Molti cantanti modificano o addirittura sostituiscono il proprio nome di battesimo con un nome "scenico".
Alcuni infatti non vedono il proprio nome adatto a scopi commerciabili. Di seguito vi riporto una lunghissima lista (182) dei nomi reali dei cantanti più famosi.
Alcuni come potete vedere hanno cambiato il proprio nome in peggio..
- Clay Aiken - Clayton Holmes Grissom
- Akon - Aliuane Badara Thiam
- Tori Amos - Myra Ellen Amos
- Trey Anastasio - Ernest Joseph Anastasio III
- Adam Ant - Stuart Leslie Goddard
- Marc Anthony - Marco Antonio Muniz
- Frankie Avalon - Francis Avallone
- Baby Face - Kenneth Edmonds
- Erykah Badu - Erica Wright
- Ginger Baker - Peter Edward Baker
- Syd Barrett - Roger Keith Barrett
- Ol’ Dirty Bastard - Russell Tyrell Jones
- Pat Benatar - Patricia Andrejewski
- Tony Bennett - Anthony Dominick Benedetto
- Dickey Betts - Forrest Richard Betts
- Jello Biafra - Eric Reed Boucher
- Bo Bice - Harold Elwin Bice
- Marc Bolan - Mark Feld
- Michael Boltin - Michael Bolotin
- Jon Bon Jovi - John Francis BonGiovi
- Bono - Paul David Hewson
- Sonny Bono - Salvatore Bono
- David Bowie - David Jones
- Jackson Browne - Clyde Jackson Browne
- J.J. Cale - John W. Cale
- Irene Cara - Irene Escelera
- Eric Carr - Paul Charles Carravello
- 50 Cent - Curtis Jackson
- Ray Charles - Ray Charles Robinson
- Cher - Cherilyn LaPierre
- Charlotte Church - Charlotte Reed
- Gene Clark - Harold Eugene Clark
- Patsy Cline - Virginia Patterson Hensley
- Ry Cooder - Ryland Cooder
- Alice Cooper - Vincent Furnier
- Elvis Costello - Declan MacManus
- Peter Criss - George Peter Criscuola
- Ice Cube - Oshea Jackson
- Bobby Dall - Robert Harry Kuykendall
- Bobby Darin - Walden Waldo Robert Cassotto
- Dimebag Darrell - Darrell Abbott
- Mac Davis - Morris Davis
- Taylor Dayne - Leslie Wonderman
- Mos Def - Dante Terrell Smith
- John Denver - John Deutschendorf
- Rick Derringer - Rick Zeringer
- Buck Dharma - Donald Roeser
- Snoop Dogg - Calvin Broadus
- Thomas Dolby - Thomas Robertson
- Mickey Dolenz - George Michael Braddock
- Dr. Dre - Andre Young
- Bob Dylan - Robert Zimmerman
- Sheena Easton - Sheena Orr
- Falco - Johann Holzel
- Fergie - Stacy Anne Ferguson
- Flavor Flav - William Drayton
- Flea - Michael Peter Balzary
- Ace Frehley - Paul Daniel Frehley
- Kenny G - Kenneth Gorelick
- Crystal Gayle - Brenda Gail Webb
- Boy George - George O’Dowd
- Gary Glitter - Paul Gadd
- Macy Gray - Natalie McIntyre
- MC Hammer - Stanley Burrell
- Faith Hill - Audrey Faith Perry
- Billie Holiday - Eleanora Gough
- Buddy Holly - Charles Holley
- Englebert Humperdinck - Arnold Dorsey
- Janis Ian - Janis Eddy Fink
- Vanilla Ice - Robert Van Winkle
- Billy Idol - William Broad
- Tito Jackson - Toriano Jackson
- Rick James - James Johnson
- D.J.Jazzy Jeff - Jeff Townes
- Joan Jett - Joan Larkin
- Grace Jones - Grace Mendoza
- Tom Jones - Thomas Woodward
- Elton John - Reginald Dwight
- Wynonna Judd - Christina Ciminella
- Juvenile - Terious Grey
- R.Kelly - Robert Kelly
- Alicia Keys - Alicia Cook
- Chaka Kahn - Yvette Marie Stevens
- L’il Kim - Kimberly Jones
- B.B, King - Riley B. King
- Uncle Kracker - Matthew Schafer
