Did you know that some celebs use their stage names not only when they are performing but in real life as well ? These are the list of celebrities that refuse to use their real names and some of them even disliked their real names their whole life. You will be surprised why some of these regular name celebrities chose a much different stage name and even preferred to be called that by those in real life, let’s get started as this is very interesting.
Lady Gaga:
Her real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, as you can tell its a long name but she created the name Lady Gaga after the song Radio Gaga by another English band, Queen. She went to explain her decision that her real name Stefani had negative influence in her life and she definitely can’t be using that as it brings bad memories.
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Bruno Mars:
Bruno Mars real name is Peter Gene , but he was more inspired by the wrestlers who went out and choose out nicknames so he decided to do the same as Peter was so basic. He also looked up to the legendary wwe wrestler named Bruno so that’s where the name came from. The word Mars came out of his mind thinking that he would be a out of the world musician one day and chose the planet Mars to represent as his second stage name. His last name Hernandez was changed because he wanted to be a global artist and not be seemed just as an Spanish one , so we think he made the right decision because he is one of the hottest starts out right now.
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Shania Twain:
Shania Twain real name is Eileen Regina but she actually did not choose the last name Twain because that was her actual last name of her step father after her mother married the second time. She decided to move back to Nashville where country music is king she somehow decided to change her last name to sound more country and decided to go with the name Shania.
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Queen Latifah:
Queen Latifah real name is Dana Elaine , she actually decided her last name at a very young age and asked her mother to call her Latifah inspired by her peers that chose Arabic root names. As an adult she added Queen to her name to show her power in the entertainment business.
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Jamie Foxx:
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Jamie Foxx real name is Eric Bishop , he actually explained in detail why he changed his name in 2014 stating that Fox is usually a girl name and he wanted to be humorous and added another x to it and it sounded unique so Jamie Foxx was his final name.
