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Names -> Music Performer Pseudonyms -> M

This is a list of names of famous people, who have changed their real name. I'm only looking for music performers, not actors or other famous people. Below are the most recent entries.

Entries Beginning with M

Pseudonym		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
M		Robin Scott		Singer who enjoyed "Pop Muzik".		brit
M C Hammer		Stanley Kirk Burrell				mg
M. M. McGhee		Martin Wilson		Red pants wearing drummer for The Fish Brothers & Attila the Stockbroker. Also performed under his own name with Captain Sensible.		Mixi
m. shadows		Matthew Sanders		Sings in Avenged Sevenfold.		A7X for life bitches
M. Shadows		Matthew Charles Sanders		"Darker kid in the band," hence, Shadows. Matt was reduced to M.		Travis
M. Shadows		Matthew Charles Sanders				Beryun
M. Shadows		Matthew Sanders		Singer of Avenged Sevenfold		Sam
M. Shadows		Matt Sanders		Singer of Avenged Sevenfold.		Kameron
M. Ward		Matthew Stephen Ward		One half of the duo She & Him, the other being Zooey DesChanel.		Owen Money
M.C. Hammer		Michael Charles Hammer		Is this right?		Destro
M.C.A		Adam Yauch		M.C.A of the Beastie Boys, According to the song, "No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn		inthe80s.com
M.I.A.		Maya Arulpragasam				nally
M.I.A.		Mathangi Arulpragasam		That is her given name. "Maya" was the name she took when she became M.I.A.		She
M.Shadows		Matt Sandars		The lead singer of Avenged Sevenfold.		Yasmine
M.Shawn Crahan		Michael Shawn Crahan		Slipknot's 1st percussionist and founder, he also plays drums in To My Surprise, he produced LD 50 from Mudvayne. He's married with Chantal and has got 4 children. He loves arts. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on 24th September 1969. When performing with Slipknot, he used to wear a clown mask that now has been a little bit modified. He gave his first clown mask a name: Dude.		StEvIeRoXy
M16		Miguel Vargas		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
M16		Michael Vargas		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
M2M		Marit Larsen and Marion Raven		Norwegian pop duo. The name "M2M" comes from the first initials of the two girls. They were originally called M&M, but changed it after the American rapper Eminem gained notoriety.		Olvan The Terrible
M:G		Maribel Gonzalez		North California Bay Area artist, most popular for "Sweet Honesty"		Ren
Ma$e		Mason Durell Betha				rap
Mac		MacKinley Phipps		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Mac Davis		Morris Davis				Countryhick
Mac Doe		Donald McLeoud		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Mac Dre		Andre Hicks				badinflunce4life@yahoo.com
Mac Kissoon		Jerry Kissoon		Had a hit with his younger sister Katie, called "Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep".		one hit
Mac Mall		Jamal Walker		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Machine Gun Kelly		Richard Colson Baker				Regina
Machito		Frank Grillo				Bobo
Mack 10		D. Rolison				Bobo
Mack Daddy		Chris Kelly				Bobo
Macy Gray		Natalie McIntyre				soul ii
Mad Child		Shane Bunting		Mad Child of Swollen Members. Ya know, the blond one with the hat.		Swollen Fan
Mad CJ Mack		B. Ross		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Mad Professor		Neal Fraser				Bobo
Mad Rapper		Deric Angelettie				t-moe
Mad Skillz		D. Lewis		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Mad Stuntman		Mark Quashie				Bobo
Madd Rapper		Deric				Bobo
MadKap		Damon Cole		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Madonna		Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone		Pretty much the same..but I would also go by Madonna if I had that long of a name		sparklingrain678
Madonna		Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone				inthe80s.com
Madonna Wayne Gacy		Stephen Bier		Marilyn Manson's keyboardist. Madonna comes from the singer/actress (obviously), and Wayne Gacy was the murderer of 33 boys. Gacy (The real one) often worked as a clown at children's parties, and went by the name of "Pogo The Clown". The Manson keyboardist is also sometimes referred to as Pogo.		Tam
madonna wayne gacy		Stephen Bier		keyboardist for marilyn manson, dont call him steve..... and his name isnt spelt with a V		theimposter
Madonna Wayne Gacy (Pogo)		Stephen Gregory Bier Jr.		Pogo is Marilyn Manson's keyboardist. He follows the tradition of the band of first name famous actress/artist and last name serial killer (Madonna the singer, John Wayne Gacy, serial killer of 33 boys). His other name (Pogo) comes from Pogo the Clown (who I heard was also John Wane Gacy).		InvaderHankie
Mae West		Mary Jane West				older
Maestro Fresh Wes		Wesley Williams		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Mafer		Anedmafer Mattos Fernandes				MAFER MATTOS
Maggot		Andrew Majors		He's from the hip hop band 'Goldie Lookin' Chain'.		Patricia Gale
Magic		Aywood Magic Johnson		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Magic Dave		David Therault		Kick ass harp player that gave Magic Dick his name		zz
Magic Dick		Richard Salwitz		Former harp player for The J. Geils Band.		rocknroll
Magic Mike		Michael Hampton		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Magic Sam		Samuel Maghett				Bobo
Magic Slim		Morris Holt				Bobo
Magic Wond		MGW				Nick
Magnus Rosen		Magnus Rosengraven		Magnus is the bassist in Swedish power metal band HammerFall. He changed his last name, probably because most non-Swedish fans cannot pronounce Rosengraven		Ms. C.
