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.
Pseudonym | Original Name | Description | Submitted by: | |||
S. Flavius Mercurius | Jimmy Page | The pseudonym was used for contractual reasons when Page played on Roy Harper's 'Stormcock' album. | pickle* | |||
SA Martinez | Douglas Vincent Martinez | SA Martinez from 311!! | J-Ro | |||
Saafir | Reggie Gibson | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
Sadat X | Derrick Murphy | Bobo | ||||
Sade | Helen Folsade Adu | stone | ||||
Sadistica | Kymmee O'Donnell | Drummer/vocalist of Green Jelly. | Mickey D. | |||
Saffron | Samantha Sprakling | Lead singer for Republica. | newdance | |||
Salman Gita | Sam Dodson | Bobo | ||||
Salt-N-Pepa | Cheryl James and Sandy Denton | inthe80s.com | ||||
Sam & Dave | Samuel David Moore/David Prater | Their biggest hit was "Soul Man". | duo | |||
Sam Car | Sami Kaario | drummer of Mystery Crue | Punkgod | |||
Sam Cooke | Sam Cook | Also known as Dale Cook. | oldsoul | |||
Sam Phillips | Leslie Phillips | Recorded five Christian albums under her real name. | deep | |||
Sam Sever | Sam Citrin | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
Sam Sneed | Sam Anderson | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
Sam The Sham | Domingo Samudio | Founder of Sam The Sham and The Pharoahs, whose hit was "Wooly Bully". | oldsongs | |||
Sam Washboard | Robert Brown | blues | ||||
Samantha Sang | Cheryl Gray | "Emotion"-al one-hit wonder. | aussie | |||
Samantha Sang | Samantha Sang | Actually, "Cheryl Gray" was a pseudonym used by Sang when she was 8 and performing with her parents. | correction | |||
Samira Amanda Perez | Amanda Perez | NuGGaH | ||||
Sammi Smith | Jewel Fay Smith | Candy Welty | ||||
Sammy | Luke Wood/Jesse Hartman | New York based "lo-fi" duo. | duo | |||
Sammy B | Samuel Burwell | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
Sammy BoDean | Sammy Llanas | Co-founder of The BoDeans. | blue | |||
Sammy Cahn | Samuel Cohen | oldtimer | ||||
Sammy Fain | Samuel Feinberg | Also known as Sammy Fein. | song | |||
sammy kershaw | samuel cashat | norman k | ||||
Sammy Kershaw | Sammy Cashet | Country | ||||
Sammy Turner | Samuel Black | He had five hits, 1959-60. | Candy Welty | |||
Sananda Maitreya | Terence Trent Howard | He is most famously known as Terence Trent D'Arby. And I have no idea (other than religion) why he changed his name again. | Reggie Pillbox | |||
Sandi Patti | Sandi Patty | Why she just changed one letter? I don't know. | Christian | |||
Sandi Patti | Sandi Patty | Her name was printed incorrectly on first album; she stuck with it until recently when she went back to maiden name "Patty" | Laney Mills | |||
Sandi Thom | Alexandra Thom | Alexandra uses Sandi as her nickname because it is less of a mouthful to say. Also, Sandi is the name of her father. | A7X4LyF | |||
Sandie Shaw | Sandra Goodrich | David Harrison-Jeil | ||||
Sandra | Sandra Ann Lauer | This Sandra is THE Sandra who also is in Enigma, she is also a famous pop singer in Europe, she had a big no.1 hit in 21 countries called "Maria Magdelena" in 1985. She was once the singer for a famous girl trio in the late 70's to early 80's called Arabesque. | Alana | |||
Sandy Dean | Sandy Yaguda | Backup singer for Jay and the Americans | Barry Disbrow | |||
Sandy Dean | Sandy Yaguda | An original back-up singer for Jay and the Americans | barry disbrow | |||
Sandy Posey | Martha Sharp | name | ||||
Sandy Posey | Martha Sharp | According to MGM Records and biographical sources. Sandy Posey was not actually named Martha Sharp, the person who was given writing credit on Posey's first two records. | John Hock | |||
Sandy Stewart | Sandra Galitz | obscure | ||||
Sanford/Townsend | Eddie Sanford/Johnny Townsend | Duo that witnessed "Smoke From a Distant Fire". | oldsong | |||
Santoo Govi | Giovani Govi | this is what i have read was his name, today, i find he is called santoo, which is right? | moekrison@aol.com | |||
Sara Beth | Sarah Bettens | She did 2 songs under this name: Hank William's "I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry" and Ry Cooder's "Why Don't You Try Me" with Frankie Miller. | Rad | |||
Sarah Connor | Sarah Levis | She's a german pop star. | Spooky | |||
Sash | Sascha Lappessen | Bobo | ||||
Sasha | Alexander Coe | Bobo | ||||
Sassy C | Michelle Franklin | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
Sauce Money | Todd Gaither | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
Saukrates | Amani Wailoo | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
Scam | Abram Escamilla | Scam is part of the Group Called Da Starderz. | Abram Escamilla | |||
Scan 7 | Lou Robinson | Bobo | ||||
Scarface | Bradley Jordan | Bobo | ||||
Scary Spice | Melanie Brown | The mixed race girl in Spice girls! Wit da curly hair and how is mad! ( acts crazy) | Miz_Bootylicious | |||
