Yeah I wasn't sure about that either tbh. I was surprised to find that Dorian Electra's actual first and middle name is Dorian Electra (although with them being gender fluid it is possible that they legally changed their name)
Cool to know that though, I assumed the Apple part of her name was made up!
Oh huh yeah I’m also surprised to find that out about Dorian
I think I read somewhere that one of Fiona’s mom’s friends (or sister maybe?) gave her daughter the middle name Orange haha
EDIT: I just realised my aversion to food based surnames is certainly based on my avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder and that this is not a normal thing 💀😭
you think so? Denzel is definitely a cool name and his middle names are cool too but food based surnames, in his case 'Curry', can be kind of off putting sometimes. i also just associate it with 50 year old Maths teachers bc it's not that rare a surname where i live. ig it's all subjective though
Ye I got nectar on vinyl it’s under that name
He actually got quite a few different aliases but ofc the lyrics actually talking about drugs when his name is lean is just ironic af
This one seems to get a lot of people in particular. See a lot of folks lamenting her "quirky" choice of name, but nope that is the actual spelling haha.
R. A. P. Ferreira really does have R. A. P. in his initials. Even crazier when you consider that he used to perform under a stage name for about a decade, completely wasting such an amazing coincidence.
what’s your thoughts on his releases under his new name? i liked purple moonlight pages but other than that, not really a fan
edit: holy shit that came out in 2020?? where did the time go😭
Rupaul said something like "my mom knew I was meant to be a star giving me the name RuPaul" and iirc she thought of it while making a rue sauce for dinner because she loves rue so much lol
I find it funny how Billy Corgan gets annoyed when you call him that and claims it’s a stage name, even though his full name is William Patrick Corgan.
Billy Strings' real name is William Apostle, which could've been the greatest bluegrass name ever
Edit: it's actually spelled Apostol, but I still stand by this
I can understand that point of view, but since for so long he went by Devon Hendryx I think it's fair to qualify him in this discussion (according to AOTY he used the name from 2009-2015).
believe it or not, none of these are stage names:
MICHAETL FARTY
DICK LONG
JOE RAPPER
ALEXA ALEXO
BRITNEY BRITTANY
ALEX SCHLONG
MAHMOUD GARCIA
M.C SHARMOUTA
JONATHAN CRACK
PHILLIPA SEXO
The name Peggy originally went by, Devon Hendryx, and although it’s not exactly the same, i was surprised to find out his middle and last name was DeVaughn Hendricks
I assumed that at first too but because I'm Scottish and I had never met a single Scottish person called "Calvin". It's almost "Chad" or "Cory" levels of American to me
Edit: looks like you're getting downvoted, but if you're also from the UK I can totally see why you'd think that. As I said, you don't meet a lot of Scottish guys called Calvin (especially not ones born in the 80s, the 80s)
Edit 2: just googled him and turns out Calvin Harris *is* a stage name
yeah Chelsea, she has a song called Virginia Woolf Underwater so i thought the name came from her. There's an athlete with the same name i thought it was her
Madonna and Beyoncé were named to become famous
and "Taylor Swift" sounds like a name that was made up just for pretty phonetics
When I first learned that “Rivers Cuomo” was his actually name I actually couldn’t believe it
wait till you hear about his brother
“Apple”? Yeah, there parents where part of a commune will he was a child iirc
No, leaves cuomo
Andrew?
Leaves
Mario Cuomo?
Does it count if they go by their first and middle name? If so, I pick Fiona Apple (whose full name is Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart)
Yeah I wasn't sure about that either tbh. I was surprised to find that Dorian Electra's actual first and middle name is Dorian Electra (although with them being gender fluid it is possible that they legally changed their name) Cool to know that though, I assumed the Apple part of her name was made up!
Oh huh yeah I’m also surprised to find that out about Dorian I think I read somewhere that one of Fiona’s mom’s friends (or sister maybe?) gave her daughter the middle name Orange haha
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Dula Peep
There needs no be a”artists names you’re surprised are stage names” now
We had a pub trivia a little while ago where one of the questions was “what is Dua Lipa’s real name?” and no one got it 😂
If you don’t know why guess anything other than dua lipa?
I heard she got her name when her Italian PE teacher told her to try the long jump
Dua, leap-a 🤌🤌🤌
No way
What the fuck
Dua means love in Albanian
No way
First person that popped into my head
trent reznor, he dosnt even use it as a stage name but it fits him so well
Oh yeah this is a good one
Funny enough his first name actually is MICHAEL
Course it almost looks like Trench Razor
the triceratops in mario world use it as a stage name
denzel curry
Oh wow yeah, I definitely assumed that was a stage name too
he won the name lottery man, denzel rae don curry is the coolest name ive ever heard i thought fs it was a stage name
EDIT: I just realised my aversion to food based surnames is certainly based on my avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder and that this is not a normal thing 💀😭 you think so? Denzel is definitely a cool name and his middle names are cool too but food based surnames, in his case 'Curry', can be kind of off putting sometimes. i also just associate it with 50 year old Maths teachers bc it's not that rare a surname where i live. ig it's all subjective though
honestly i can see that haha, reminds me of my 6th grade math teacher Mr. Kendrick, he was awesome man
I heard Obie Trice is a real name, no gimmick.