- L.L. Cool J - James Tood Smith
- Patti LaBelle - Patricia Holt
- k.d.lang - Katherine Dawn Lang
- Queen Latifah Dana Owens
- Mario Lanza - Alfred Cocazza
- Geddy Lee - Gary Weinraub
- Julian Lennon - John Charles Julian Lennon
- Huey Lewis - Hugh Craig
- Liberace - Wladziu Valentino
- Ludacris - Christopher Bridges
- Mama Cass - Ellen Cohen
- Barry Manilow - Barry Pincus
- Yngwie Malmsteem - Lars Lannerback
- Manfred Mann - Manfred Lubowitz
- Marilyn Manson - Bruce Warner
- Mick Mars - Robert Deal
- Dean Martin - Dino Crocetti
- Ricky Martin - Enrique Jose Martin Morales
- Paul McCartney - James Paul McCartney
- Meat Loaf - Marvin Lee Aday
- Freddie Mercury - Farrokh Bulsara
- George Michael - Yorgos Panayiotou
- Joni Mitchell - Roberta Anderson
- Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana - Destiny Hope Cyrus
- Moby - Richard Melville Hall
- Van Morrison - George Morrison
- Nas - Nasir Jones
- Rick Nelson - Eric Nelson
- Nelly - Carnell Haynes
- Vince Neil - Vince Neil Wharton
- Juice Newton - Judy Newton
- Nortorious B.I.G. - Christopher Wallace
- Ric Ocasek - Richard Otcasek
- Billy Ocean - Leslie Sebastian Charles
- Tony Orland - Michael Anthony Orlando Cassivitis
- Ozzy Osborne - John Michael Osborne
- Robert Palmer - Alan Robert Palmer
- Gram Parsons - Cecil Ingram Connor
- Pink - Alecia Moore
- Iggy Pop - James Osterberg
- Puffy/Puff Daddy/Diddy/P.Diddy - Sean Combs
- C.J. Ramone - Chris Ward
- Dee Dee Ramone - Douglas Colvin
- Joey Ramone - Jeffrey Hyman
- Johnny Ramone - John Cummings
- Marky Ramone - Mark Bell
- Richie Ramone - Richie Reinhart
- Tommy Ramone - Tom Erderlyi
- Lou Reed - Louis Firbank
- Busta Rhymes - Trevor Smith
- Nick Rhodes - Nicholas Bates
- Smokey Robinson - William Robinson
- Henry Rollins - Henry Garfield
- Axl Rose - William Bailey
- Johnny Rotten - John Lydon
- Ja Rule - Jeffrey Atkins
- Mitch Ryder - William Levise
- Sade - Helen Adu
- Boz Scaggs - William Scaggs
- Bon Scott - William Scott
- Seal - Henry Samuel
- Gene Simmons - Chaim Witz
- Sir Mix-A-Lot Anthony Ray
- Nikki Sixx - Franklin Ferrana
- Slash - Saul Hudson
- Grace Slick - Grace Wing
- Fatboy Slim - Quentin Cook
- Paul Stanley - Stanley Eisen
- Ringo Starr - Richard Starkey
- Cat Stevens - Steven Georgiou changed name to Yusef Islam
- Sting - Gordon Sumner
- Michael Stipe - John Michael Stipe
- Joss Stone - Jocelyn Eve Stocker
- Joe Strummer - John Mellor
- Donna Summer - LaDonna Gaines
- Ice T - Tracey Marrow
- Timbaland - Timothy Mosely
- Peter Tosh - Winston Macintosh
- Tina Turner - Anna Mae Bullock
- Shania Twain - Eileen Edwards
- Conway Twitty - Harold Jenkins
- Steven Tyler - Steven Tallarico
- Dionne Warwick - Marie Warwick
- Roger Waters - George WAters
- Fee Waybill - John Waldo
- Bob Weir - Robert Hall
- Leslie West - Leslie Westein
- Jack White - John Gillis
- Hank Williams - Hiram Williams
- Paul Williams - Billy Paul
- Peter Wolf - Peter Blankfield
- Stevie Wonder - Steveland Morris
- Zakk Wylde - Jeffrey Wieldlandt
- Bill Wyman - William Perks
- Xzibit - Alvin Joiner
- Rob Zombie - Robert Cummings
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