Surprise! A lot of your favorite musicians don’t go by their real names. Shocking, I know. Why not? Well, not everyone is born with a cool stage name like Prince or Jewel or Madonna. Sometimes, people have really cool real names and you think, “Well, this is really the only thing you can do with a name like that.”
Case in point: You’re not really going to find someone named Dua Lipa working on the production line at a factory.
Side Note: Did you know that Billie Eilish’s name is actually Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell? Eilish was originally meant to be her first name with Pirate being her middle. Pirate?? This is the weirdest yet somehow coolest name I’ve ever heard! But, I digress.
When you’re not born with a cool celebrity-sounding name, sometimes you might want to make a change, in “the business,” that is. And, why not? I’ve always wanted a cool name. It’s almost like having a superhero name. However, “Batman” is taken. So, I had to settle for “Fisher.”
What Is Their Real Name?
Here are some celebrities who have decided to ditch their birth-given moniker for something with a little more “wow” factored in. As you’ll see, there’s a lot in a name. Some of their original names suggest a completely different career path altogether.
Thankfully, they made a change. Can you imagine a world without Elton John? I don’t wanna. Thankfully, we don’t have to. Had he stuck with “Reginald Dwight”, he might have spent his years doing people’s taxes.