Magoo		Melvin Barcliff		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Majesty		R. Wiggins		Info from rapdict.org. Of Da King 'n' I.		Bobo
Makaveli		Tupac Shakur				teresa
Malik B		Malik Abdul Basit-Smart		Info from rapdict.org. Of The Roots.		Bobo
Mama Cass Elliot		Ellen Naomi Cohen		Late singer from The Mamas and the Papas.		oldsongs
Mama Yoke		Janet Jackson		Used to be her nickname in lesbian circles.		Scott M
Mamus		Nicholas Currie		Scottish-born singer/songwriter		Bobo
Mana		Satou Manabu		Guitarist for Japanese group Malice Mizer.		kira
Mandy Doubt		Kirsty MacColl		She used this pseudonym as a member of The Addix, before signing to Stiff Records as a solo artist.		Pickle*
Mandy Moore		Amanda Leigh Moore				pop
Mandy Moore		Amanda Leigh Moore		I think it might been a nickname for her and plus there another Amanda on "What I like about you"		Margaret
Mandy Patinkin		Mandel Patinken		Played Che in the Broadway musical "Evita".		t.v.
Manfred Mann		Manfred Lubowitz				brit
Mani		Gary Mounfield				Bobo
Manitas de Plata		Ricardo Baliardo		This French gypsy guitar maestro was nicknamed by painter Pablo Picasso. It means 'little hands of silver'.		Tom Cruisemissile
Mannie Fresh		Byron Thomas				mburmy
Mantovani		Annunzio Paolo Mantovani				classic
Mantronik		Kurtis Karleel				z
Mantronik		Kurtis Karleel				Bobo
Marc Anthony		Marco Antonio Muniz		Marc was named after singer Marco Antonio Muniz, who's known as the "king of Bolero music". He changed his name to avoid confusion with the famous Mexican singer, Marco Antonio Muniz. As "Marc Anthony" he was the first salsa singer to sell out Madison Square Garden.		Darla Maria
Marc Anthony		Marco Antonio Muñiz		Actually Marc was named after singer Marco Antonio Solis, who's known as the "king of Bolero music". He changed his name once he began his musical career to avoid confusion with the famous Mexican singer.		Scarlett Blaise
Marc Anthony		Marco Antonio Muniz		He changed it because he was starting to sing more English-Anglo mainstream music but with a Latin beat.		Mark Pippin
Marc Bolan		Mark Feld		Marc Bolan of T-Rex		Bobo
Marcella Detroit		Marcy Levy		Formerly with Shakespeare's Sister.		pop
Marcie Blane		Marcia Blank				crazydon
Marco Hietala		Marko Tapani Hietala				Chandra
Marco Pirroni		Mark P. Roney		Adam And The Ants guitarist		LESMANIA.com
Marcy Joe		Marcy Rae Sockel		She had the hit "Ronnie" in 1961.		Candy Welty
Mare Winningham		Mary Megan Winningham		Did cut an album a couple of years back.		movie
Margaret Dumont		Margaret Baker		Singer better known as the foil of the Marx Brothers.		comical
Margie Ganser		Margie Dorste		Late singer for The Shangri-Las.		oldsongs
Maria Muldaur		Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato		The "Midnight At The Oasis" lady.		disco
Mariah Carey		Maria Nunez				lylap
Mariah Carey		Maria Nunez		Mariah's grandfather is from Venezuela and his last name was Nunez. When he came to America he changed his last name to Carey to gain cultural immunity. She didn't actually change her name, but this is what her name would have been.		Azya
Marie Brennan		Marie Ni Bhraonein		Enya's sister and lead singer for Clannad, which also includes her brothers PolBrennan (Pol i Bhraonein) and Ciaren.		one
Marie Osmond		Olive Marie Osmond				t.v.
Marijana Flego		Odeurre Fajina		Country and western singer, from Croatia. Originally started out at Croatian kareoke bars was discovered by Hierrey Fajina (her late husband a.k.a Dj Faj of Lebannon) currenty working on her second album ' Do you like it, Hierrey??' in memory of her dear husband who died in 1990 during a routine botox opperation.		Claire Oneill
Marillion		Peter Robinson				inthe80s.com
Marillion		Simarillion		They were wrong on that. Marillion is a BAND name baed on the Tolkien book "The Simarillion" Thanks!		Rob V.