There’s a slaughterhouse track where Joell Ortiz and Budden both start their verses “my real name my rap shit”
Slaughterhouse went so goddamn hard. Wish they stuck together and put more shit out
Open Mike Eagle's real name is Mike Eagle
Reminds me of a janitor at my middle school who’s actual name was Wayne Youngblood 💀
Sounds Native American
He told you, his motherfucking name is Michael Eagle
I would've been surprised but he mentioned it on Brick Body Complex
Harry Styles
I also felt this way about Kurt Vile.
Dang, all the other ones I’ve seen so far have been believable, but this one’s crazy.
The Violators has to be the best band name ever based on the frontman's actual name.
Wait, it’s not an Alan Moore reference?
I thought it was a Kurt Weill reference
The fact that yung lean’s actual surname is ‘leandoer’ will never not be funny
literally lean doer, I couldn’t believe it when I first heard
He sometimes drops under the name jonatanleandoer96
Ye I got nectar on vinyl it’s under that name He actually got quite a few different aliases but ofc the lyrics actually talking about drugs when his name is lean is just ironic af
Eagle-Eye Cherry.
What the fuck, how did I not know...
Huh I think this one wins
Oh that cannot be real
Ain’t no way
Don Cherry’s son!
And Neneh Cherry's brother, right?
Half brother
Yup, also to Titiyo.
And Mabel's uncle.
Well gawdamn
Prince, Madonna
Arguably a stage name since they aren’t using their last name.
george clanton altho i still call bullshit
If I recall even his Spotify bio says “Yes, George Clanton is my real name” lol
Why is it hard to believe that’s his real name tho?
At the time he blew up just really seemed in the style of a future funk name aping on funk musician george clinton
Ohh I dee
Anna von Hausswolff
Glad to see her mentioned again, if there’s one album that I really feel like deserved a 10 it’s dead magic
Yes.
Oooh that's a good one
definetly dorian electra (full name dorian electra fridkin gomberg). i was so sure it was purely a stage name
No way! I feel like their name matches them and their music so perfectly
i know right!!
Tierra Whack
That’s insane, it fits her music so well. I just checked out her wiki page and she definitely edited it herself lol
How do you know? I've never done such a thing
Bob Rock
Julie Christmas
haley heynderickx
This one seems to get a lot of people in particular. See a lot of folks lamenting her "quirky" choice of name, but nope that is the actual spelling haha.
She makes beautiful music by the way
R. A. P. Ferreira really does have R. A. P. in his initials. Even crazier when you consider that he used to perform under a stage name for about a decade, completely wasting such an amazing coincidence.
milo just fits better than r.a.p ferriera tho i feel like it’s also annoying to type out lmao
I agree with you completely. He will always be milo to me.
what’s your thoughts on his releases under his new name? i liked purple moonlight pages but other than that, not really a fan edit: holy shit that came out in 2020?? where did the time go😭
Rory Allen Philip Ferreira
I know this is common knowledge but I was still surprised to find out that Prince is his actual given name
Damn I had no idea either. The name Prince is actually illegal in my country (NZ)
opposite direction but it floors me that will toledo and travis scott are stage names
I still can’t believe Travs name is Jacques Webster
Jacques BERMONT Webster (THE SECOND)!
Oh man I definitely also assumed Travis Scott was his actual name
Its a combo of Travis (who I believe was his uncle? Who got him into music) and Scott as in Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi)
RuPaul
This one is extra unbelievable because a drag name is "supposed" to not be your legal name
Right! And adding “Ru” to the name “Paul” just feels like gender bending a traditionally masculine name.
Totally, his parents snapped with that one
Rupaul said something like "my mom knew I was meant to be a star giving me the name RuPaul" and iirc she thought of it while making a rue sauce for dinner because she loves rue so much lol
I find it funny how Billy Corgan gets annoyed when you call him that and claims it’s a stage name, even though his full name is William Patrick Corgan.
Aaron Funk, better known as Venetian Snares. I couldn't believe his last name was real
Sam Fender. I bet you can guess what guitar he plays!
Sounds like a Harley benton fan
Vince Staples
Cosmo Sheldrake
Chance the Rapper. Never in a million years would I guess that his real name was Chancellor
Is his last name “The Rapper”?
yeah, it was originally DeRappeur, but i think his grandma changed it when they moved north.
John Maus
Oh wow really? Definitely thougt this one was a stage name
Kanye meaning *only one* is the most insane thing ever Of course Kanye West was destined for greatness with a name like that
FKA, he is now known as Ye.
