What's in a name? A lot, if you ask these musicians, each of whom ditched their birth names and adopted an alias before hitting the big time. (And for good reason, in some cases -- HAKEEM SERIKI just doesn't roll off the tongue quite as easily as "Chamillionaire," does it?) Check out the gallery and find out the real names behind pop star pseudonyms.
These Pop Stars' Real Names Are Unbelievable
By
Editorial Staff in
Entertainment
On 25th September 2015
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#1 WILLIE MAXWELL (a.k.a. Fetty Wap)
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#2 ABEL TESFAYE (a.k.a. The Weeknd)
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#3 THOMAS LUTHER BRYAN (a.k.a. Luke Bryan)
#4 NAYVADIUS CASH (a.k.a. Future)
#5 KENNETH ERIC CHURCH (a.k.a. Eric Church)
#6 SEAN MICHAEL ANDERSON (a.k.a. Big Sean)
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#7 SAMUEL TIMOTHY SMITH (a.k.a. Tim McGraw)
#8 JOHN HENRY DEUTSCHENDORF (a.k.a. John Denver)
#9 EBBA TOVE ELSA NILSSON (a.k.a. Tove Lo)
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#10 TREMAINE ALDON NEVERSON (a.k.a. Trey Songz)
#11 STEFANI JOANNE ANGELINA GERMANOTTA (a.k.a. Lady Gaga)
#12 SHAWN COREY CARTER (a.k.a. Jay-Z)
#13 ONIKA MARAJ (a.k.a. Nicki Minaj)
#14 DWAYNE MICHAEL CARTER, JR. (a.k.a. Lil Wayne)
#15 ELLA MARIJA LANI YELICH-O'CONNOR, (a.k.a. Lorde)
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#16 KATHERYN ELIZABETH HUDSON (a.k.a. Katy Perry)
#17 ALECIA MOORE (a.k.a. Pink)
#18 PAUL HEWSON & DAVID EVANS (a.k.a. Bono & The Edge)
#19 WOUTER DE BACKER (a.k.a. Gotye)
#20 CHRISTOPHER BRIAN BRIDGES (a.k.a. Ludacris)
#21 DESTINY HOPE CYRUS (a.k.a. Miley Cyrus)
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#22 AMETHYST AMELIA KELLY (a.k.a. Iggy Azalea)
#23 REGINALD KENNETH DWIGHT (a.k.a. Elton John)
#24 CURTIS JAMES JACKSON III (a.k.a. 50 Cent)
#25 CORDOZAR CALVIN BROADUS (a.k.a. Snoop Dogg)
#26 ALICIA AUGELLO COOK (a.k.a. Alicia Keys)
#27 JASON DESROULEAUX (a.k.a. Jason Derulo)
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#28 AUDREY FAITH PERRY (a.k.a. Faith Hill)
#29 DeANDRE CORTEZ WAY (a.k.a. Soulja Boy)
#30 SHAFFER CHIMERE SMITH (a.k.a. Ne-Yo)
#31 EILLEEN REGINA EDWARDS (a.k.a. Shania Twain)
#32 MATHANGI "MAYA" ARULPRAGASAM (a.k.a. M.I.A.)
#33 CLIFFORD JOSEPH HARRIS, JR. (a.k.a. T.I.)
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#34 JOHN DAVID JACKSON (a.k.a. Fabolous)
#35 BRIAN HUGH WARNER (a.k.a. Marilyn Manson)
#36 JAYCEON TERRELL TAYLOR (a.k.a. The Game)
#37 TIMOTHY ZACHERY MOSLEY (a.k.a. Timbaland)
#38 CAMERON JIBRIL THOMAZ (a.k.a. Wiz Khalifa)
#39 LONNIE RASHID LYNN, JR. (a.k.a. Common)
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#40 STEVLAND HARDAWAY JUDKINS (a.k.a. Stevie Wonder)
#41 GEORGIOS KYRIACOS PANAYIOTOU (a.k.a. George Michael)
#42 TRAMAR DILLARD (a.k.a. Flo Rida)
#43 HAKEEM SERIKI (a.k.a. Chamillionaire)
#44 ARMANDO CHRISTIAN PEREZ (a.k.a. Pitbull)
#45 ADAM RICHARD WILES (a.k.a. Calvin Harris)
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#46 WILLIAM JONATHAN DRAYTON, Jr.(a.k.a. Flavor Flav)
#47 KESHA ROSE SEBERT (a.k.a. Ke$ha)
#48 ROBYN RIHANNA FENTY (a.k.a. Rihanna)
#49 PETER GENE HERNANDEZ (a.k.a. Bruno Mars)
#50 THOMAS CALLAWAY (a.k.a. Cee Lo Green)