Scatman Crothers | Benjamin Sherman Crothers | Jazz artist before his work in "Chico and The Man" and "The Shining". | jazz | |||
Scatman John | John Larkin | mads. | ||||
Schoolly D | Jesse B. Weaver Jr. | Bobo | ||||
Scorn | Mick Harris | Also a group under the same name with Nicholas James Bullen. | Bobo | |||
Scott LaRock | Scott Sterling | Bobo | ||||
Scott MacKenzie | Philip Blondheim | Bobo | ||||
Scott Phillips | Thomas Phillips | Though he hasn't literally changed his last name, he goes by his middle name, Scott instead his first name, Thomas. Interesting, eh? | Jordan | |||
Scott Smith | Donald Scott Smith | Bassist for Loverboy. | backup | |||
Scott Stapp | Anthony Scott Flippin | This was his birth name. He changed his last name to Stapp after his mother got remaried. He switched his first and middle names because his initials would have been A.S.S. | Jessica | |||
Scott Stapp | Anthony Scott Stapp | The lead singer of creed originally had another last name before his mom remarried. He changed his name to Scott to avoid the initials A.S.S. | Matt | |||
Scott Walker | Noel Scott Engel | Scott Walker wrote his solo material under his real name | Dr Jimatha o' Boogie | |||
Scott Weiland | Scott Kent | Kent was his father's last name | STP fan | |||
Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Jalacy Hawkins | blues | ||||
Screaming Lord Sutch | David Edward Sutch | With his band The Savages (and a coffin), he preceded Alice Cooper with a horror-themed stage show by at least a decade. Unsuccessfully stood for over 40 elections in Britain, representing The Monster Raving Loony Party! A genuine character! | deebee | |||
Seal | Sealhenry Samuel | wave | ||||
Seal | Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel | Yes, that's his full name. | Mother Popcorn | |||
Seal | Henry Olusegun Olumide Samuel | britrock | ||||
Seals & Crofts | Jim Seals/Dash Crofts | oldtimer | ||||
Sean Paul | Sean Henriques | his middle name is paul | leon witton | |||
Seb | Sebastien Lefebvre | dum dum | ||||
Seb | Sebastien Lefebvre | He doesn't have a middle name =( | Selina | |||
Sebastian Bach | Sebastian Bierk | Former lead singer for Skid Row. | rocky | |||
Selena | Selina Quintanilla Perez | Latin singer murdered in 1995. | ole | |||
Sen Dog | Seyen Reyes | 1/3 of Cypress Hill, born in Cuba | Bobo | |||
Senator Bobby | James Voight | Also known as Chip Taylor, his version of the Troggs' "Wild Thing" went to #20 on Billboard in 1967. He is the brother of Oscar winning actor (and current nominee) Jon Voight. | rock | |||
Sense | Frank Krostag Jr. | WilliBZ | ||||
September | Petra Marklund | Swedish pop-dance singer. Her birthday is in the month of September, hence her pseudonym. | Joe | |||
Serge Gainsbourg | Lucien Ginzburg | Bobo | ||||
Seth Matheson | Seth Lokison | He always thought it sounded stupid, and the fact he changed it is an insult to his stepfather, Jake Lokison, who abused him as a child. | Emma | |||
sex bom | Holly | Sharnie | ||||
Sexy Rexy | Sextraphocil Rextraphocil | Believe it or not, Sexy Rexy is an actor, small but still an actor! | memphis gersh raines | |||
Shabba Ranks | Rexton Ralston Gordon | Hakim | ||||
Shaddoe Stevens | Terry Ingstad | Former disc jockey. | jock | |||
Shaggy | Orville Richard Burrell | Bobo | ||||
Shaggy 2 dope | Joseph Utsler | Utsler is his last name teri! | 4FuzZy2Faygo0 | |||
Shaggy 2 Dope | Joey Ulster | From Insane Clown Posse. | rapper | |||
Shagrath | Stian Thoresen | Singer of Dimmu Borgir. | Beast | |||
Shagrath | Stian Thoreson | he his the lead singer for dimmu borgir | md | |||
Shakey Graves | Alejandro Rose-Garcia | soph | ||||
Shakin' Stevens | Michael Barratt | inthe80s.com | ||||
Shakira | Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll | latino | ||||
Shana | Shana Petrone | She had the hit "I Want You" in 1990. | Candy Welty | |||
Shane West | Shannon Bruce Snaith | i dont know much, but he is in a band called jonny was. | Lynn | |||
Shania Twain | Eilleen Regina Edwards | This is her birth name. She was adopted by Jerry Twain. | Country | |||
Shania Twain | Eileen Twain | Eileen Twain changed her first name after the Nashville record company wanted her to change her last name. Shania is an ojibwe name meaning "I'm on my way." | Celeste | |||
Shania Twain | Eileen Twain | Producers wanted to change her last name, but she wanted to keep it in rememberance of her father who had died, so she changed her first name from Eileen to Shania which means "on my way," or something to that matter, in an Indian language - her father was Native American. | Alyssa | |||
Shania Twain | Eilleen Twain | New Country | ||||
Shania Twain | Irene Twain | Changed her name after she scored a recording contract. She insisted on keeping her father's last name. Shania is an Ojibwa name that means "I'm on my way." | Celeste | |||
Shanice | Shanice Wilson | soul ii | ||||
