Real Musician Names
55 Music Stars With Real Names You Won't Recognize
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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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Shania Twain = Eilleen Regina Edwards
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Lea Michele = Lea Michele Sarfati
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Missy Elliott = Melissa Arnette Elliott
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Drake = Aubrey Drake Graham
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Faith Hill = Audrey Faith Perry
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Kelly Rowland = Kelendria Trene Rowland
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Ariana Grande = Ariana Grande-Butera
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50 Cent = Curtis James Jackson III
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Tim McGraw = Samuel Timothy McGraw
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Lana Del Rey = Elizabeth Woolridge Grant
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Prince = Prince Rogers Nelson
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Miley Cyrus = Destiny Hope Cyrus
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Mandy Moore = Amanda Leigh Moore
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Fergie = Stacy Ann Ferguson
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Adele = Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
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Iggy Azalea = Amethyst Amelia Kelly
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Avicii = Tim Bergling
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CeeLo Green = Thomas DeCarlo Callaway
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Ne-Yo = Shaffer Chimere Smith
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Pitbull = Armando Christian Pérez
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Shakira = Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
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Jessie J = Jessica Ellen Cornish
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Flo Rida = Tramar Lacel Dillard
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Lady Gaga = Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
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Pink = Alecia Beth Moore
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Stevie Wonder = Stevland Hardaway Judkins
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Betty Who = Jessica Anne Newham
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Kesha = Kesha Rose Sebert
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John Legend = John Roger Stephens
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Lorde = Ella Yelich-O'Connor
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Aloe Blacc = Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III
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Snoop Dogg = Calvin Cordozar Broadus
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Ricky Martin = Jose Enrique Martin Morales
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Bruno Mars = Peter Gene Hernandez
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Hozier = Andrew Hozier-Byrne
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Jason Derulo = Jason Desrouleaux
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Zedd = Anton Zaslavski
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Sia = Sia Kate Isobelle Furler
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Charli XCX = Charlotte Emma Aitchison
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Madonna = Madonna Louise Ciccone
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Common = Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.
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Alicia Keys = Alicia Augello Cook
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Nelly = Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr.
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Jay Z = Shawn Corey Carter
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Katy Perry = Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
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Lil Wayne = Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
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Calvin Harris = Adam Richard Wiles
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Macklemore = Ben Haggerty
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Elton John = Reginald Kenneth Dwight
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Swizz Beatz = Kasseem Dean
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T.I. = Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.
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Rihanna = Robyn Rihanna Fenty
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Vanilla Ice = Robert Matthew Van Winkle
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Demi Lovato = Demetria Devonne Lovato
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Ludacris = Christopher Brian Bridges
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