Marilyn Manson		Brian Hugh Warner		His middle name is his father`s first name. (Hugh).		missmikey612
Marilyn Manson		Brian Werner				patchy
Marilyn Manson		Brian Warner		It's combining two opposites together - IE Marilyn from Marilyn Monroe and Mason from Charles Manson.		Jase
Marilyn Manson		Brian Hugh Warner		Here's a quote from him about his name: Marilyn Manson--I picked that as the fakest stage name of all to say that this is what show business is, fake. Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking that to be my real name. But what's real? You can't find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best. As long as you know everything's a lie, you can't hurt yourself.		Charlotte
Marilyn Manson		Brian Warner				Hunter
Marilyn Manson		Brian Hugh Warner				Ifer
Marilyn Manson		Brian Warner		He got the name Marilyn Manson from the two names Marilyn Monroe and Charles manson		Roxanne
Marilyn Manson		Brian Warner		Manson's real name		Chris M
Marilyn manson		Brian Hugh Warner				p bart
Marilyn Monroe		Norma Jean Baker (Mortenson)				old
Marilyn Monroe		Norma Jean				JennS
Marilyn Scott		Mary DeLoatch		She had the hit "God Only Knows" in 1978.		Candy Welty
Marina and the Diamonds		Marina Diamandis				Zani
Mario		Mario Dewar Barrett				Brad Hole
Mario Lanza		Alfredo Arnold Cocozza				opera
Marion Worth		Mary Ann Ward		She had a dozen country hits between 1959 and 1968, including "Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry)" in 1963.		Loree Dare
Mark Anthony		Marco Antonio Muniz				chico
Mark Dinning		Max Dinning		I only learned this during the man's funeral.		Zoseph
Mark Drown		Malik Andrews				Franchize Playa
Mark E Mark		Mark Walburg				Alien7
Mark Hoppus		Markus Allen Hoppus		Vocals/Bassist for Blink 182		bLiNk
Mark Hoppus		Markus Allen Hoppus				blink_fan
Mark Mizzark		Marlis Pugh		Formerly with Another Bad Creation.		soul ii soul
Mark Morton		Mark Duane Morton		His middle name is cited on various albums and was theorized to be a 3rd guitarist. He hides the middle because of embarrassment.		ShadowStep
Mark St. John		Mark Norton				Sandi
Mark Vannoyce		Wolfgang Medlitsch		Mark Vannoyce - Lead Vocalist of LUXOR		Andy
Marky Mark		Mark Wahlberg		It's just a correction to the spelling (of both the real and pseudo names) presented by Alien7		Mark
Marky Mark		Mark Wahlberg		both names were spelled incorrectly on your page.		jayme abbajay
Marky Ramone		Marc Bell				Bobo
Marky Ramone		Thomas Erdelyi				Bobo
Marlena Shaw		Marlena Burgess		She had the hit "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" in 1967.		Candy Welty
Marlene Dietrich		Maria Magdalena von Losch				older
Marley Marl		Marlon Williams				Bobo
Marquee		M. Furgeson		Info from rapdict.org.		Bobo
Mars Bonfire		Dennis Edmonton		Steppenwolf.		Bobo
Marshall Tucker		Doug Gray		Okay, maybe not a pseudonym per say, but that's what fans of The Marshall Tucker Band call him.		rocker
Martay		Melanie MacKenzie		Info from rapdict.org.		Bobo
Martha Reeves		Martha Lavaille				soul ii soul
Marti Pellow		Mark McLaughLin				Matt
Martie Maguire (dixie chicks fiddler)		Martha Elenor Erwin		Martie is her childhood nickname, and she married Garth MaGuire. Hence the name, Martie MaGuire		Lindz
Martika		Marta Marrero Martinez				Cuban
Martin Sheen		Ramon Estevez		Charlie and Emilio's daddy and the fake prez		thatbrunettegirl
Martina McBride		Martina Mariea Schiff				Countryboy
Marty Balin		Martyn Jerel Buchwald		Lead singer of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship.		Greg G.
Marty Robbins		Martin David Robinson		The late,great country crooner.		fame
Marty Sanders		Marty Kupersmith		Guitarist and vocalist for Jay and the Americans		Barry Disbrow
Marty Wilde		Reginald Smith		Singer and father of 80's pop icon Kim Wilde.		brit
Marvelous		Marvin Berryman		Info from rapdict.org. Of Cash Money & Marvelous		Bobo
Marvin Gaye		Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.		He added the 'e' onto his last name because he was self-conscious about having the last name of "gay."		Novac
Marvin Gaye		Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.				motown
Marvin Hamlisch		Andy Renko Hamlisch				entertainer
Marvin Rainwater		Marvin Karlton Perry		Swore he would find himself a bluebird.		native
Mary Ford		Colleen Summers				Country
Marylin Monroe		Norma-Jean Baker		She's an actress really but she's well known for her singing.		leo
Mas'T		Josh Telo		Originally In The Fatal-Fourway, Just Signed On To The Majestics Calaborating With Kay-Z, Fai-C And Kani		Killa
Masta Ace		Duval Clear				Bobo
Masta Killa		E Turner				Bobo
Mastamind		Gary Reed		1/3 of the Detroit Based rap group NATAS. Contrary to popular belief NATAS is not satan spelled backwards. NATAS stands for a Nation Ahead of Time And Space.		andre1127
Master Bimbo Woman		Judy Gola		Crazy at religous stuffing.		Mike Berry
Master G.		Guy O'Brien		1/3 of the rap trio The Sugarhill Gang.		rap
Master P.		Percy Miller				Bobo
Matt Collins		Karlo Metikos		International rockabilly star from 50-ies, but he is from former Yugoslavia, today Croatia. Also possible partial Hungarian origin... However, his surname should be read as, if i'm right, "Metyckosh"... Now you see why pseudonym...		DeadManTodor
Matt Jay		Matt Willis		aka Matt from Busted. Not sure why he used this name.		Evil Squirrel Of DOOM!
