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Haze Shrapnel

It contains an out-take from the Molotov and Haze sessions, titled Haze Shrapnel, as well as a remix of the same piece by Freiband (Stage name of Frans De Waard), retitled Scherven.

Roger Finn

Finn was born Roger Armstrong-Wright but is believed to have taken the Stage name Finn from his favourite book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.


Alon De Loco

Alon Cohen (in Hebrew אלון כהן) better known by his stage name Alon de Loco (in Hebrew אלון דה לוקו) (born in Beersheba, Israel on 15 November 1974) is a leading Israeli hip hop artist with styles in R&B, dancehall and reggaeton.

American Fool

American Fool is the fifth album released by John Mellencamp, released under the stage name John Cougar in 1982.

April Stevens

She is perhaps best known for her 1963 Atco Records recording of "Deep Purple" (music by Peter DeRose and lyrics by Mitchell Parish) with her brother Antonino LoTempio (singing under the stage name Nino Tempo).

Becky G

-- odd spelling supported by source, twitter account name, etc. --> Marie Gomez (born March 2, 1997), known better by her stage name Becky G, is a Mexican-American hip hop singer, rapper, songwriter and dancer from Inglewood, California.

Chinx Drugz

Lionel Pickens (born December 3, 1983) better known by his stage name Chinx Drugz or simply Chinx, is an American rapper from Far Rockaway, Queens, New York.

Count Bass D

Dwight Conroy Farrell (born August 25, 1973), better known by the stage name Count Bass D, is an American rapper, record producer and multi-instrumentalist who resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

Easy Pickens

Easy Pickens was the stage name of the American film actor Samuel T. Lindley (December 31, 1921 - January 24, 2001), the brother of Slim Pickens.

El Potro de Sinaloa

José Eulogio Hernandez, better known by his stage name El Potro de Sinaloa, is a Mexican conjunto singer born in Tapias, Sinaloa.

Erika Jo

Erika Jo Heriges (born November 2, 1986 in Angleton, Texas), known simply by the stage name Erika Jo, is an American country music recording artist who was declared winner of the 2005 season of the Nashville Star television program.

Féfé

Samuël Adebiyi better known by his stage name Féfé (or Fe² or Féniksi), (born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France on 18 January 1976) is a French singer and rapper originating from Niger.

Jack Holiday

Christian Korcan better known by his stage name Jack Holiday, is a Swiss DJ, songwriter and music producer and considered a renowned figure in Swiss house music, well known for his collaborations with Swiss DJ Mike Candys and with Christopher S. The three have carved up a partnership in similar fashion to the Swedish House Mafia.

K-per Lucem

(born June 1, 1988) better known by his stage name K-per Lucem, is an American producer, song-writer and performer from the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York.

Kendo Nagasaki

Kendo Nagasaki is a professional wrestling stage name, used as a gimmick of that of a Japanese Samurai warrior with a mysterious past and even supernatural powers of hypnosis.

Klashnekoff

Darren Kandler, better known by his Stage name Klashnekoff (pronounced K-Lash-Nek-Off) or Ricochet Klashnekoff, is a Jamaican-English Rapper from Stoke Newington, London.

Knut Schreiner

Also known by his stage name Euroboy, he has been part of important Norwegian bands like Kåre and The Cavemen known in its last years as Euroboys, with Turbonegro known in Norway as Turboneger, in the musical project Black Diamond Brigade and recently is a member of Mirror Lakes.

Kool Keith

Keith Thornton (born 19 October 1966), better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York.

Lionel Gamlin

He also chose the stage name of John Theobald Clarke, known as the actor and director Bryan Forbes.

Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper

By this period, the newspaper was so well known that music hall singer Marie Lloyd took her stage name from it.

Mad Ice

Ahmed Mohamed Kakoyi (born in Masaka, Uganda on 8 October 1980) better known by his stage name Mad Ice is a Ugandan singer and songwriter of Raggamuffin and at a later stage with Afro-pop and Afro-soul music.

