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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 F

Pseudonym		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
F.U.S.E		Frederik Ulric Shifton-Emmerton				NameMaster
F.U.S.E		Richie Hawtin				Bobo
F.U.S.E.		Richie Hawtin		To add to what Bobo wrote, FUSE stands for "Future Underground Sound Experiments"		Bill
Fab/Fabrice		Fabrice Morvan		The more successful member of the fake duo Milli Vanilli.		soul
Fabian		Fabiano Forte				oldie
Fabio		Fitzroy Heslop		Unknown elektronikist.		Bobo
Fabolous		Johnathan Jackson				Boomer
Fabolous		John Jackson				Fabolous
Fade II Black		Jay Denham				Bobo
Fai-C		Cameron Fai		Majestic Records		Dogg
Faith		Kirsty Bail		From Unspoken		kirsty
Faith		Corey Taylor		aka #8 from slipknot		chris
Faith Hill		Audrey Faith Perry				Countryboy
Faith Hill		Audrey Faith Perry				justme
Falco		Johann Hoezel				inthe80s.com
Falco		Johann Hoelzel		Named himself after the ski-jumper Falko Weissflog from the former German Democratic Republic.		Big Dipper
Falcon		Christian Falk		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Fam		Abdullah Bar		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Fanny Brice		Fannie Borach				funny
Fantasia		Fantasia Barino		American Idol Winner		LDM
Farin Urlaub		Jan Vetter		Frontman of the German punk-band Die Aerzte		PARASITe
Farley Jackmaster Funk		Farley Keith Williams		Normally known as Keith Williams, but christened Farley Keith		Bobo
Fashawn		Santiago Leyva				James
Fat Boy Slim		Quentin Cook				AKA
Fat Joe		Joseph Cartagena				Bobo
Fat Mike		Mike Burkett		NOFX singer/bassist. He went to college (weighed 135) where he got free food, so he ate...and ate...and ate. He left college weighing in at 165 (not really fat), but everyone said "Hey Mike, you're fat!" Eric and the others started calling him "Fat Mike" and the name stuck.		Nikhil
Fat Mike		Mike Burkett		NOFX frontman and bassist		aj kosto
Fatboy Slim		Quentin Cook		Fatboy Slim's real name is actually Quentin Cook but he prefers the first name Norman.		Robert Stephen Bradford
Fatboy Slim		Norman Evans		Used to be in the band 'The Housemartins'		Noodle Boy
Fatboy Slim		Norman Cook				Bobo
Fatha Hines		Earl Hines				oldjazz
Father John Misty		Joshua Tillman				soph
Fatlip		Derrick Stewart				Bobo
Fatman Scoop		Isaac Freeman III				so
Fats Domino		Antoine Domino				oldtimer
Fats Navarro		Theodore Navarro				jazz
Fats Waller		Thomas Waller				soul II
Faydoedeelay		Doug Miller		Member of Crazy Town.		raprock
Faye Maye Day Evans		Faith Evans				TimCO
Fee Waybill		John Waldo		Lead singer for The Tubes.		punk
Fee Waybill		John Waldo Jones				Mike Hack
Fenriz / Hank Amarillo		Gylve Nagell		Drummer of Norsk Arisk Black Metal band "Darkthrone", owns a Solo Band called "Isengard"		Ganelan
Fergie		Stacy Ann Ferguson		A member of Black Eyed Peas.		soul ii
Fergie		Stacy Ferguson		ya know, from the Black Eyed Peas		Margaret
Fergie (from Wild Orchid/Black Eyed Peas)		Stacey Ferguson		It?s a family nickname.		K.Y.L.E
Ferrante & Teicher		Arthur Ferrante/Louis Teicher				classic
Fieldy		Reginald Arvizu, Jr.		As a child, the bassist from Korn(Reginald) was called Gopher because he had big cheeks. He was then nicknamed Garfield, which was then shortend to Fieldy. He claims his real nickname is Fieldy Snuts (feel dez n**s).		M parody
Fieldy		Reggie Arvizzu		I think Reggie is better than Fieldy.		Vanya
Fieldy		Reginald Arvizu		Well, it was first "Gopher" cuz of the bulge in his cheeks. Then the band changed it to Garfield, but they just shortened it to Fieldy.		Heads_kittie
Fieldy		Reginald Arvizu		reginald gave himself the name "fieldy snutts"... "feel these nutts"		niko watts
Fifty Cent		Curtis Jackson				Matt
Fifty Cent		Curtis Jackson		Curtis Jackson is his 'government name'		dk-knight
Fifty Cent		Curtis Jackson		Brags of original name being posted in the "law books" on track with Nas.		d smove
Fink		Billy Joe Armstrong		This is his cover up name for when he plays in the band "The Network"		Chess Owen
Finn Mickey		Michael Hearne				ideal
Fiona Apple		Fiona Apple Maggart				MOR
Fiona Apple		Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart				kATiA
Fish		Derek William Dick		Former frontman for Marillion, now solo.		Gondring