Shannon | Marty Wilde | Used for 1969 hit "Abergavenny". | Smoky Joe | |||
Shannon | Shannon Greene | One-hit wonder who told the band to "Let the Music Play". | disco | |||
Shannon | shannia miller | She is Murphy lee's irlfriend and they are going to have a baby for the first time. | Shannia | |||
Shannon (male) | Marty Wilde (male ) | The Marty Wilde who recorded "Abergavenny" as Shannon is a male. His name does not belong next to the female Shannon, who recorded "Let The Music Play". Different performers. | Cleftonefan | |||
Shantel | Stefan Hantel | As in S.Hantel. | Bobo | |||
Sharam | Sháram Tayebi | Half of Deep Dish | Bobo | |||
Shaun Morgan | Shawn Morgan Welgemoed | During an Interview with Shaun, he was asked how to pronounce Welgemoed. Someone has posted that it is pronounced Vel-ge-mo-de and that's wrong according to Shaun's own words below.. darkstar: How exactly do you pronounce Shaun’s real last name [Welgemoed, which he changed to Morgan because people had trouble pronouncing the former]? Shaun: Vel-heh-mut. It’s Dutch. It’s German and Dutch. The “g” - it’s kinda like you have to clear your throat, you know? | Teresa | |||
Shaun Morgan | Shaun Welgemoed | (vel-ge-mo-de) | Shaun(really that's my name) | |||
Shavo Odadjian | Shavarsh Odadjian | Bassist from System of a Down. Basically he just shortened it, but it sounds kinda cool | joe | |||
Sheb Wooley | Shelby F. Wooley | Country music parodist also known as "Ben Colder". | oldcountry | |||
Sheena Easton | Sheena Shirley Orr | inthe80s.com | ||||
Sheila B. Devotion | Annie Chancel | French singer who had a few disco hits in the late 70's, including "Spacer" from 1979. | Dylan Baranski | |||
Sheila E. | Sheila Escovedo | inthe80s.com | ||||
Sheila MacCrae | Sheila Margot Stevens | old | ||||
Shelby Lynne | Shelby Lynn Moorer | Country | ||||
Shelley Fabares | Michelle Fabares | Her aunt was Nanette Fabray. | groove | |||
Shep | Jim Shepherd | Recorded "Daddy's Home" with his band, The Limelites. | singer | |||
Sherrie Austin | Sherrie Veronica Krenn | Up-and-coming country singer who was on the show "The Facts Of Life". | Countryboy | |||
Shifty Shellshock | Seth Brooks Binzer | Ifer | ||||
Shifty Shellshock | Seth Binzer | Member of Crazy Town. | raprock | |||
Shinizzle | Mike Shinoda | Shinizzle is the nickname of Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park. | Denise | |||
Shinya | Shinya Terachi/Terauchi | Drummer from Japanese rock band Dir En Grey. | Lee | |||
Shirley | Shirley Goodman | Her group, Shirley & Company, had only one hit, and that's a "Shame, Shame, Shame". | one hit | |||
Shirley MacLaine | Shirley Beaty | Her brother is Warren Beatty. | movie | |||
shirley manson | shirley ann manson | shiver | ||||
Shirley Owens | Shirley Alston | Lead singer for The Shirelles. | oldsoul | |||
Shirley Strachan | Graeme Strachan | Late leadman of 70s Aussie favourites "Skyhooks" | rusty | |||
Shizuo | David Hammer | Bobo | ||||
Shock-G (Humpty Hump) | Gregory E. Jacobs | Formed the rap group Digital Underground. "The Humpty Dance," which was rapped by Shock-G's alter ego Humpty Hump, climbed all the way to number 11 on the pop charts, peaking at number seven on the R&B charts. | JoC | |||
Shooter Jennings | Waylon Albright Jennings | Son of "Outlaw" Waylon Jennings | Martha Hankins | |||
Shortee | Shannon Burke | Although more a producer than a performer, she did release one album in late 1999 | Bobo | |||
ShortKut | Jonathan Cruz | Bobo | ||||
Shorty | Jerome Washington | Formerly with Da Lench Mob. | rapper | |||
shorty long | emidio vagnoni | there were 2 shorty longs | norman k | |||
Shorty Long | Frederick Earl Long | His hit: "Here Comes the Judge". | soul | |||
Shorty Rogers | Milton M. Rajonsky | jazz | ||||
Shpitz | Elad Aaron | The vocalist of the Israeli thrash-metal band "The Lonely Redheads" (Hajinjim Habodedim). | jinji | |||
ShyFX/Undercover Business | Andre Williams | Bobo | ||||
Shyheim | Shyheim Franklin | Youngest member of Wu-Tang Clan. | Nicholas Thompson | |||
Si-{Cut}.db | Douglas Benford | Bobo | ||||
Sib Hashian | John Hashian | Former drummer for 70's hitmakers Boston | Shannon | |||
Sick Boy | Joel Madden | his last name used to be combs until he had it legally changed to madden | ariel | |||
Sick Boy | Joel Madden | Singer in Good Charlotte | Katya | |||
Sickboy | Joel Madden | heather | ||||
Sickie Wifebeater | Eric Carlson | Guitarist of The Mentors. Allegedly used to abuse his first wife. | rob noxious | |||
Sicness | Corey Taylor | aka #8 from slipknot | chris | |||
Sid Vicious | John Simon Ritchie | The ex-Sex Pistols lead guitarist who O.D.ed in 1979. | under | |||
Sid Vicious | John Simon Richie | Before becoming a member of the Sex Pistols, Richie was a huge fan of the band, and friends with the members, who would often get drugs from him cheap. Just before he was let in the band, while visiting Johnny Rotten, he was bitten by Johnny's "vicious" hamster Sidney. The name stuck, and was appropiate, as he stabbed his junkie girlfriend to death with a hunting knife, and OD'd while on bail. | KingofCanada | |||