Masahiko Yuuki

In September 1999, he joined Λucifer, a real life counterpart from a band with the same name in the anime Kaikan Phrase and was given the stage name YUKI, as he was taking the role of Yukifumi Todo, the guitarist of the band in the anime.

Miss Montreal

Roos-Anne (Sanne) Hans better known by her stage name Miss Montreal (born in Dedemsvaart on 22 September 1984), is a Dutch singer-songwriter and guitar player.

Onoe Shoroku II

Onoe Shoroku II (March 28, 1913 – June 25, 1989) is the stage name for Yutaka Fujima a Japanese kabuki actor who specialized in female roles.

PartyNextDoor

Jahron Anthony Brathwaite (born July 3, 1993), better known under the stage name PartyNextDoor (sometimes styled as PARTYNEXTDOOR), is a Canadian singer from Mississauga, Ontario who is signed to Drake's OVO Sound record label.

Pede B

Peter Ankjær Bigaard better known by his stage name Pede B (born in 1984) is a Danish rapper originating from Hellerup.

Phillip Martin III

Phillip Martin III (born January 10, 1968), also known by the stage name Nino, is an African-American rapper, producer, director, screenwriter, film editor, entrepreneur and music distributor.

Rufa Mi

Since then, Joey de Leon gave her the stage name "Rufa Mi" because she bears a resemblance Rufa Mae Quinto.

Sally Mansfield

Marie Mahder (December 13, 1920 – January 28, 2001), best known by her stage name Sally Mansfield, was an American television character actress; she also had a few small roles in feature films including one with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

Steady Bongo

lansana Sheriff (born on August 28, 1966 in Daru, Kailahun District, Sierra Leone) popularly known by his stage name Steady Bongo, is an internationally recognized Sierra Leonean musician and record producer.

Struggle Da Preacher

Ivan Rylov, (born April 3, 1986 in Tyumen, Russia) better known by his stage name Struggle da Preacher, is a Russian born rapper.

Ta Mara and the Seen

Lead singer Margaret Cox (a.k.a. Margie Cox), given the stage name Ta Mara by producer Johnson, was born in Kenitra, Morocco and lived there until age seven, when she and her family moved to Minneapolis.

The Deadly Snakes

Formed in Toronto in 1996, the band's final line-up consisted of Andre Ethier on vocals and guitars, Matthew Carlson on guitar, trumpet and bass, Chad Ross on guitar, bass and mandolin, Jeremi Madsen on guitar, bass, saxophone and percussion, Max McCabe-Lokos (using the stage name Age of Danger) on piano, organ and percussion, and Andrew "Gunn" Moszynski on guitar and drums.

The Mad Stuntman

Mark Quashie (born 24 January 1967, Trinidad and Tobago), better known by his stage name The Mad Stuntman, is a singer, best known for providing the vocals on "I Like to Move It" by Reel 2 Real.

Tony M.

Under the new stage name, "Deacon", Mosley recorded a song, "Fast Break" for the Hoop Dreams soundtrack.

Tønes

Frank Tønnesen (born 28 April 1972), better known by his stage name Tønes, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and guitarist from Sokndal, Norway.

Traylude

Tracy Atkins, known by her stage name Traylude, is a British emcee who worked with now London-based DJs-producers Kurtis Mantronik (1998 album I Sing the Body Electro) and the Beat Buchaz (1999 single/EP "One Time, Feels Fine").

VJ Logan

Van Jameson Lingenfelter Logan, better known under the stage name of VJ Logan (born in 1986), is an American model who is best known for being the winner of the reality competition television program America's Most Smartest Model.

Walter van Brunt

Walter Van Brunt (April 22, 1892 – April 11, 1971) was an American tenor known initially for his recordings on Thomas Alva Edison's Blue Amberol Records and later for his rôle in a scandal involving a stage name and case of adultery.

Zsa Zsa Speck

His stage name came from the combination Zsa Zsa Gabor and Richard Speck, following the band's naming style of combining the names of a fashion icon and mass murderer.


