What Is In A Stage Name?

Would you go see Enrique Martin Morales in concert? Do like to party to the music of Cordozar Calving Broadus? Well, I do. Those are the actual names of some of top selling recording artists. Here is a short list of my favorite artists and their actual names as it appears in their birth certificate.

  • Ricky Martin - Enrique Martin Morales IV - His stage name is simply anglicized.
  • Marc Anthony - Marco Antonio Muniz - Similar to Ricky Martin, his stage name is in anglicized form.
  • Queen Latifah - Dana Elaine Owens - Latifah means kind in Arabic and she was called this by her cousin.
  • 50 Cent - Curtis James Jackson III - The III in his name are the number of times he got shot at.
  • LL Cool J - James Todd Smith - Supposedly LL Cool J stands for Ladies Loves Cool James.
  • Snoop Dogg - Cordozar Calvin Broadus - I guess any stage name is better than Calvin.
  • John Denver - Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. - I guess Deutschendorf means Denver in German.
  • Elton John - Reginald Kenneth Dwight - His real name is the most British sounding name ever, next to Sponge Bob Squarepants.
  • Alicia Keys - Alicia Augello-Cook - Her other potential names would have been Alicia Piano keys, Alicia Sax, Alicia, or Alicia Bandcamp.
  • Flavor Flav - William Johnathon Drayton Jr. - Cause Flavor Bill doesn’t have the same effect.

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