Sid Vicious | John Simon Ritchie | well, there was no such person as steve cook in the sex pistols, steve JONES was the guitarist, paul COOK was the drummer. The sex pistols had to use the name spots as they were banned from playing in or around London at the time. | Darrell | |||
Sid Vicious | John Simon Ritchie | John Lydon (bka Johnny Rotten) gave him this name. Sid after his pet hampster Sidney, and Vicious as a joke. Regarding Sid, Rotten was quoted as saying "He couldn't fight his way out of a bag of crisps!" | SadieSwitchblade | |||
Sid Vicious | John Simon Beverley | The guy above got it wrong | James | |||
Sid Vicious | John Simon Ritchie | he was not the Sex Pistols lead guitarist, he was the bassist, and also former drummer for the punk band Siouxie and the Banshees | Miles Goode | |||
Sid Vicious | John Simon Ritchie | As above, but he replaced Glen Matlock on bass guitar, not lead. Steve Cook was the guitarist. | chas | |||
Sil Austin | Sylvester Austin | He took a "Slow Walk" in the 50s. | jazz | |||
Silicone Baby | Tassa Deez | Her chosen Adult Film Star name. Her real first name is Natasha (Tassa is short for Natasha in Russian language) | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
Silk The Shocker | Vyshon Miller | Brandon Bell | ||||
Silkie | Sylvia Tatler | Re-did the Beatles' "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away". | brit | |||
Silkk The Shocker | Zyshonne Miller | Bobo | ||||
Simon Dupree | Derek Shulman | Simon Dupree and the Big Sound was a 60's british pop group with a few hits. Derek Shulman then went on to form Gentle Giant with his brothers Ray and Phil | phil | |||
The Singing Nun | Jeanine Deckers | The late Belgian born nun better known as Sister Luc Gabrielle. Her hit was "Dominique". | older | |||
Single Cell Orchestra | Miguel Angelo Fierro | Bobo | ||||
Siouxsie Sioux | Susan Dallion | Lead singer for the punk band "Siouxsie and the Banshees". | newave | |||
Sippie Wallace | Beulah Thomas | blues | ||||
Sir Mick | Mick Jagger | Mick got knighted a few years ago. In the 1980 Stones hit "Emotional Rescue" Mick sings "I will be your knight in shining armo(u)r......" Now, he is exactly that - a KNIGHT! | Uh Uh Uh-Uh Uh-uh-uh-uh | |||
Sir Mix-a-lot | Anthony Ray | The baby got back guy | Billy Florio | |||
Sir Walter Scott | Walter Notheis | Lead singer for Bob Kuban & The In-Men, who recorded "The Cheater" in 1966. Ironically, Scott was murdered by his wife and her lover in 1983(?) | rock | |||
Sisqo | Mark Althavan Andrews | NOPE | Danielle | |||
Sisqo | Mark Andrews | Mark Pippin | ||||
Sisqó | Mark Andrews | Not many may have recognized his name, but his voice was no doubt familiar, since he was a member of the massively successful '90s R&B group Dru Hill. In 2000, though, Sisqo finally became a household name thanks to his debut solo album, Unleash the Dragon. | Bobo | |||
Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Rosetta Nubin | gospel | ||||
Sister Souljah | Lisa Williamson | Controversial female rapper. | sherap | |||
Sizzla [Kalonji] | Miguel Collins | Reggae superstar | Mick Mox | |||
Skatha Rose James | Gail Rosa James | Lead singer of the metal/punk band Perox!de. Decided to change her name at age 12. | babycake666 | |||
Skee-Lo | Antoine Roundtree | rapper | ||||
Skeeter Davis | Mary Francis Penick | Her big hit was "End Of The World". | oldsong | |||
A Skillz | Adam Mills | member of DJ Breakbeat duo "A Skillz and Krafty Kuts" | AJ | |||
Skin | Deborah Anne Dyer | Former lead singer of Skunk Anansie | British Bullcrap | |||
Skinz | Colin Skinner | He's a drummer...hits the skins...the Z just makes it look different/better! | NoName | |||
Skip and Flip | Clyde Batten and Gary S. Paxton | Barry Disbrow | ||||
Skitch Henderson | Lyle Russell Cedric | bandleader | ||||
Skitch Henderson | Lyle Henderson | band | ||||
Skoob | Willie Hines | From the rap duo Das EFX. "Skoob" is "books" spelled backwards. | u | |||
Skrillex | Sonny Moore | Julie | ||||
Skullz | Gbenga Akinwale | gbenga akinwale | ||||
Skunk Baxter | Jeff Baxter | Guitarist for The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan. | oldrock | |||
Sky Saxon and the Seeds | The Seeds | The singer is Sky Saxon, originally Richard Marsh. | Mr. Farmer II | |||
Sky Saxon, Sky Sunlight Saxon, Sunstar, etc. | Richard Marsh | He usually went by the moniker "Sky Saxon" but some of his albums were released under the other names above. | Starpunk | |||
Slash | Saul Hudson | He is the legendary guitarist of Guns n Roses | J.T. | |||
Slash | Saul Hudson | rich perry | ||||
Slash | Saul Hudson | Bobo | ||||