Matt Monro		Terry Parsons		The British Sinatra. Major star of pre-Beatle UK pop. Sang original versions of classic movie themes "Born Free" and "From Russia With Love". "My Kind of Girl" was his only American hit. Also played Vegas regularly. The former London truck driver died young (53); his stylish renditions of great standards are worth checking out if you're a Sinatra/Bennett fan.		jonaco
Maurice Mansfield		Doug Owen		Nashville based songwriter for Kenny Rogers, Tanya Tucker etc. who finally tired of being asked if he was kin to Buck Owens. Chose name of relatives(Maurice ie: Morris) & town where both sets of grandparents were raised(Mansfield, AR.)		Jackson Destry
Maurizio		Moritz Von Oswald				Bobo
Max Cavelera		Massilliamo Antonio Cavelera		Massilliamo is actually the full version of Max! This goes for pretty much every one called max despite popular belief its just the name itself.		James Hayes
Max Collins		James Maxwell Stuart Collins III		Lead singer/bassist for the now defunct band Eve6.		Rachel
Max Martin		Martin Sandberg		Famous producer and songwriter for Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys and others		Tee Wee
Maxi		Kim Wuletich		One of the Mary Jane Girls.		white soul
Maxi Priest		Max Elliott		Pop/reggae artist; best known for hit songs "Close To You" (1990) and "That Girl"--duet with Shaggy (Orville Richard Burrell)		R.S.K.
Maynard James Keenan		James Maynard Keenan		Don't know why, but he just flip-flopped the two names.		FadedReality
Maynard James Keenan		Herbert James Keenan				Tia
Maynard James Keenan		James Herbert Keenan		Lead singer of Tool and A Perfect Circle.		Keighty
Maynard James Keenan		James Herbert Keenan				Aymie
Maynard Keenan		James Keenan				Vanya
Mayte		Mayte Jannell Garcia		Back-up singer and wife of Prince.		back-up
MC 900 Ft. Jesus		Mark Griffin				Bobo
MC Ad-Rock		Adam Yauch				Celeste
MC Ad-Rock		Adam Horowitz		Someone on here put that Ad-rock is Adam Yauch's pseudonym, sadly it ain't.		Clark
MC Breed		Eric Breed				Bobo
Mc Eiht		Aaron Tyler		First off im ah big fan of his,I have almost every album by him or have something to do with him,except "straight checkin em". I have a album coming out ( 3 weeks) I was tryin to mail him a copy. If you have any questions,answers,ect e-mail me AT turkeyandchicken@sbcglobal.net thank you.		David Davis
MC Eiht		Aaron Tyler				rapster
Mc Face		Tom Green				Daniel Rainey
Mc Face		Tom Green				Daniel Rainey
MC Hammer		Stanley Kirk Burrell				Bobo
MC Honky		Mark Oliver Everett		AKA Mr. E or just E, lead singer of The Eels. Unproven, but likely. Often, costumed help will come dressed as MC Honky when E must be onstage as well.		phase one skeith
MC Lyte		Lana Michelle Moorer				Hakim
MC Maxim Reality		Keith Palmer		Member of the group (The) Prodigy.		electronic
MC Ren		Lorenzo Patterson				Bobo
MC Ren		Lorenzo Patterson				Bobo
MC Ricky D.		Ricky Walters		Also known as Slick Rick.		rappa
MC Serch		Michael Berrin				Bobo
MC Shan		Shawn Molkte				Bobo
MC Shy D		Peter Jones				Bobo
MC Solaar		Claude M'Barali		Born in Senegal		Bobo
MC Tee		Touré Embden				Bobo
MC Trouble		Latasha Rogers		LA's first solo female emcee,to break out,tragically passed away in 91 .		bori love
MCA		Adam Yauch				Bobo
McFadden & Whitehead		Gene McFadden/John Whitehead		Duo who recorded "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now".		duo
McGuinness		Kurt Liekens				Bobo
Meat Loaf		Michael Lee Aday		His birth name was Marvin Lee Aday, but due to a scarred childhood he later changed it to Michael. The name "Meat" was from his father's abuse about his weight as a child. The "Loaf" was later added by classmates. Note: The initials are the same- Meat Loaf (ML); Marvin Aday (ML); Michael Aday (ML). That's the reason that he stuck with the name, although its origin is insulting.		Eric D.
