10 singers who changed their names for the stage

Do you know their real names?

Author: Alex RossPublished 20th Apr 2021

You'll know the the likes of Madonna, Elton John and Cher by their stage names, but would you know them by their real names? A lot of famous faces in the music industry have actually changed their names, and their real names might just surprise you!

Here's all the names you probably won't recognise...

Elton John

Real name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight

Cher

Real name: Cherilyn Sarkisian

George Michael

Real name: Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou

Shania Twain

Real name: Eileen Regina Edwards

Alicia Keys

Real name: Alicia Augello Cook

Stevie Wonder

Real name: Stevland Hardaway Judkins

Bono

Real name: Paul David Hewson

Madonna

Real name: Madonna Louise Ciccone

Tom Jones

Real name: Thomas John Woodward

Sting

Real name: Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner

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