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Al-P

Alex Puodziukas known by his stage name Al-P, is a Canadian musician, record producer and recording engineer, best known for being part of the electronic music duo MSTRKRFT along with Jesse F. Keeler.

Alan Wood

Allan Singleton-Wood (born 1933), British musician and publisher who performed under the stage name Allan Wood

Alfunction

His stage name was bestowed upon him in 1994, by future bandmate Lauren Boquette, in reference to his band at the time, "Malfunction".

Billy DeFrank Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center

The DeFrank Center is named after Billy DeFrank, the stage name of William Price (1936–1980), an African-American and prominent 1970s gay rights activist and a member of the Bay Area's drag community.

Bishop Nehru

He chose the his stage name from a combination of Tupac's character in the movie Juice, noting that the character of Bishop inspires him "to go out and get mine, you've got to earn respect" and Nehru is taken from the former prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, who worked closely with legendary peacemaker Gandhi.

Büsbach

The well known German singer and song writer Christina Klein, better known under her stage name LaFee, was born in Büsbach.

Calophyllum antillanum

Galba, its common name in Trinidad, may have been the origin of the stage name of Grenadian-born calypsonian, Sir Galba.

Carol Richards

Carol Swiedler (Stage name Carol Richards or Carole Richards), (born 6 June 1922 in Harvard, Illinois, died in Vero Beach, Florida, March 16, 2007) was an American singer, radio and television performer, remembered for her duet with Bing Crosby on the hit single "Silver Bells".

Davi Sacer

Davi Sacer, stage name of Davi Amorim de Oliveira (Nova Iguaçu, November 30, 1975) is a brazilian christian music singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

David Baron

Harold Pinter (1930–2008), English playwright, and actor under the stage name David Baron

David Geddes

David Cole Idema (born July 1, 1950), best known by the stage name David Geddes, is a soft rock singer who had a U.S. Top 5 hit with "Run Joey Run" in 1975, which peaked at #4 in October 1975.

Debi Nova

Deborah Nowalski Kader, better known by her stage name Debi Nova, is a Costa Rican singer-songwriter and dancer from Escazú, Costa Rica who resides in Los Angeles, California.

Dykstra

Kenny Dykstra, stage name of Ken Doane (born 1986), American wrestler

Elizabeth Schall

Schall joined The Iron Maidens on September 2005 following the departure of guitarist/co-founder Josephine Draven, taking the stage name of "Adrianne Smith" (a female version of Adrian Smith).

Franz Welser-Möst

In 1985, Möst assumed the stage name Welser-Möst on suggestion of his mentor, Baron Andreas von Bennigsen of Liechtenstein, thus paying homage to the city of Wels where he grew up.

Gabriel Temudzani

Gabriel Temudzani (born 10 February 1980), also known by his stage name Chief Azwindini (on the TV soap Muvhango on SABC 2, on which he has been an actor since 2000), is a South African actor and TV presenter.

Guy Weadick

His career led him to meet his eventual wife, Grace Bensell, another famous trick rope rider, performing under the stage name of Florence LaDue.

Haruo Minami

He adopted his stage name in 1957 and started performing popular music (only later would his music be classified as enka, a term not in existence at the time of his debut).

Jacki Piper

Jacqueline Crump (born 3 August 1948), known professionally by her stage name Jacki Piper, is an English actress, best known for her appearances as the female juvenile lead in the British film comedies Carry On Up the Jungle (1970), Carry On Loving (1970), Carry On at Your Convenience (1971), and Carry On Matron (1972).

Johnny Gentle

He was auditioned by manager Larry Parnes, who won him a recording contract with Philips Records in 1959, and gave him the stage name Johnny Gentle.

Joseph Franklin

Joe Franklin, stage name of Joseph Fortgang, American radio talk-show host

Keith Palmer

Maxim Reality (born 1967), stage name of Keith Palmer, British rap musician

Kenn Scott

The name Kenn Scott might also refer to a stage name of actor Kenn Troum.