Meat Loaf		Marvin Lee Aday				Mike Hack
Meat Loaf		Marvin Lee Addy		He used the name "Meat Loaf Addy" in the credits of the movie "The Fight Club".		rocky
Meatloaf		Marvin Lee Aday		I think it's something from when he played football in high school.		alice_cooper_fan
Meco		Meco Menardo		Famous for "Star Wars (Cantina Band)".		electric
Meegs		Miguel Rascon		hes the guitarist for coal chamber and i believe the story goes a kid used to always call him "meegs" (taking the long "i" from MIguel, and spelling it with two e's for emphasis) and it stuck		gitarkid
Meg Myers		Janice Sue Meghan Myers				Sheila Oh
Meire Brennan		Marie Ni Bhraonein				irish
Meisenmann		Steve Petersen				Oskar Schulz
Mekon		John Gosling				Bobo
Mel & Tim		Mel Hardin/Tim McPherson		Recorded the hit "Backfield In Motion".		duo
Mel B./Scary Spice		Melanie Janine Brown				brit
Mel Blanc		Melvin Blank		The legendary king of cartoon-character voices was also a sometime recording artist. Made many records in the early '50s as Bugs, Daffy, Tweety and all the other Looney Tunes- his "I Tawt I Taw A Pussy Cat" was a million-seller!		jonaco
Mel C./Sporty Spice		Melanie Jayne Chisholm				united
Mel Tillis		Lonnie Melvin Tillis				Country
Mel Torme		Melvin Howard Torme		The singer nicknamed "The Velvet Fog".		jazzy
Mel Torment		John Lennon		Recorded the piano for his song, "Scared" under this pseudonym.		Tina
Mel Torment		John Lennon		Used on the track Scared.		Noah McKelvie
Melanie		Melanie Safka				groove
Melba Moore		Melba Hill				old soul
Mellow Man Ace		Ulpiano Sergio Reyez		Brother of Cypress Hill's Sen Dog.		Bobo
Melvin Franklin		David English		Singer for The Temptations.		soul
Memphis Bleek		Malik Cox				ShaMeka Edmonds
Memphis Minnie		Lizzie Douglas		Female blues guitarist.		Bobo
Meredith Willson		Robert Merediith Willson		Correct spelling is with two Ls. From the Mason City, IA, Visitors and Convention Bureau		Peg
Meredith Wilson		Robert Meredith Wilson				composer
Merle Haggard		Merle Ronald Haggarerd				Country
Merry Clayton		Mary Clayton		She had five hits, 1970-88.		Candy Welty
Merzbow		Masami Akita		Japanese 'noise-music' pioneer.		Bobo
Messiah Marcolin		Bror Jan Alfredo Marcolin		Messiah is best known as the vocalist for the Swedish doom metal band, Candlemass. He also had a band called Memento Mori while on hiatus from Candlemass		Kyle
Method Man		Clifford Smith				Bobo
Mia X		Mia Young				Bobo
Mica Paris		Michelle Wallen		She had the hit "My One Temptation" in 1989.		Candy Welty
Michael Angelo		Michael Batio		greatest guitarist ever, double guitar is baffling.....		gitarkid
Michael Barrywhoosh		Mike Stokes		DJ, 1/2 of Bentley Rhythm Ace		Bobo
Michael Berrin		Mc Serch		member of 3rd bass		ANDY IN PCB
Michael Blessing		Robert Michael Nesmith		Later became Michael Nesmith of the Monkees, origionally used the stage name Blessing, because he didn't like the name Nesmith, so he looked through the phonebook starting at A, and stopped at the name Blessing, because he liked it		luc
Michael Bolton		Michael Bolotin		He changed his name to sound "less Russian"		Martin
Michael Bolton		Michael Bolotin		It is not much of a change to alter Michael Bolotin to Michael Bolton, but this is more American and easier to pronounce. I do own one album by Michael Bolton he got out as Michael Bolotin. Either he was about 16 when he did that or his age was also altered - about 5 years deduced? The Bolotin album is great, Allman Brothers style! There are some Bolton albums which feature thank yous to the "Bolotin"-family in the smallprint.		Bernhard Hausner
Michael Crawford		Michael Patrick Dumbell-Smith		Is there any wonder why this Broadway "phantom" changed his name?		brit
Michael Damian		Michael Damian Weir		Singer and soap star.		t.v.