Slash | Saul Hudson | He was given the nickname "Slash" by family friend Seymour Cassel, according to whom Saul "was always in a hurry, zipping around from one thing to another. | Meehan | |||
Slash | Saul Hudson | Slash of Guns N' Roses | inthe80s.com | |||
SLASH | Saul Hudson | The one and only curly haired lead guitarist of the long gone guns -n- roses and vow of Velvet Revolver. ROCK ON SAUL | Dizzy Milligan | |||
Slick Rick | Ricky Walters | inthe80s.com | ||||
Slide Hampton | Locksley Wellington Hampton | Underrated jazz artist. | indyhick | |||
Slim | Shawn Stockman | Of Boyz II Men. | cool | |||
Slim Harpo | James Moore | He had two hits: "Rainin' In My Heart" in 1961 and "Baby Scratch My Back" in 1966. | Candy Welty | |||
Slim Jim Phantom | Jim McDonnell | Drummer for The Stray Cats. | rocker | |||
Slim Pickens | Louis Bert Lindley, Jr. | Singer/actor/ex-"Hee-Haw" regular/ex-rodeo clown. | Country | |||
Slim Shady | Marshall Mathers | George | ||||
Slim Thug | Stayve Jerome Thomas | PayDay | ||||
Slim Whitman | Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr. | Much maligned "record offer" singer. | fatboy | |||
Slimkid | Tre Hardson | Bobo | ||||
SlipMatt | Matthew O'Brien | An early chart hero during the early-'90s rave explosion and the leader of the growing happy hardcore nation later in the decade, Slipmatt changed the course of hardcore techno towards a serious artist-oriented direction. | Bobo | |||
Slo Down | Corey Edwards | Masked member of Nelly's rap group, the St. Lunatics | Bo 'Ice' Bielefeldt | |||
Sly Fox | Gary Cooper/Michael Camacho | Cooper was also known as "Mudbone". | one hit | |||
Sly Stone | Sylvester Stewart | Founding member of Sly and The Family Stone. | soul | |||
Smelly | Erik Sandin | NOFX drummer. This is only one of his names. He changes his name on every album. He was "Smelly" on "So Long and Thanks For All the Shoes." Others of his names include Groggy Nodbeggar, Erik Ghint, and Erik Shun. | Nikhil | |||
Smiley Burnette | Lester Alvin Burnette | old country | ||||
Smokey Robinson | William Robinson | Bobo | ||||
Smoky Babe | Robert Brown | A shadowy figure from the early days of the '60s folk-blues revival. | Bobo | |||
Sniff | Paul Roberts | Lead singer of Sniff 'N' the Tears, who put himself in the "Driver's Seat". | brit | |||
The Snoo | Frank Edwin Wright III | This is Tre's cover name when he plays in the band "The Network" | Chess Owen | |||
Snooky Lanson | Roy Landman | Regular on T.V.'s "Your Hit Parade" in the 50s. | oldtimer | |||
Snooky Pryor | James Edward Prior | Bobo | ||||
Snoop Dogg | Calvin Broadus | He was given the name snoop dogg by his mom who said he was so skinney and he walked like Snoopy the dog | Stobes | |||
Snoop Dogg | Cordozar 'Calvin' Broadus | Ifer | ||||
Snoop Dogg | Calvin Broadus | porkchop | ||||
Snoop Doggy Dogg | Calvin Brodus | Keon | ||||
Snoop Doggy Dogg | Calvin Broadus | inthe80s.com | ||||
Snoop Doggy Dogg | Cordozar Broadus | thats what it really is... also, Syreeta Wright used to be married to Stevie Wonder, FYI | ninasimona | |||
Snow | Darrin O'Brien | Canadian rapper and convicted "informer". | rapper | |||
Solange | Solange Knowles | Solange Knowles is the wonderful sister of Beyoce` Knowles and are the daughters of the clothing desighner Tina Knowles and their father Michael Knowles their singing career manager.Solange was playing the part of the oldest daughter in Johnsons Family Vacation and is the lead singer of the Proud family theme song. | Ahjahnae | |||
Solange | Solange Knowles | Solange Knowles is the wonderful sister of Beyoce` Knowles and are the daughters of the clothing desighner Tina Knowles and their father Michael Knowles their singing career manager.Solange was playing the part of the oldest daughter in Johnsons Family Vacation and is the lead singer of the Proud family theme song. | Ahjahnae | |||
Solex | Elisabeth Esselink | dutch 'collage' musician on the Matador label. the name comes from a brand of motorized bicycle. | Vanessa | |||
Son of a Plumber | Per Gessle | Steven Hammes | ||||
Soni | Jim Sonefeld | Member of Hootie and The Blowfish. | folk | |||
Sonny | Paul Joshua Sandoval | Lead singer of P.O.D. | Christian | |||
Sonny Bono | Salvatore Bono | oldtimer | ||||
Sonny Boy Williamson | Aleck Ford Miller | The better known of two blues artists with the same pseudonym is alson known as Rice Miller. | blues | |||
Sonny Boy Williamson | Aleck Ford | Bobo | ||||
Sonny Boy Williamson | John Lee Williamson | The lesser known of two blues artist with this pseudonym. Also known as Willie Williamson. | blues | |||
Sonny James | James Loden | His big hit was "Young Love". | Countryboy | |||
Sonny Knight | Joey C. Smith | His hit was "Confidential". | oldtimer | |||
Sonny Rollins | Theodore Walter Rollins | Jazz saxaphonist. | jazz hot | |||
Sonny Terry | Saunders Teddell | blues | ||||
Sonny/Sun Ra | Herman Blount | jazz | ||||
Soopafly | Priest Brooks | Bobo | ||||