Fish		Derek William Dick		the scotish rock singer got this nick name from a habbit he had of staying in the bath for hours apparently to annoy his landlady . a friend had to wait 3 hours for him to finish and sadi to him what are you called ? fish ?		Linda
Fish		Derek William Dick		Former lead singer for Marillion.		obscure
Five For Fighting		John Ondrasik		This is the real spellingof his name; and yes, he did choose that as his stage name.		The Smell of Hell
Five for Fighting		John Androsic				Adia
Flaco Jimenez		Leonardo Jimenez		Noted accordian player.		oldtimer
Flake		Christian Lorenz		Rammstein's keyboardist		Jay
Flavor Flav		William Drayton				inthe80s.com
Flea		Michael Balzary		The reason he was called Flea was because his nickname (with Anthony) was "Mike B.", then "Mike B. The Flea" then just "Flea"		henez
Flea		Michael Balzary		Michael Balzary of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is called Flea because he shaved his head in high school		Doofus
Flea		Michael Balzary		He was called so, because he was jumping like a flea during the gigs		Pearl in Chains
Flea		Michael Balzary		Flea of The Red Hot Chili Peppers		inthe80s.com
Flea		Michael Balzary		The Flea was a nickname given to the bassist from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. They all gave each other dumb nicknames as a kid, such as Antwan The Swan (Anthony Keidis) but Flea's just stuck. (Also, I read in an interview Anthony said they gave him HIS nickname because the shaft on his penis was shaped like a Swan's neck).		Rapini
Flea		Micheal Balzary		its cuz he jumped around like a crazy flea : ) (he's gonna be 41 on Oct. 16th this year! : )		Eddieisahottie
Flea		Michael Balzary		he's the short small guy from Red Hot Chili Peppers		Mada
Flea		Michael Balzary		Flea from the chili peppers' real name is michael balzary, anyone know why?		George Bradley
Flesh N Bone		Stan Howse		5th member of Bone Thugs N Harmony, brother of Layzie Bone and cousin to Wish Bone		Neoga
Flesh-N-Bone from [Bone Thugs-N-Harmony]		Stanley Howse		he's layzie bone's big brother		bonethugz
Flip Cartridge		Billy Meshel		He had the hit "Dear Mrs. Applebee" in 1966.		Candy Welty
Flood		Mark Ellis				Bobo
Florian Schneider		Florian Schneider-Esleben		Founding member and co-keyboardist (with Ralf Huetter) of Kraftwerk. Don't know why he uses just the first part of his hyphenated name.		Alx
Florraine Darlin		Florraine Panza		She had the hit "Long As The Rose Is Red" in 1962.		Candy Welty
Fluxion		K. Soublis				Bobo
Fort Minor		Michael Kenji Shinoda		Linkin Park RULEZZZZ !!!!		xxxPOLxxx
Foul Sadden		Joel Madden		He's the lead singer in Good Charlotte. He is foul and he is sad and a punk wannabe. The name is accurate!		Black_metal_lover
Foxes		Louisa Rose Allen		That is the name this British singer uses and is not to be confused with the British band Foxes!		Brit Boxx
Foxy Brown		Inga D. Marchand				Hakim
Frack		Nickolas Gene Carter		Is another one of Nick's nicknames.		Celeste
Frank Sinatra		Francis Albert Sinatra				oldperson
Frank Skinner		Christoper Collins		hal fo comic duo baddiel and skinner		anni
Frank Virtue		Frank Virtuoso		Recorded "Guitar Boogie Shuffle" with the Virtues.		oldrock
Frank Zappa		Francis Vincent Zappa, Jr.				oldrock
Frank Zappa		Frank Vincent Zappa		FZ's name was NOT "Francis:" his birth certificate (according to FZ himself) said his name was "Frank VIncent Zappa." Great website!		Gerhard
Frankie		Frank Iero		He's the guitarist from the band My Chemical Romance. The first letter in his last name is an "i" not a lower case "L". Get it straight people!		natalia
Frankie Avalon		Francis Avallone				beach
Frankie Bones		Frank Mitchell				Bobo
Frankie Ford		Francis Guzzo		He told everyone to take a "Sea Cruise".		one
Frankie Laine		Frank Lovecchio		He is my Dad's cousin(Joe Lovecchio-Saxophonist / Muscian of New Orleans. My daughter thinks Frankie and I look alike--in-particular about the eyes and cheeks. I believe they are "LOVECCHIO " EYES! :) i BELIEVE WE MET WHEN i WAS A LITTLE GIRL AT MY GRANDMOTHER'S.		Lillian Rita (Lovecchio) Krajenka
Frankie Laine		Frank LoVecchio		Sang several movie and television Western theme songs.		movie
Frankie Laine		Frank Paul LoVecchio		Pop vocalist of broad appeal whose recording career spanned a quarter century starting just after World War II. Number one hits were "That Lucky Old Sun" and "Mule Train", both in 1949.		Evan L. Heller
Frankie Valli		Francis Castelluccio				j.c.
