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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 K

Pseudonym		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
K Dee		Darrell Johnson		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
K Sheraton		Kimani Sheraton		WORLD RENOUND PHOTOGRAPHER		BRUCE LEEN
K-Alexi		K-Alexi Shelby		He is responsible for several early acid-house classics ("All for Lee-Sah," "Essence of a Dream," "It's Me") and produced one of the rare house full-lengths, Don't Cha Want It?		Bobo
K-Ci		Cedric Hailey		From the band Jodeci.		gee
K-Cut		Kevin McKenzie		Of Main Source. Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
K.C.		Henry Wayne Casey		As in "Sunshine Band"		Bobo
k.d. lang		Kathryn Dawn Lang		She doesn't capitalize her stage name.		Countryboy
K.K. Downing		Kenneth Downing		Founding member of Judas Priest.		rocker
K.T. Oslin		Kay Toinette Oslin		Full-figured country diva.		Country
Kandis		Jens Massel				Bobo
Kani		Abdi Ali		Majestic Records		Dogg
Kaoru		Kaoru Niikura		Guitarist from Japanese rock band Dir En Grey.		Lee
Kaos		Nickolas Gene Carter		Has his nickname "Kaos" tattooed on his back right on his spine.		Celeste
Kaptain Kundalini		John Lennon		Used on the B Side track What You Got.		Noah McKelvie
Kaptain Kundalini		John Lennon		John recorded the guitar parts for his song, "What You Got" under this pseudonym.		Tina
Kaptain Kundalini		John Lennon		John recorded the guitar parts for his song, "What You Got" under this pseudonym.		Tina
Kaptain Kundalini		John Lennon		John recorded the guitar parts for his song, "What You Got" under this pseudonym.		Tina
Karl Wolf		Carl Abou Samah		At least his new one is pronouncable.		Travis
Karrin Allyson		Karrin Allyson Schoonover		Jazz singer. She has recorded more than a dozen albums.		Candy Welty
KaSandra		John W. Anderson		He had the hit "Don't Pat Me On The Back And Call Me Brother" in 1968.		Candy Welty
Kashif		Michael Jones				Bobo
KaT		Aaron Lopez		Undefined Records-Underground label in the west coast		Kaoz
Kat Bjelland		Katherine Bjelland		Ex-singer for Babes In Toyland.		punk
Kate Bush		Cathy Bush		She felt such an affinity with the character of Catherine Earnshaw (Cathy - Wuthering Heights) because she reminded her of all her bad points excentuated and also because in childhood she was called Cathy by her family before this changed to Kate.		Sally
Kate Bush		Catherine Bush				shehateme
Kate Smith		Kathryn Elizabeth Smith				America
Kathie Lee Gifford		Kathie Lee Epstein		Was also known as Kathie Lee Johnson during her singing career.		t.v.
Kathryn Grayson		Zelma Hendrick				movie
Katia		Katia Zuccarelli		She uses only her first name. It might be because her full name might be too hard for English-speaking people to say or it sounds too much like zucchini, which she might think isn't a good association for her.		Brionna Secret
Katy Perry		Katheryn Hudson		She changed her name so it wouldn't get confused with actress Kate Hudson. ( She was called Katy even back then, Perry was her mom's maiden name.)		Katycat
Kay Kyser		James King Kern Kyser				united
Kay Starr		Katherine LaVerne Starks				oldie
Kayah		Katarzyna Szczot		Popular Polish singer		mieteck
Kazzer		Mark Kasprzyk		The lead vocalist for Redlight King and the singer of "Pedal To The Metal".		Brian Kelly
KC		Harry Wayne Casey		The "KC" of KC and the Sunshine Band.		disco
KC		Harry Wayne Casey		It's a phonetic spelling of his last name, "Casey".		Becky
KC Drummer		Kasey Lynn Seibel		She's the drummer for Results Of Inbreeding		Nympho
KC Drummer		Kasey Lynn Seibel				Nympho
Ke$ha		Kesha Rose Sebert		Was known with her dollar sign after "Tik-Tok" became a hit.		Jilly Beans
