = Madonna Louise Ciccone
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Madonna = Madonna Louise Ciccone

Alicia Keys = Alicia Augello Cook
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Alicia Keys = Alicia Augello Cook

Nelly = Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr.
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Nelly = Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr.

Jay Z = Shawn Corey Carter
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Jay Z = Shawn Corey Carter

Katy Perry = Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
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Katy Perry = Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson

Lil Wayne = Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
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Lil Wayne = Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.

Calvin Harris = Adam Richard Wiles
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Calvin Harris = Adam Richard Wiles

Elton John = Reginald Kenneth Dwight
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Elton John = Reginald Kenneth Dwight

Swizz Beatz = Kasseem Dean
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Swizz Beatz = Kasseem Dean

T.I. = Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.
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T.I. = Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.

Rihanna = Robyn Rihanna Fenty
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Rihanna = Robyn Rihanna Fenty

Vanilla Ice = Robert Matthew Van Winkle
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Vanilla Ice = Robert Matthew Van Winkle

Demi Lovato = Demetria Devonne Lovato
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Demi Lovato = Demetria Devonne Lovato