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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 N

Pseudonym		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
Nancy Ames		Nancy Hamilton Alfaro		She had two hits in 1966: "He Wore The Green Beret" and "Cry Softly".		Candy Welty
Nancy Walker		Ann Myrtle Swoyer		Late stage actress/singer who played Rhoda's mother and pitched Bounty paper towels.		t.v.
Nanette Fabray		Ruby Bernadette Nanette Fabares		Singer/actress and aunt of Shelley Fabares.		Broadway
Nanker Phelge		The Rolling Stones		Early compositions written as a group by Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Instead of listing each band member, they opted for the fictional Phelge.		Ray Lemire
Naomi Judd		Diane Judd				crazydon
Napoleon XIV		Jerry Samuels				Bobo
Nas		Nasir Jones				bro
Nas		Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones				livingprophet
Nash Rambler		Michael J. Wierzbowski		Singer/somgwriter also known as Mike Warren in the 80's.		Patti
Nasty Suicide		Jan Stenfors		Formerly of Hanoi Rocks.		punk
Nasty Suicide		Jan Stenfors		Formerly of Hanoi Rocks.		punk
Nat King Cole		Nathaniel Adams Coles				jazzy
Natalie Cole		Stephanie Natalie Maria Cole				R & B
Nate Dog		Nathenial Hall				Jimmy
Nate Dogg		Nathaniel Dawayne Hale				Bobo
Ne-Yo		Shaffer Smith		Male r&b musician.		xyz
Neal McCoy		Hubert Neal McGauhey, Jr				Countryboy
Neal X		Neal Whitmore		Sigue Sigue Sputnik guitarist		LESMANIA.com
Ned Miller		Henry Miller		Went from "A Jack to A King" in no time flat.		rock
Neil Diamond		Neil Diamond		Just in case someone tries to submit Noah Kaminsky, a widely-reported but incorrect "real" name for him.		ApostrophePosse
nelly		Cornell Haynes Jr.		I like Nelly, a whole lot better!!!		melly
Nelly		Cornell Haynes				RapGoddyss
Nelly		Cornell Haynes Jr.				IvonaHumpalot
nelly		Cornell Haynes Jr.		I like Nelly, a whole lot better!!!		melly
Nelly		Cornell Hayes, Jr		He's a fine black young man from the st. lunatics		Jennifer
Nelson Riddle		Lisbon Antigua				bandleader
Nelson Wilbury		George Harrison		Credited as "Nelson Wilbury" for production, lead and backing vocals, and guitar parts on the Traveling Wilburys Volume 1 LP.		Tina
Nemesis		Aaron Matthew Brassea		of the punk band Tow Knee Chavez		Lisa
Nena		Gabriele Susanne Kerner		Originally promoted as band name, but band was quickly dissolved and she has kept it as a solo artist		Napoleon Bonappetit
Neotropic		Ric Maslen		Also performed under his own name and the rather illogical moniker Small Fish With Spine		Bobo
Neuropolitique		Matthew Cogger				Bobo
Nic		Agnetha Fältskog		This is the correct spelling of the ABBA singer, who married her ABBA-colleague Björn Ulvaëus and thus became Agnetha Ulvaëus. She has not to my knowledge used his name professionally.		Hans Arne Niclasen
Nick Carter		Nickolas Gene Carter		His first name is spelt with a "k", not an "h". He's a member of the Backstreet Boys, a solo artist and an actor.		Nobody
Nick Carter		Nicholas Gene Carter		From the Backstreet Boys.		ozone
Nick Carter		Nickolas Gene Carter		"Nickolas" is spelled with a 'k', not an 'h'.		Randi
Nick Jonas		Nicholas Jerry Jonas				Jessica
Nick Knox		Nick Stephanoff		Member of The Cramps.		punk
Nick Mason		Nicholas Berkeley Mason		Drummer with Pink Floyd.		oldrock
Nick Massi		Nicholas Macioci		Member of the Four Seasons.		Bobo
Nick Noble		Nicholas Valkan		He had four hits, 1955-57.		Candy Welty
Nick Rhodes		Nicholas James Bates		Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran. He reinvented his last name "for aesthetic reasons" and took it from the name of a brand of keyboards.		inthe80s.com
Nick Santo		Nicki Santamaria		Lead singer of the Capris		barry disbrow
Nick Straker		Nick Bailey		Singer who performed with the Nick Straker Band in the late 70's-early 80's, with such hits as "A Walk in the Park" & "A Little Bit of Jazz". Personally, I was quite surprised to find out that Straker wasn't his real last name.		Dylan Baranski
Nick Todd		Nicholas Boone		He had the hits "Plaything" and "At The Hop" in 1957.		Candy Welty
Nick Travis		Nicholas Anthony Travascio				Bobo
Nicki Minaj		Onika Tanya Maraj				Yvette Bristle