Keavy Lynch		Keavy-Jane Elisabeth Annie Lynch		Twin sister of Edele Lynch (lead singer - B*Witched), younger sister of Shane Lynch (Boyzone) & older sister of Naomi Lynch (Buffalo G). One of the members in B*Witched		Mel
Keb' Mo'		Kevin Moore				Bobo
Kee Marcello		Kjell Lövbom		Guitarist who took over the lead guitar from John Norum in the swedish rock-group Europe.		Mattias
Keith		James Barry Keefer		Another one-hit wonder, this time with "98.6".		blue
Keith Richards		Keith Richard				stoned
Keith Sweat		Keith Crier		Also known as "Sabu".		soul
Kelis		Kelis Rogers				DarkDan
Kelis		Kelis Rogers		Her 'Milkshake' topped at #2.		soul ii
Kelly Marie		Jacqueline McKinnon		British disco singer best known for her hit "Feels Like I'm In Love".		Dylan Baranski
Kelly Osbourne		Kelly Abigail Osbourne				NuGGaH
Kelly Rowland		Kelandria Rowland		A member of the trio Destiny's Child.		soul ii
Kemistry		Kemi Olusanya		The better half of Kemistry and Storm		Bobo
Ken Curtis		Curtis Wayne Gates		Was a country and western singer before becoming Festus on "Gunsmoke".		country
The Kendalls		Royce Kendall/Jeannie Kendall		Father/daughter duo responsible for "Heaven's Just A Sin Away".		Country duo
Kennedy		Lisa Kennedy Montgomery		Former MTV veejay.		t.v.
Kenni Woods		Kendra Spotswood		This R&B songstress grew up in the same Jersey neighborhood as the Shirelles, and even toured with them for a couple of years. Her solo singles are rare but very good ("Can't He Take A Hint"), in the Mary Wells mold. Worked with producer/writer Van McCoy. Also recorded as "Sandi Sheldon" and, with McCoy, as the "Vantastics".		jonaco
Kenny Ball		Kenneth Daniel Ball		Recorded "Midnight in Moscow" with his Jazzmen.		jazz
Kenny G.		Kenneth Gorelick				MOR
Kenny Ken		Ken Delsol		'90s electronica artist.		Bobo
Kenny Rogers		Roystan Sylvain		Much in the same vein as Marylin Manson musicians Roystan chose his first name after a screen goddess, Kenneth Williams and his second name after Roy Rogers who regularly ate screen extras on the quiet.		LRonCupboard
Kenny Rogers		Kenneth David Rogers				Country
Kenny Starr		Kenneth Trebbe		He had the hit "The Blind Man In The Bleachers" in 1975.		Candy Welty
Kenny Vance		Kenny Rosenberg		Lead singer of Kenny Vance and the Planetones and former original member of Jay and the Americans.		barry disbrow
Kephren		François Mendy				Bobo
Ketty Lester		Revoyda Frierson				blue
Kevin Fox		Ettienne Ludick		Famous Radio Personality In South Africa, DJ for international stations via internet as well. Cool Dude		Fan
Kevin Jonas		Paul Kevin Jonas II				Jessica
Kevin Max		Kevin Smith		A member of dc talk		Steve
Kevin Max		Kevin Max Smith		Changed his name legally because too many Kevin Smith's being known. He and his wife also felt that leaving his name as Kevin Max made it sound more interesting.		ECRLOT**C-018
Kevin Seconds		Kevin Marvelli		Vocalist for the band 7 Seconds.		onegirlarmy
Kevin Starr		Ettienne Ludick		Famouse Radio personality , born in south africa ....		shorty
Kid		Christopher Reid		1/2 of Kid 'N' Play.		rap
Kid Vicious		Benji Combs - Benji Madden		Benj's nickname is KID VICIOUS after SID VICIOUS		Megan
Kid Capri		David Anthony Love				Bobo
Kid Congo		Brian Tristan		Member of The Cramps.		punk
Kid Creole		Thomas August Darnell Browder		This is his full name, according to answers.com.		Indy
Kid Creole		August Darnell		Kid Creole of Kid Creole and the Coconuts		inthe80s.com
Kid Koala		Eric San				Bobo
Kid Loco		Jean-Yves Prieur				Bobo
Kid Loops		Jamie Lexton		Perhaps one of the greatest unknown electronica stars of the era beginning around 1995		Bobo
Kid Rock		Robert Ritchie				MCW