Franz Waxman		Franz Wachsmann				composer
frazzle		Keith Richard(s)		http://www.rollingstones.cwc.net/keith.htm official Rolling Stones site says Keiths real name is Richards and he changed it to Richard		Frazzle
Fred Astaire		Frederick Austerlitz				music
Fred Durst		William Frederick Durst		I wonder if anyone him Billy like we did to Clinton		Marie
Fred Durst		William Frederick Durst				mr man
fred durst		willliam fredrick durst		its william not fredrick		kelsey
Fred Durst		Fredrick wiliam Durst				Rocky
Fred Flange		Terry Parsons		Before this British crooner became a star as Matt Monro, he appeared under this moniker on a comedy album featuring Peter Sellers and guest impressionists. "Fred"/Terry/Matt was the Sinatra clone. (BTW- George Martin, pre-Beatles, produced the album.)		jonaco
Freddie		Fred Garrity		The Freddie of Freddie And The Dreamers.		brit
Freddie Fresh		Frederick Schmidt		New York elektronikist.		Bobo
Freddie Hart		Fred Segrest		He had the million-selling hit "Easy Loving" in 1971.		Candy Welty
Freddie Hubbard		Frederick Dewayne Hubbard				jazz
Freddie Kaboodleschnitzer		Fred Strauks		Drummer for the 70's Aussie band "Skyhooks"		FussBudgetVanPelt
Freddie Mercury		Farrokh Bulsara		See the correct spelling: Farrokh. It's not Farook, or Farohk, or Farookh, let alone Frederick!		Silken
Freddie Mercury		Farook Bulsara		Freddie Mercury of Queen. He was born in Zanzibar, lived in India, and moved to England because of political unrest in India. Freddie was a childhood nickname and he chose Mercury after the Roman god of messengers.		inthe80s.com
Freddie Mercury		Frederick Bulsara		Born from Middle-easter parents that worked for the British goverment. Young Frederick attended a Indian school in his teens and he was nick named Freddie. And when he went to London in the mid 60's he has a fascination with mythology and changed his surname to Mercury. To make a long story short. A star was born.		Shoujo Revolution
Freddie Mercury		Farohk Balsara		Actually... Freddie WAS born in Zanzabar... he did move to England...the name from that statement was merely misspelled.... His name however was never Frederick.		ama
Freddie Mercury		Farrokh Bulsara				Mona
Freddie Mercury		Farookh Bulsara		No one got it right yet! I felt the need to enlighten the masses. As I child, he was called Freddie as Farookh means Frederick, and the name stuck with him. Mercury represented the Roman god of the messengers, and it has also been said by astrologers that his new name was selected based on his zodiac sign. Born Sep. 5, 1946, his Zodiac sign was Virgo. The ruling planet of the Virgo sign of the zodiac is Mercury. Freddie has mentioned that he was a Virgo before, though the credibility to whether this has anything to do with changing the name to Mercury is unknown.		Sara
Freddie Mercury		Farooq Bulsara		In 1973 Farooq legally changed his name to Freddi Mercury.		Celeste
Freddy Cannon		Freddy Picariello		Also known as "Boom Boom" Cannon.		oldtimer
Freddy Fender		Baldemar G. Huerta				Countryboy
Freddy Mercury		Frourouk Bulsara		This guy is a legend. the reason he changed his name is coz it sounded wierd. but it's morrocan so wat more can i say?		Jason
Freddy Quinn		Manfred Nidl-Petz		27.Sep.1931 (Niederfladnitz, OE) - 50/60/70-Schlager-Star (a few Movies); Huge Gig in the 70th with Bert Kaempfert-Orchester		Joe-Nase
Freeman		Malek Brahimi				Bobo
Freq		Sean Deason				Bobo
Fresh Prince		Willard Smith		Will Smith aka the Fresh Prince was 1/2 of the rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince.		Celeste
Fresh Prince		Will Smith		Fresh Prince of D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince		inthe80s.com
Frick		Brian Thomas Littrell		Frick is another one of Brian's nicknames.		Celeste
Frida		Anni-Frid Lyngstad Fredriksson Andersson		Yes, it's Anni-Frid from ABBA		Bobo
Friend & Lover		Jim Post/Cathy Conn		Told everyone to "Reach Out In The Darkness".		duo
Frogman		Clarence Henry				blues
Fruitkwan		Bobby Simmons				Bobo
Frutkwan		Arnold Hamilton		Rap artist, member of Gravediggas, a gangsta-rap/heavy metal cross group		Bobo
Funk d'Void		Lars Sandberg		Electronica star from Glasgow.		Bobo
Funki Porcini		James Bradell				Bobo
Funkmaster Flex		Aston Taylor				Bobo
Funky J		Matt Johnson		MC		Funky J
Fuzz		Steve Kmak		Sounds like K-mart, that superstore who's name sounds like "Wal -Mart"		a
Fuzz		Steve Kmak		Disturbed's bass player. It's a dumb surname.		paget

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