Nicko McBrain		Henry Michael McBrain		The drummer for Iron Maiden adopted his stage name from his favourite childhood book, Nicholas The Bear. His parents called him "Nick" but it wasn't till keyboarder Billy Day, along with McBrain, met with a manager of CBS Records and introduced him as "My Italian drummer - His name's 'Neeko'". Hence, 'Nicko McBrain' has been his stage name from that day on.		Kyle
Nicky Hilton		Nicholai Olivia Hilton		According to imdb.com		NuGGaH
Nicky Wire		Nick Jones		Nicky Wire of MSP		Bobo
Nico		Christa Paffgen (Pavolsky)		Late vocalist for The Velvet Underground.		oldrock
Nikki D.		Nichelle Strong		Def Jams 1st female emcee		bori love
Nikki Sixx		Frank Carlton Serafino Ferrana		Whoa, no wonder he changed it!!		Shanni
Nikki Sixx		Frank Carlton Serafino Ferrana				Bobo
Nikki Sixx		Franklin Carlton Feranna		Bassist for Motley Crue and Brides of Destruction. Technically not a pseudonym, since he legally changed his name to Nikki Sixx. He hated his father for walking out on the family when Nikki was young, and his mother for treating him badly, so he ran away and legally changed his name to cut himself off from them.		J-Raff
Nikki Sixx		Frank Ferranno				hehateme
Nikki Sixx		Frank Carlton Serafino Ferrana, Jr.		I like his new name better. Its much, much shorter.		Travis
Nilsson		Harry Edward Nelson, III		Late singer/songwriter, popular during the late 60s and early 70s, who had big hits with "Everybody's Talkin'", "Coconut", "Spaceman", and the 1972 number one "Without You". Wrote Three Dog Night's "One", and also did TV and film scores. Close friend of John Lennon and Ringo Starr.		Evan L. Heller
Nilsson		Harry Edward Nelson, III				oldsongs
Nina		Marifil Niñ¡ ‡irado		Filipino artist, known for her rendition of "Foolish Heart"		Ren
Nina Simone		Eunice Kathleen Waymon				piano
Nine Inch Nails		Michael Trent Reznor		The one man band Nine Inch Nails is lead by the musical genious Trent Reznor.		I Love Taproot
Ninjaman		Desmond John Ballentine				Bobo
Nino Tempo		Antonino LoTempio		Brother of Carol LoTempio (April Stevens)		Barry Disbrow
Nipsey Hussle		Ermias Joseph Asghedom		Another rapper tragically murdered (in April, 2019). Often spelled like Nipsey Hu$$le.		Reggie Pillbox
Nivek Ogre		Kevin G. Ogilvie				Bobo
Nivek Ogre		Kevin Ogilvie		Lyricist and singer of the canadian industrial band, Skinny Puppy. The two founding members shared the same first name: Kevin! Furthermore, their producer was Dave Ogilvie... Not good. Nivek = Kevin spelled backward ; Ogre = First 2 letters of his last name + "Ogre" was how the other Kevin in the band (cEvin Key) as always refered to his friend's voice and vocal technique !		the Grey
Nivek Ogre		Kevin Ogilvie		Member of Skinny Puppy. (vocals, horn treatments, lyricist)		bleurgh
Noah's Ark		Arkish		Its really funny because the name is almost the same!		Gumpy
Nobe		Noel Bell		Nobe is in the rap group The Starderz .		Noel Bell
Nocturno Culto		Ted Skjellum		He's the guitarist of Darkthrone, a legendary Norwegian black metal band.		Iskra
Noddy Holder		Neville Holder		Lead singer for Slade, which did the original versions of "Cum On Feel The Noize" and "Mama Weer Al Crazee Now", both remade by Quiet Riot.		obscure
Nokio		Tamir Ruffin		Of the rap band Dru Hill.		rapstar
Nonplace Urban Field		Bernd Friedmann				Bobo
Noodles		Kevin Wasserman		Guitarist for The Offspring. Got the nickname for Noodling on the guitar!		Acidpickle 3 AFI and The Offspring
Noodles		Kevin Wasserman		Guitarist from The Offspring. He got his name from, "noodling around" on his guitar.		Jacque
Noodles		Kevin Wasserman		Lead guitarist for The Offspring		DarkJon64
Noreaga		Victor Santiago				Bobo
Norman Connors		Norman Connor		Had a minor hit with "You Are My Starship".		old
The Notorious B.I.G		Christopher Wallace		Biggie Smalls in the flesh		Tellec
Notorious B.I.G.		Christopher Wallace		He was using the name Biggie Smalls but changed it to Notorious B.I.G. after he discovered that another rapper was using the same name.		Celeste
NQ Arbuckle		Neville Quinlan		Emotional Indie/folk/country/southern rock singer/guitarist/songwriter. I guess NQ was easier and more catchy than Neville Quinlan. Not sure where the Arbuckle comes from.		Kevin

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