Sophie | Sophie Xeon | Lola | ||||
Sophie Tucker | Sophia Abuza | oldest | ||||
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em | DeAndre Ramone Way | dxman | ||||
Soulside | Anthony R Grant | The name speaks for itself | Anthony | |||
Souniq | Eric Sablan | Vinyl Masseuse | Hip Hop | |||
South Park Mexican | Carlos Coy | Bobo | ||||
South Park Mexican | SPM | Jian | ||||
Southside Johnny | John Lyon | Founded Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes in 1974. | jazzy | |||
Spanky | Elaine McFarlane | She took the stage name from George "Spanky" McFarland of "The Little Rascals". | oldperson | |||
Sparkle Moore | Barbara Morgan | Know in the 1950's as the "Female Elvis" for her stage gyrations. Recorded for "Fraternity Records" (they claim five sides, but that doesn't come out even???). Her biggest hits were "Skull and Crossbones' and "Rock-A-Bop." Some of her music is still available on "ACE Records," title: "Good Girls Go Bad." Barbara passed away in about 2003. | Ward Evol | |||
Speech | Todd Thomas | Lead Singer/Rapper for the group Arrested Development | Hakim | |||
Speedo | Earl Carroll | Earl Carroll and the Cadillacs singing group also recorded a hit song in 1955 with the same name. The song contained the line; "They often call me Speedy but my real name is Mr. Earl." | PawPaw Walt | |||
Speedo Frazier | Joe Frazier | Recorded "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)" with his goup The Impalas. | soul | |||
Speedy J | Jochem Paapen | Bobo | ||||
Spice 1 | Robert L. Jones | rappa | ||||
SpiceLab | Oliver Lieb | Also known as LSG | Bobo | |||
Spider One | Michael Cummings | Rob Zombie's Little Brother | shaun | |||
Spike Jones | Lindley Armstrong Jones | older | ||||
Spike Milligan | Terence Alan Milligan | funnybrit | ||||
Spike Wilbury | George Harrison | Credited as "Nelson Wilbury" for production, lead and backing vocals, madolin, sitar, and guitar parts on the Traveling Wilburys Volume 3 LP. | Tina | |||
Spinderella | Deidra Muriel Roper | The often forgotten middle woman to the hit group Salt N Pepa, (she is also sometimes referred to simply as Spin). Salt 'N ' Pepa do not leave her out, but she is the music mixer in a lot of the songs and does back-up vocals. | Below Average Dave (badave.com) | |||
Spinderella | Dee Dee Roper | inthe80s.com | ||||
Spinderella | Deedee Roper | Deejay for Salt-N-Pepa. | rap | |||
Spoonie Gee | Gabe Jackson | Bobo | ||||
The SPOTS | The Sex Pistols | This was actually a temporary acronym for Sex Pistols On Tour Secretly, because for a brief period during their career, they couldn't perform overseas as "The Sex Pistols." | The Skuz | |||
Springfields | Mary and Dion Springfield | The brother and sister duo are better known as Dusty and Tom Springfield. | brit | |||
Spyder 1 | Michael Cummings | rob zombie's brother and lead singer of powerman 5000 | panther | |||
Spyder McCombs | Jeff McCombs | He is the lead singer of Dark Chamber | Spyder McCombs | |||
Spyder Turner | Dwight Turner | Redid Ben E. King's "Stand By Me". | soul | |||
Squarepusher | Tom Jenkinson | Also performed as Rumble Tum Tum and Chaos A.D, this was his most famous pseudonym | Bobo | |||
Squirrel | Craig Taylor | Part of the rappin' rock group Crazy Town. | raprock | |||
Squirt | Wanya Morris | Of Boyz II Men. | blaque | |||
St. Germain | Ludovic Navarre | Also recorded under his real name before converting to this pseudonym | Bobo | |||
St. John | Geoff St. John | Trance/house artist, and DJ on the Bay Area's Wild 94.9 FM. | Glowstick Chick | |||
St. Paul | Paul Peterson | He had the hit "Stranger To Love" in 1990. | Candy Welty | |||
St. Vincent | Anne Erin Clark | She also goes by Annie Clark. | Sheila Oh | |||
Stacey Q. | Stacy Swain | disco | ||||
Stan Getz | Stanley Gayetzsky | jazzy | ||||
Stan Kenton | Stanley Newcomb | old | ||||
Stan Laurel | Arthur Stanley Jefferson | Got to number 2 in the U.K. charts in 1975 alongside Oliver Hardy with " The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" | Big Al | |||
Stanley | Chris Stann | The former (and allegedly homeless) singer of Life, Sex, and Death. | hardrock | |||
stanley | david bales private organs | david bales is this crazy drummer and he got stoned one time and started calling his balls stanley. | flavio | |||
Stars On, Star Sound, etc. | Stars On 45 | The big "Stars On 45" phenomena in the early 80s spawned many dance medleys and remixes under the name of this Dutch studio band. However, due to record label and broadcasting regulations around the world (and this group topped the charts in SEVERAL countries) the hits were released under various "band" names. For example, the group name in New Zealand was "Star Sound". That's the Politics of Dancing. | Baby I'm a Star | |||
Stasis | Steve Pickton | Bobo | ||||
Stat Quo | Stanley Benton | New D12 member. | Lil' Gangsta | |||
Steady B | Warren McGlone | Bobo | ||||