Kidd Video		Bryan Scott		The other components of the band had pseudonyms too. Steve Alterman was Ash, Robbie Rist was Whiz and Gabrielle Bennett was Carla. The band was formed by Haim Saban and made famous by the Kidd Video cartoon. They would've had to tour USA and made a third season of the cartoon as a live-action series. Too bad their LP was only released in Israel and then they were disbanded.		Devil Master
Kiki Dee		Pauline Matthews		She sang "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Elton John in 1976.		overit
Kim Weston		Agatha Natalie Weston		She had six hits, 1963-67, including "It Takes Two" (duet with Marvin Gaye, 1967).		Candy Welty
Kim Wilde		Kim Smith				inthe80s.com
Kimbra		Kimbra Lee Johnson		I saw her in the Gotye video. She's cute.		Brian Kelly
King Biscuit Boy		Richard Newell		Canadian harmonica player named after a radio show in Arkansas.		blues
King Diamond		Jim Bendix Peterson				LC
King Sunny Ade		Sunday Adeniyi				Bobo
King Tubby		Osbourne Ruddock				Bobo
Kinky Friedman		Richard Friedman		Folk rocker and founder of Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys.		oldtimes
Kip Winger		Charles Fredrick Winger III				Kim
Kip Winger		Charles Von Winger III				Sandi
Kiper		Randall S. Kiper				Bobo
Kit Carson		Liza Morrow		Named after an American frontiersman and Civil War general.		sherock
Kitty Carlisle		Catherine Conn Holzman		Opera singer better known as a panelist on "To Tell The Truth".		opera
Kitty Wells		Muriel Ellen Deason				old country
Kix Brooks		Leon Eric Brooks		Of Brooks and Dunn.		Country
Klark Kent		Stewart Copeland				inthe80s.com
Klaus Flouride		Geoffrey Lyall		He was the BASSIST for Dead Kennedys.		Chiakolv
Klaus Fluoride		Geoff Lyall		Actually, the bass player for the Dead Kennedys.		holygoat
Klaus Fluoride		Geoff Lyall		Singer for The Dead Kennedys.		punker
Klaus Nomi		Klaus Sperber		Far out German born singer who died of AIDS		Klaus
Klute		Tom Withers				Bobo
KM.G The Illustrator		Kevin Dulley				Bobo
Knumskul		G. Husband				Bobo
Koffey		Darlene Smith				darlene smith
Koko Taylor		Cora Walton				blues
Kokomo		Jimmy Wisner		Jimmy Wisner wasn't a singer, but a great keyboardist and producer from Philly. He'd already cut a couple of jazz LPs before his surprise hit with "Asia Minor"- a boogie-ized take on the theme from Grieg's "Piano Concerto in A Minor". A great novelty instro if you can find it. Later, "The Wiz" played on and/or produced hits for Freddy Cannon, the Tymes, and even Keith of "98.6" fame.		jonaco
Kokomo		Jimmy Wisner		The "Asia Minor" singer used the psedonym because it better fit a rock record. His background was jazz.		old
Kon Artis		Denaun Porter		Member of D-12, which, among other things, is a famous side project for Eminem.		Bobo
Kool		Robert Bell		The "Kool" of Kool and the Gang.		blaque
Kool G Rap		Nathaniel Wilson				Bobo
Kool Moe Dee		Mohandas Dewese				inthe80s.com
Kool Rockski		Damon Wimbley		1/3 of The Fat Boys.		phat
Korona		Bruce Blackman		He had the hit "Let Me Be" in 1980.		Candy Welty
Krafty Kuts		Martin Reeves		member of DJ Breakbeat duo "A Skillz and Krafty Kuts"		AJ
Kragen Gray		Karen Cray		Sang lead with the Secrets, a girl group from Cleveland that hit with the peppy "My Boyfriend's Back" clone, "The Boy Next Door", in '63.		jonaco
Kramer		Mark Kramer		Dropped first name by free will. I didn't blame him. Member of Butthole Surfers.		Bobo
Krayz-c-Smurf		Joseph Rodrigo V. de Villa		Rapper		smurf
Krayzie Bone		Anthony Henderson		Of Bone Thugs 'N' Harmony.		bone
Krayzie Bone		Anthony Henderson				Bobo
Krazy Drazyz		Andre Weston				Bobo
Kris Jensen		Peter Jensen		Former local T.V. show host who recorded "Torture".		t.v.