Michael Jackson		Michael Joseph Jackson		Joseph is his father's name That's why his label is called MJJ records.		Julia
Michael Monroe		Matti Fagerholm		Singer of Hanoi Rocks		Emma
Michael Nesmith		Robert Michael Nesmith		Guitarist for The Monkees.		monkee
Michael Schock		Michael Ertmer		His family and friends were SCHOCKed about him Frontman of Schock		Stinky
Michael Stipe		John Michael Stipe		Frontman for REM.		rock
Michael Tummers		Michiel Tummers		Guitarplayer of Mondyn the 13th. Hes dutch and sum people couldnt pronounce his first name so its changed to Michael		Flellis
Michele Lee		Michele Lee Dusiak		Was a singer before she became a full time actress.		opinion
Michelle Phillips		Holly Michelle Gilliam		Formerly of The Mamas and The Papas.		oldtimer
Michelle Shocked		Karen Michelle Johnson				Jan
Michelle Williams		Tenitra Michelle Williams		destiny's child member & gospel artist		glitter4579
Michelle Williams		Tenitra Michelle Williams		Tenitra was a little too "ghetto" for Destiny's child, so the used her middle name instead. Kind of like Kelly because her real name is Kelendria Trene Rowland.		Saider Eiegle
Michelle Williams		Denetra Michelle Williams		From destiny's child		super1
Mick Flaire		Michael Ralston Jones		I am the leader of the San Francisco "true underground" band Dog Beaver and created my stage name in 1986 as a hybrid of Mick Jagger and Ric Flair!		Mick Jones
Mick Jagger		Michael Philip Jagger				stoned
Mick Mars		Robert Anthony Deal		He plays for Motley Crue along with Nikki Sixx.		Travis
Mick Mars		Bob Deal		Member of Motley Crue.		hehateme
Mick Mars		Bob A. Deal		Don't know what the A stands for but its important because the initials become B.A.D that's why he changed his name. For better luck...		Ka-Boom
Mick Mars		Robert Allan Deal		Changed name to Mick Mars 'cause he concidered his initials B.A.D. bad luck!		Shaun
Mickey & Sylvia		Mickey Baker/Sylvia Robinson		Their hit was "Love Is Strange".		duo
Mickey Bradock		George Michael Dolenz (Mickey)		Was called this in a tv show called "Circus Boy".		Janet Trent
Mickey Dolenz		George Michael Dolenz		Guitarist and main vocal for The Monkees.		monkee
Mickey Dolenz		George Michael Dolenz		His dad was an actor called George Dolenz.		Janet Trent
Mickey Newberry		Milton J. Newberry, Jr.		Country legend.		songs
Mickey Rooney		Joe Yule, Jr.				old
Micki Harris		Addie Harris		One of the Shirelles.		ideal
MickPick		winston conrad				mike Pickett
Micky Dolenz		George Michael Dolenz, Jr.		Drummer for The Monkees. Sang lead rarely, that job held by Davy Jones.		mike d
Micky Dolenz		George Michael Dolenz		He was the drummer! NOT the guitarist!		Ms. Roelofs
Midge Ure		James Ure		British glam rock star.		brit
Midge Ure		James Ure		The name Midge was derived from the shortened version of James, which is Jim. His fellow band members during the days of Slik and the Rich Kids reversed the name to 'Mij'. Eventually this was re-spelt as Midge.		Bruce Chant
Midge Ure		James Ure		The name Midge was derived from the shortened version of James, which is Jim. His fellow band members during the days of Slik and the Rich Kids reversed the name to 'Mij'. Eventually this was re-spelt as Midge.		Bruce Chant
Miguel		Miguel Jontel Pimentel				Yvette Bristle
Miike Snow		Chris Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, and Andrew Wyatt		Ironically, there is no real Miike Snow, nor is there a Mike Snow - in fact, there is no one named Mike in the entire group. The Swedish band's self-titled debut garnered a bit of media attention and is worth a look.		JC Foster
Mike D		Mike Diamond		Member of The Beastie Boys.		dj deege
Mike Dirnt		Michael Prichardt		Used to walk around school saying "Dirnt, Dirnt, Dirnt" to practice his bass licks, so when he turned 18, he changed it.		snowburton
Mike Dirnt		Micheal Pritchard		Green Day's bass player.		Morten Bendix
Mike Dirnt		Michael Pritchard		Mike was originally given this name by a member of the band Screeching Weasels, because he always imitated the "dirnt" sound of a bass guitar, and it just stuck. Mike is now the bass player for Green Day, the biggest punk rock band in the world.		Courtney Tolson
Mike Dirnt		Michael Ryan Pritchard		Bassist of Green Day. Dirnt is the surname of his foster parents.		emily
Mike Douglas		Michael Dowd, Jr.		Famous singing talk show host.		Joy
Mike Ink		Wolfgang Voigt		Also performed under the pseudonyms Gas, Love INC, M:I:5, Vinyl Countdown, Klar, All, Audio One and Dextro NRG		Matt
Mike McGear		Michael McArtney				Michael J. Clentworth
Mike Nesmith		Robert Michael Nesmith		Before performing in The Monkees he went by the pseudonyn "Michael Blessing" which he found in a phone book		Ms. Roelofs
Mike Pender		Michael Prendergast		Singer and guitarist for the British Invasion group, The Searchers.		brit
Mike Reno		Joseph Michael Rynoski		Lead singer for Loverboy.		oldrock
Mike Tramp		Michael Trempenau		Mike was the singer for the popular 1980's hair metal band White Lion.		Sandi
Mikey		Michael Way		Bassist for My Chemical Romance.		Gee
Mikey Way		Micheal James Way				Olivia
Mikey Way		Michael James Way		Bassist of My Chemical Romance.		emily
Miley Cyrus		Destiny Hope Cyrus		"Miley" was a nickname given to her by her dad, "Billy Ray", because her smile was "a mile wide".		She
Millie		Millicent Small				Erin
Millie Small		Millicent Smith		She sung "My Boy Lollipop" and "Sweet William".		Barry Disbrow
Milton Berle		Milton Berlinger				t.v.