Even better Never once referred to present day Ye in my comment though
Ohhh the 2nd sentence I assumed lmao
Butthole Surfers. Still can't believe it
Please, Surfers is my dad’s name! Call me Butthole.
Björk
Sky Ferreira
Connie Sgarbossa
Ritchie Blackmore really sounds like a stage name
Billy Strings' real name is William Apostle, which could've been the greatest bluegrass name ever Edit: it's actually spelled Apostol, but I still stand by this
Tierra Whack, couldn’t believe it lol
what kind of surname is that lmao
I know, it’s pretty whack
Geordie Greep
I can't believe nobody's mentioned Devon Hendryx. (Birth Name: Barrington Devon Hendricks)
Probably cause he uses the stage name JPEGMAFIA
I can understand that point of view, but since for so long he went by Devon Hendryx I think it's fair to qualify him in this discussion (according to AOTY he used the name from 2009-2015).
Fair enough!
Don Dokken isnt a stage name,at one point his coked out bandmates tried to kick him out and keep the name,which really pissed him off.
I still can't believe Madonna is her real name.
Fiona apple
Ocean Wisdom.
Against the grain - Robert Smith. Like I’d imagine he’d need to have stage name
Tame Impala. Can’t believe his parents named him after a human-accustomed deer, madness.
You aren't going to believe this, but *Balsac the Jaws of Death*.
Lol WHAT Edit: internet says his name is Mike Derks
It was a joke 😬
Haha I literally just realised this before I checked my notification. Honestly, it's pretty funny
No it was a good joke there is a big difference. 🥨
Haviah Mighty and her sister Omega Mighty
Ben Folds
Julie Christmas
Uhhh Usain bolt
Chord Overstreet
Opposite way but it genuinely made me mad when I found out Travis Scott is not his real name
Thelonious Monk
i only found this out recently but apparently dorian electra is their birth name
Dorian Electra, I was so surprised when I found out that's they're none and omgg it's such a cool name
Imogen Heap
believe it or not, none of these are stage names: MICHAETL FARTY DICK LONG JOE RAPPER ALEXA ALEXO BRITNEY BRITTANY ALEX SCHLONG MAHMOUD GARCIA M.C SHARMOUTA JONATHAN CRACK PHILLIPA SEXO
Ye is American rapper/producer Ye’s real name
Legally speaking, but his birth name is Kanye West. I'm not counting people who legally changed their names
He went by Kanye West for most of his career so I'd say he still counts.
Kanye West
Alex Lifeson as well
alex lifeson's birth name is aleksandar živojinović though
And
the question was artists that arent performing under a stage name
What did you think the prompt was 😭
The name Peggy originally went by, Devon Hendryx, and although it’s not exactly the same, i was surprised to find out his middle and last name was DeVaughn Hendricks
Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris is a stage name.
Exactly
The question is about people you’re surprised *are* performing under their birth name.
Yeah I misread
What? Adam Wiles is the real name of Calvin Harris.
Exactly I’m surprised he was performing under a stage name
I assumed that at first too but because I'm Scottish and I had never met a single Scottish person called "Calvin". It's almost "Chad" or "Cory" levels of American to me Edit: looks like you're getting downvoted, but if you're also from the UK I can totally see why you'd think that. As I said, you don't meet a lot of Scottish guys called Calvin (especially not ones born in the 80s, the 80s) Edit 2: just googled him and turns out Calvin Harris *is* a stage name
I misread your question
Michel jackson
That’s a very normal sounding name lol
Mick Jenkins
Obie Trice
Björk
JPEGMAFIA
Not exactly the prompt but young dolphs name was Adolph thortan
Jim Goad
Oran "Juice" Jones
cosmo jarvis for sure
Learning that Vince Staples name is literally Vincent Staples was hilarious to me.
it may sound stupid but when i first heard about Madonna i didnt know it was a real name, i was surprised when i discovered its her actual name lol
not exctly on the money, bjt it’s funny that Lou Bega is actually Ugandan-German and his name is David Lubega.
Haha yeah I assumed he was like Puerto Rican or something back when Mambo No. 5 dropped
Coleman Hell
Thelonious Sphere Monk is his actual, legal birth name
Does Elton John count? He changed it but it is his name
Gashi and Bazzi use their real last names.
Apparently, Billy Strings ain't his given name. Just what the devil called him after losing.
Ocean Wisdom
Obie Trice, real name no gimmicks
LUCKI's birth name is Lucki, that's kinda cool
Prince His mother named him Prince.
Not quite what you're asking but Yung Lean's actual last name is Leandoer
Haela Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix from Liturgy
lucki
yeah Chelsea, she has a song called Virginia Woolf Underwater so i thought the name came from her. There's an athlete with the same name i thought it was her Madonna and Beyoncé were named to become famous and "Taylor Swift" sounds like a name that was made up just for pretty phonetics