Kris Kristofferson		Kris Carson				Countryhick
Kristi Lee		Theresa Ritz		Bob and Tom Show newscaster.		Justin
Kristin Chenoweth		Kristi Chenoweth		Her first name originally did not have the final "-n". When she trained to be an opera singer, she decided that "Kristin" sounded more "operatic" than "Kristi", so she added the "-n".		Diana Jasper
Kristopher Hoskins		Steven Kristopher Hoskins				Steven Hoskins
KRS-One		Laurence Krisna Parker		Acronym for Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Almost Everyone.		Bobo
Krs-ONE		Lawrence Kris Parker		Knowlegde Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everybody		Funky J
KT Tunstall		Kate Tunstall		She used her initials (KT) as her first name.		K.Y.L.E
Kud		Chad Grey		the lead singer of mudvayne		Emily
KuD		Chad Gray		Lead singer of MuDvAyNe		DJ Kaito
Kulardenu		Gary Jensen		Reads "cooler den you"! A very strange and weird Alternative Blues artist from Michigan.		Jennifer Charters
Kuniva		Rondell Beene		Member of D12		Bobo
Kuniva		Von Carlisle		D12 Member.		Rax
Kurdt Kobain		Kurt Donald Cobain		Kurt used this variation of his name on some albums.		J-Ro
Kurt BoDean		Kurt Neumann		Co-founder of The BoDeans.		blue
Kurt Valaquen		Kurt Harland Larson		Kurt Harland Larson of the band Information Society went by Kurt Valaquen from 1983 -1988. When Information Society had a top 10 song in 1988 known as "What's On Your Mind?", people started to think that Kurt Harland Larson was his stage name and Kurt Valaquen was his embarrasing real name. In 1990 he went by Kurt Harland Larson with the release of the second signed album known as "Hack". In 1992, he went by Kurt Harland and he still is going by that.		Nes-simepolys
Kurtis Blow		Kurt Walker				blow
Kurtis Blow		Kurtis Walker		Kurtis Blow was born Kurtis Walker in Harlem in 1959. He was in on the earliest stages of hip-hop culture in the '70s.		JoC
Kurupt		Ricardo Brown		AKA Tha Kingpin, AKA Kalhoon, AKA Young Gotti		Bobo
Kurupt		Ricardo Brown				Pantha
Kutt Master Kellam		Anthony Neal Kellam		Kutt Master Kellam is featured on two B. Down albums released by Rap Junkie Records.		Flexx
Kwame		Kwamé Holland		Born with, stage name without, accent		Bobo
Kyjuan		Robert Kyjuan Cleveland		Member of Nelly's rap group, the St. Lunatics		Bo 'Ice' Bielefeldt
Kyla		Melanie Hernandez Calumpad				Ren
Kyo		Tohru Nishimura		Lead singer from Japanese rock band Dir En Grey. Tohru can also be spelled "Tooru" and Nishimura can also be pronounced "Niimura".		Lee
Kyo (Dir en Grey)		Tooru Niimura/Nishimura		As said Kyo named himself after his hometown Kyoto. Actually he did so because he doesn´t like his real name. His sur name is pronounced Niimura or Nishimura. You can´t call it by just seeing the Kanji. And I never heard mention his sur name. He also is called "Warumono" (bad thing, Monster, but mainly after a Manga figure) or just "Waru" (bad) by his bandmates.		Kyo
Kyo (of Dir en Grey)		Tooro		His hometown was Kyoto, so he just chopped of the "to" when he was looking for a stage name.		Matt

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