Mina		Mina Mazzini		She had the hit "This World We Love In" in 1961.		Candy Welty
Mince Fratelli		Gordon McRory				soph
Mindy McCready		Malinda Gayle McCready				Countryhick
Mink		Lee Mink				Chris Chendo
Minnie Pearl		Sarah Ophelia Colley		Famous for her "Hee-Haw" appearances.		Countryboy
Minnie Pearl		Sarah Ophelia Cannon		According to Yahoo.com...		Country
Minnie Riperton		Minnie Riperton Rudolph		Her daughter is Mya Rudolph, who is a regular on "Saturday Night Live".		soul ii
Miriam Makeba		Zensi Makeba		South African born singer who hit big with "Pata, Pata".		soul
Mish Bondage		Michelle Miller		Lead vocals and lyricist from 82 - date for Sado-Nation, Mish added a new harder edge to the band and could physically as well as vocally hold her own against her male counterparts from the same era of US hardcore punk, helping to blaze the trail for outspoken defiant women in underground music.		Lulu
Missy Eliott		Mellisa Eliott		rapper/hip-hop artist/producer also is also known as Missy "Misdomeanour" Eliott.		Ifer
Missy Elliot		Melissa Elliot		Missy is now the hottest female rapper there is.		Lisa Sohan
Missy Misdemeanour Elliot		Melissa Eliot				Bobo
Mitch Miller		Mitchell William Miller		Bandleader noted for the series "Sing Along With Mitch".		old band
Mitch Ryder		William Levise, Jr.		Founded Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels in the mid 60s.		ride
Mitsou		Mitsou Gelinas		French-Canadian singer.		French
Mitzi Gaynor		Franceska Mitzi Marlene de Charney von Gerber				oldtimer
Mixmaster Mike		Michael Schwartz				Bobo
Mixmaster Morris		Morris Gould		Also performed as Irrisistible Force.		Bobo
MJG		Marlon Jermaine Goodwin		Southern Rap pioneer		Bobo
Moby		Richard Melville Hall		He is a descendant of Herman Melville, writer of 'Moby Dick.'		Jimmy J.
Moby		Richard Melville Hall		He's related to the writer of "Moby Dick"		moose
Moby		Richard Melville Hall				Bobo
The Modernist		Jörg Burger				Bobo
Moe Bandy		Marion Bandy				Country
Mojo Nixon		Neill McMillan, Jr.		Song parodist who was on MTV too often.		funny
Moka Only		Daniel		He's the guy whose in some of Swollen Members songs-also does solo singing		Michelle
Moms Mabley		Loretta May Aiken				Bobo
Mondo Cozmo		Joshua Keith Ostrander		Singer from Philadelphia now living in Los Angeles		Open Mike Knight
Money Mark		Mark Ramos Nishita		Famous keyboardist, and unofficial fourth Beastie Boy.		Bobo
Monica		Monica Arnold				pop
Monie Love		Simone Wilson				sherap
Monifah		Monifah Carter				soul ii
Monk		Steve McClure		Famous producer.		Bobo
Monkey Mafia		Jon Carter		Also performed under his real name, but this was the more famous name he used.		Bobo
Monoxide Child		Paul Barbalo Methric		twiztid rules		errin
Monoxide Child		Paul Methric		from the rap group Twizted		Sugar Bear's Baby
Montsho Eshe		Temelca Garther		Member of Arrested Development.		soul ii
Moody Boyz		Tony Thorpe		Also performed under his own name, Moody Boyz produced some of the first English acid records and is widely credited with helping inspire both jungle and "intelligent techno" artists by combining elements of dub, hip-hop, electro, and traditional African musics within a dancefloor-friendly techno framework.		Bobo
Moon Martin		John David Martin		80's singer and songwriter from Oklahoma.		Rock Maninoff
Moondog		Louis Hardin				Bobo
Moongoose McQueen		Chris Irvine		As some of you may know, Irvine also wrestles for the WWE as Chris Jericho. Only recently has he "admitted" that Y2J and McQueen are the same person- before, McQueen would claim Jericho was a stalker.		Stu M
Moronic Dicktator		William Manspeaker		Lead singer of Green Jelly.		Mickey D.
