TThe pseudonym, the pka, the aka, the handle, the nom de guerre – no performer is complete without one.    P. Diddy and Prince know the value of a good stage name.  They placed so much importance on their own legacies, it took each of them years to settle on suitable professional names. These twenty-six more decisive musicians had less trouble arriving at the names millions have come to know them by.  Looking for a good small talk topic while at the bar?  Here is ADANAI’s first installment of “Bar Talk” – 26 Names of Musicians That Might Surprise You.

1: Cameron Jibril Thomaz

Wiz Khalifa

 

 

 

2: Peter Gene Hernandez

Bruno Mars

 

 

 

3: Onika Tanya Maraj

Nicki Minaj

 

 

 

4: Elizabeth Woolridge Grant

Lana Del Rey

 

 

 

5: Karmin Kharbouch

French Montana

 

 

 

6: Tijs Michiel Verwest

Tiesto

 

 

 

7: Tim Bergling

Avicii

 

 

 

8: Adam Richard Wiles

Calvin Harris

 

 

 

9: Joel Thomas Zimmerman

Deadmau5

 

 

 

10: Axel Christofer Hedfors

Axwell

 

 

 

11: Ryan Raddon

Kaskade

 

 

 

12: Dragan Roganovic

Dirty South

 

 

 

13: Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam

Akon

 

 

 

14: Kamaljit Singh Jhooti

Jay Sean

 

 

 

15: Wasalu Muhammad Jaco

Lupe Fiasco

 

 

 

16: Holly Brook Hafermann

Skylar Grey

 

 

 

17: Ben Haggerty

Macklemore

 

 

 

18: Thomas DeCarlo Callaway

CeeLo Green

 

 

 

19: Victoria Christina Hesketh

Little Boots

 

 

 

20: Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi

Kid Cudi

 

 

 

21: Sonny John Moore

Skrillex

 

 

 

22: Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam

M.I.A.

 

 

 

23: Thomas Wesley Pentz

Diplo

 

 

 

24: Steven Markowitz

Hoodie Allen

 

 

 

25: Amethyst Amelia Kelly

Iggy Azalea

 

 

 

26: Faheem Rasheed Najm

T-Pain (His kids names are Kaydnz Kodah Najm, Lyriq Najm, Muziq Najm)

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