Larry Grayson

He initially used the stage-name Billy Breen, but changed it to Larry Grayson in the 1950s on the advice of his agent; (He was still performing as Billy Breen in August 1962) BBC TV's "The One Show" reported on 27 November, 2012 that the name "Grayson" was taken from the American singer Kathryn Grayson, but the origin of the name "Larry" is unknown.

Lola Montes

Lola Montez (1821–1861), stage name of Elizabeth Rosanna Gilbert, Irish-born Spanish dancer and courtesan

Macho Man

Randy Savage (November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011), an American professional wrestler known by the stage name "Macho Man"

Marbelle

Maureen Belky Ramírez Cardona, better known by her stage name Marbelle (born in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia on 19 January 1980) is a Colombian singer singing pop and romantic ballads.

Marcel Maupi

Marcel Maupi, stage name of Marcel Louis Alexandre Barberin, (6 November 1881, Marseille – 4 January 1949, Antibes) was a French actor.

Michael Starr

Ralph Saenz (born 1965), American musician who uses the stage name Michael Starr

Morten Skaget

Morten Skaget (born on August 12, 1960 in Trondheim, Norway), most commonly known by his former stage name Morty Black, is a bassist best known for playing with international bands like JORN, Ken Hensley, Terje Rypdal and TNT.

Nessbeal

Nabil Sahli better known by his stage name Nessbeal (born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, on 16 August 1978) is a French rapper of Moroccan origin.

No Bird Sing

Rapper and pianist Joe Horton (stage name Eric Blair, after George Orwell) and guitarist Robert Mulrennan were members of the four-piece band Hyder Ali with Kahlil Brewington and Edwin Scherer.

Omer Bhatti

Omer Michael Jamal Bhatti (born June 14, 1985 in Drammen) is a Norwegian hip-hop artist with the stage name "O-Bee".

Pixie Jenkins

Born 'Paul Blake Jenkins' in Launceston, Tasmania in 1957, now referred to by his stage name 'Pixie', in an article in The Australian, Pixie was referenced alongside Jimmy Little, Chad Morgan and Slim Dusty as "...an icon of Australia's country music industry".

Prince Matchabelli

In New York City he and his wife, Princess Norina Matchabelli (an actress whose stage name was Maria Carmi), opened a small antiques shop, Le Rouge et le Noir, at 545 Madison Avenue.

Rasse

Masaki Okimoto, Japanese professional wrestler, whose stage name is Rasse

Red button

Red Buttons, the stage name of American comedian and actor Aaron Chwatt

Sadovsky

Prov Sadovsky - stage name of Prov Mikhailovich Yermilov (1818-1872), a Russian actor

Sakata

Sakata Tōjūrō, stage name taken on by a number of Kabuki actors

Stagga Lee

His stage name was adopted after hearing the classic 1959 No. 1 hit "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price.

Sureshot

DJ Sure Shot, stage name for the hip hop musician Mark Duffus of the group Blak Prophetz

The Scavengers

In late 1977, bassist Hart left to be replaced by Brendan Perry, who performed under the stage name "Ronnie Recent".

Tiegs

Infernus, the stage name of Norwegian black metal musician Roger Tiegs

Tim Weiland

Weiland, creative director of the Timo Weiland brand, and Eckstein, design director, climbed up the DJ circuit under the stage name "Timo+Alan" and performed at New York City hotspots such as the Soho Grand Hotel, the Red Egg, and The Brooklyn Museum.

Valora Noland

After graduating from Santa Cruz High School, she was accepted by the Pasadena Playhouse, and while studying there for a year and a half, settled on "Valora Noland" for her stage name.

Walt Hazzard

Hazzard and his wife, Jaleesa, had four children: Yakub, Jalal, Rasheed, and Khalil, the last being a record producer, well known in hip-hop circles by the stage name DJ Khalil.

Yoshikazu Yahiro

His stage name was comes from the place he was born, Mie Prefecture where the Suzuka racing circuit is, his favorite guitarist, Steve Vai from which he adopted the letter V, and his look, many people think he looks like a panther, especially when he had pink-dyed hair.