Morris Albert		Maurício Alberto Kaisermann		Singer of the infamous one-hit wonder "Feelings" (born in Sao Paolo, Brazil.)		old
Morrissey		Steven Patrick Morrissey		Ex-lead singer for The Smiths and also a solo artist.		newave
Mos Def		Dante Smith				Peanutbutta
Mos Def		Dante Beze				Bobo
Mother Bernadette Mary		Sinead O'Connor		Singer who became a priestess of an offshoot of the Catholic Church.		ex
Mother Eucker		Joseph Russo		Bassist of Green Jelly.		Mickey D.
Mother Maybelle Carter		Maybelle Addington		The mother of country's Royal Family.		oldcountry
Mouth & MacNeal		Willem Duyn/Sjouke Van't Spijker		Asked "How Do You Do" in 1972. Van't Spijker was better known as Maggie MacNeal.		dutch
Move D.		David Moufang				Bobo
Moya Brennan		Mᩲe Ní ‚hraoná©®		Mᩲe Ní ‚hraoná©® is pronounced Moya Nee Vren-an (near enough)		Jay
Mozart		Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart				12
MPLS		Prince Rogers Nelson		Released a single under this name.		Seba
Mr 'C'; The Singing Barber		Perry Como		The nickname Mr. 'C' was given to Perry Como by his friends , stood for Mr. Calm, Mr. Cool and Mr Casual.		JP Reed
Mr 151derful		Mike Hebert				Linda Sarazin
Mr Mojo Risin'		Jim Morrison		It's an anagram of The Doors frontmans real name, he used it in a song, and booked concerts in small halls under this name so that only true fans would turn up.		Jon Ellis
Mr. Acker Bilk		Bernard Stanley Bilk		Took "Stranger On The Shore" all the way to #1 in 1962.		old
Mr. B		Larry Blackmon		Lead singer of Cameo.		soul ii soul
Mr. Brett		Brett Gurewitz		Presumably, the other guys in Bad Religion couldn't pronounce "Gurewitz"		Tim Kelby
Mr. C		Richard West				Bobo
Mr. James Barth/Braincell/Vector		Cari Lekebusch		He began DJing professionally and organized parties around the area during the late '80s. Several years later, Lekebusch began producing records part-time as well, after assembling his gear to found Hybrid Studios. He recorded for labels like Planet Rhythm, Loop, Plumphouse, R&S, ffrr, Svek, Proper NYC, Drumcode and Harthouse, later forming his own labels — Hybrid Productions, Audio Pollution, Trainspotters Nightmare — with Planet Rhythm owner Glen Wilson.		Bobo
Mr. Mojo Risin		Jim Morrison		Mr Mojo Risin is "Jim Morrison" if you switch the letters around.		Rain
Mr. Oizo		Quentin Depieux		The man behind that yellow puppet thing behind that Flat Beat song back 1998.		Bobo
Mr. Safety		Corey Williams				Rachel
Mrs. Miller		Elva Miller		Untalented elderly singer who covered Petula Clark's "Downtown".		bad
Ms.Melodie		Ramona Scott		female mc Krs-Ones ex-wife		bori love
Muddy Waters		McKinley Morganfield				Bobo
Muff Winwood		Mervyn Winwood		Bass player with The Spencer Davis Group and brother of Steve Winwood.		old band
Mungo		Ray Dorset		Lead singer for "Mungo Jerry".		brit
Munky		James Randal Shaffer		The guitarist from koRn got his name from his feet. "I spread them(toes) out and they look liek Monkey hands."		Evil Munky
Munky		James Schaffer		Head says his nickname comes from his feet, when he spreads them out they look like a monkeys hand.		Tyler
murdoc niccals		jamie hewlitt		murdoc from gorillaz is jamie hewlitt, creator of tank comics		flavio
Murph		Patrick Murphy		Formerly of Dinosaur, Jr.		alt
Murphy Lee		Tohri Harper		Youngest member of Nelly's rap group, the St. Lunatics		Bo 'Ice' Bielefeldt
Murray the K		Murray Kaufman		Late radio disc jockey noted for being the first to play The Beatles.		jock
Mushroom		Adrian Vowles		1/3 of Massive Attack		Bobo
Music		Giles Perry Richardson				paul
MUSICIAN		Robert Michael Nesmith				Michael Nesmith
Musiq		Taalib Johnson				Musiq Soulchild
Musiq		Talib Johnson				Cocoa
Mutley		Tony Matthew		Former engineer for Brit group Soul II Soul, now remixer and producer, and musician.		recudorp
Mutt Lange		Robert John Lange		Famous rock and country producer and husband of Shania Twain.		Country Yank
Mya		Mya Harrison				yo
Mylène Farmer		Mylène Gauthier		Farmer is an hommage to Frances Farmer.		eau
Mystikal		Michael Taylor				Jenay
Mystikal		Michael Tyler				yo

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