Stef | Stephen Carpenter | i dont know | ||||
Stephan Jenkins | Stephen Douglas Jenkins | Stephan Jenkins is the lead singer of third eye blind. he changed the "e" in his name to an "a" when he turned 19 I believe | Annie | |||
Stet Howland | Stanley Hayward | Stet is one of W.A.S.P.'s former drummers | Chandra | |||
Steve Lawrence | Stephen Leibowitz | jazz | ||||
Steve Lawrence | Sidney Liebowitz | I got this version from an old celebrity pseudonym book. | MOR | |||
Steve Took | Steve Peregrine-Took | Late guitarist for T. Rex. | brit | |||
Steve, Righ? | Steven Montano | Guitarist for Mindless Self Indulgence. He got his name when someone approached him and said, "You're Steve, Righ?" | Travis | |||
Steven Feline | Joseph C. Becker, Sr. | Singer-songwriter, actor, producer from the early 70's to today. Also known under various additional pseudonyms, with this one being the most commonly used. | Doll Face | |||
Steven Tyler | Steven Tallarico | He was going to call himself Tyler Britt until someone told him to drop the Britt part and just incorporate Tyler with his real first name. | Whiskey Chick | |||
Stevie B. | Steven B. Hill | The one who sang "Because I Love You". | oldsound | |||
Stevie Nicks | Stephanie Lynn Nicks | She renamed herself Stevie @ age 5 because she couldn't say Stephanie. Her grandfather was a c&w singer & he used to take her with him when he performed. | Delia | |||
Stevie Nicks | Stephanie Nicks | Former vocalist of Fleetwood Mac, she has a successful solo career | Sydney | |||
Stevie Nicks | Stephanie Nicks | Former singer with Fleetwood Mac and still an accomplished solo artist. | mac | |||
Stevie Wonder | Steveland Morris | Why did he change his name? Maybe it was not his idea, but his managemnet's? Stevie Wonder was, like Mozart, Judy Garland, Erich Wolfgang Korngold a wonderkid in the music business. So maybe his management had that wonder permanantly established as his name. | Bernhard Hausner | |||
Stevie Wonder | Steveland Morris | why did he change it | sheryl | |||
Stevie Wonder | Stevland Morris | inthe80s.com | ||||
Stevie Wonder | Steveland Judkins | Rumpleteazer | ||||
Stevo 32 | Steve Jocz | From Sum 41. Computer program name, ha. | Sdik | |||
Stevo32 | Steve Jocz | He got the name stevo32 because people with the number 32 are good at sports and he sucks. This is from the mouth of Bizzy D. | Cone | |||
Sticky Fingaz | Kirk Jones | rap | ||||
Sting | Gordon Sumner | inthe80s.com | ||||
Sting | Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner | Having played in jazz/rock bands like "Last Exit" and other various groups, including a dixieland jazz group, where he got the name "Sting" from a yellow/black striped shirt. | Meehan | |||
sting | Gordon Sumner | rich perry | ||||
Sting | Gordon Sumner | Bah Humbug! | ||||
Sting | Gordon Mathew Sumner | The nick 'sting' came from a sweater Sting wore at school. It had black and yellow stripes that made him look like a wasp (or a bee, for what matters). And wasps sting. | Peltio | |||
Stiv Bators | Stivin Bator | Late guitarist for Dead Boys and many others. | punkrock | |||
Stockard Channing | Susie Channing | 'Grease' fame | Janet Trent | |||
Stokley | Stokley Williams | R & B | ||||
Stonewall Jackson | Stonewall Jackson | This country singer, who had a crossover hit with the saga "Waterloo" (not the later ABBA song) in '59, had no pseudonym: "Stonewall" was his given name! | jonaco | |||
Stormzy | Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. | UK-based drill rapper, pciked up the name because he thought it sounded cool and conveyed power | Jay | |||
The Streets | Mike Skinner | Tarquin | ||||
Strictly Kev | Kevin Foakes | Bobo | ||||
Stringbean | Dave Akeman | Former "Hee-Haw" regular murdered in 1973. | Countryhick | |||
Stu Pid | Stuart Donovan | "Stu Pid" is actually "stupid" split in two. | Brown-Houston_3333 | |||
Stu Sutcliffe | Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe | Beatles bassist who died of a brain hemmorhage in 1962. | Beegles | |||
The Subsonikbioik | Steve Austin | I came up with this name whilst listening to the sub base of a track in which Derrick may was playing, I said to a friend "thats f***in Bionik, he said no thats sonik and I then said thats f***ing subsonikbionik. I write techno and study film making and are now using all these ideas. | James Kearnie Beaton | |||
Substance | Peter Kuschnereit | Bobo | ||||
Sugar Blue | James Whiting | Bobo | ||||
Suge Knight | Marion Knight | rappa | ||||
Suggs | Grahm McPherson | Suggs is the frontman for Madness | inthe80s.com | |||
Sugizo | Sugihara Yasuhiro | Guitarist for Japanese band Luna Sea. | kira | |||
Sully Erna | Salvatore Paul Erna | Sully Erna is the singer in the Rock band Godsmack | Sarah | |||
Sun Ra | Herman Poole Blount | Jazz keyboardist & bandleader with a strong interest in Egyptology and the cosmos. | Todd W. Zimmerman | |||
Sunny | Sunny Ozuna | Recorded "Talk To Me" with his Sunglows in 1963. | old | |||
Sunnyland Slim | Albert Luandrew | Bobo | ||||
Supa Deejay Dmitry | Dmitry Brill | One of the DJs in Deee-Lite | Naomi | |||
Super Cat | Dmitri Hakim | He always thought of himself as "a new and improved Cat Stevens." Therefore, he called himself "Super Cat." So far, his biggest hit is "A Dog Is Better Than A Gun." | Dog | |||
Super DJ Dmitry | Dmitry Brill | Member of the trio Deee-Lite. | electronic | |||
Superhunk | Tarrell P Shea | Acoustic artist who has collaborated with musical greats John Ranger (JDR) and Jens Nielsen. | Terry Shea | |||
Superman Lovers | Guillaume Atlan | Had a 2001 hit with the single Starlight | Bobo | |||
Surface 10 | Dean DeBenedictis | Surface 10 acknowledges numerous and electic influences, such as Tangerine Dream, Steve Roach, Autechre, and Aphex Twin. (Look up these artists for more information.) | Bobo | |||
Susie Luchsinger | Martha Susan McEntire | Sister of country singer Reba McEntire. | Christian | |||
Suzanne Shaw | Suzanne Crowshaw | Singer from 'Hear'Say' | Sez | |||
Suzi Quatro | Suzi Quatrocchio | "Happy Days" singer/actress. | oldrock | |||
Suzy Bogguss | Susan Kay Boggus | Country | ||||
Sven Seven | Steven Shenar | Guitarist of Green Jelly. | Mickey D. | |||
Swed Carnifex | Kath Bainbridge | swed was her school nick name after she changed sweed(another word for head)to swed.she also guffed on't swed of another kath who later died. | john bowness | |||
Sweet Tee/Suga | Toi Jackson | old school female emcee | bori love | |||
Swift | Ondre Moore | D12 Member. | Rax | |||
SWV | Cheryl, Tamara, Leann | SWV, had originaly chose the name TLC for their initials. But the other TLC came out with it first. | Nikki | |||
Syd Barrett | Roger Keith Barrett | Guitarist and vocalist for Pink Floyd. | united | |||
Syd Barrett | Roger Keith Barrett | As most of you will know he was a founder- member of Pink Floyd and the creative force behind the band on their first album. He wrote or co-wrote all but one track on their classic Piper At The Gates Of Dawn album. He also wrote both sides of their first two hit singles, Arnold Layne and See Emily Play and their third 45, Apples And Oranges. All of these recordings are essential artefacts of British psychedelia. A rumor said that he took syd from acid but its false he began take acid after the first album | Nicolas Bastien McCallum | |||
Syd Barrett | Roger Keith Barrett | He used to go to this jazz club, where a musician named Sid Barrett played. When they realised they had the same surname, Roger adopted the nickname "Syd", changing the way that the name was spelt. From then on it stuck. | queen crimson | |||
Sydney Youngblood | Sydney Ford | His hits include "I'd Rather Go Blind" and "If Only I Could" | Candy Welty | |||
Sylvain Sylvain | Syl Mizrahi | Formerly with The New York Dolls. | punker | |||
Sylvia | Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson | This veteran R&B singer/guitarist/producer was half of Mickey and Sylvia ("Love Is Strange"). Nearly 20 years later, she had her own million-seller with soft-soul tune "Pillow Talk". With husband Joe, she helped put hip-hop on the map as producer of the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight". | jonaco | |||
Sylvia | Sylvia Hutton | Best known for the song "Drifter". | Country | |||
Sylvia | Sylvia Hutton | Sylvia is best known for her #1 hit, "Nobody". | Wade | |||
Synester Gates | Brian Hener | Lead guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold | brittany | |||
Synyster Gates | Brian Elwin Haner, Jr | Lead guitarist and backing vocals for Avenged Sevenfold. | Travis | |||
Synyster Gates | Brian Haner Jr | He made up this name before the band Avenged Sevenfold began. He was totally drunk, in the back of a car. He screamed "I am Synyster F***ing Gates!" He plays lead guitar in Avenged Sevenfold, but he also plays in Pinkly Smooth with Jimmy Sullivan (The Rev- A7X) and two other people from Ballistico. | jenny!!!!!! | |||
Synyster Gates | Brian Haner Jr. | Guitartist for the band Avenged Sevenfold. | sara | |||
Synyster Gates | Brian Elwin Haner, Jr | Travis | ||||
Synyster Gates | Brian Haner, Jr. | Leslie Mathison | ||||
Synyster Gates | Brian Haner Jr. | Lead guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold. Born July 7, 1981. | Andrea | |||
Synyster Gates | Brian Haner, Jr. | Lead guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold. Haner is spelled with an A, not an E. | Jezza | |||
Synyster Gates | Brian Haner, Jr. | Guitarist, Avenged Sevenfold. His dad, Brian Haner Sr., played the acoustic solo at the end of A7x's track "Sidewinder", from the album, "City of Evil". | Kameron | |||
Syreeta | Rita Wright | Famous for the duet "With You I'm Born Again" with Billy Preston. | soul ii |
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