1. Cardi B
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The I Like It hitmaker was originally born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar. She came up with the moniker Cardi B because her family and friends had nicknamed her Bacardi, after the alcoholic drink. She told TV host Wendy Williams the story, “My sister’s name is Hennessy, so everybody used to be like ‘Bacardi’ to me. Then, I shortened it to Cardi B. The ‘B’ stands for whatever, depending on the day... beautiful or bully.”
2. Lady Gaga
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The Mother Monster began her career with her birth name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. It was only later that she went with Lady Gaga. She revealed in an interview that music producer Rob Fusari called her Gaga because her vocals reminded him of Queen’s hit track Radio Ga Ga. It soon caught on with the star.
3. Travis Scott
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More known for being Kylie Jenner’s boyfriend and baby daddy, Travis Scott’s real name is Jacques Berman Webster II. Recently, while on the Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, the rapper revealed the story behind his stage name. He said, “My uncle is named Travis and Kid Cudi is, like, one of my favourite artistes of all time, and his real name is Scott Mescudi. And my uncle’s friends call him Scott too, so it just kinda worked out like that — my two superheroes.”
4. Brie Larson
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The actress’ birth name is Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers. It was only later that she changed it to the current stage name that we know her by. One story says that Brie changed her last name as it was hard to pronounce. She had said, “Larson is a family name from my great-grandmother.” But while on Jimmy Fallon’s show, the Captain Marvel actress said that she was inspired by a doll. “The name of the doll is Kirsten Larson and my last name is French and very hard to say. I was so sick of it, so as a result, I was like, ‘I’m changing my name! I’m changing it to Larson so that Kirsten can be in our family!’” she had said.
5. Miley Cyrus
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The Hannah Montana star was named Destiny Hope Cyrus at birth. She later earned the nickname ‘Smiley’ for being a happy child which later got shortened to Miley. In 2008, she decided to legally change her name to Miley Ray Cyrus, the middle name paying tribute to her grandfather.
6. Iggy Azalea
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Also known as Amethyst Amelia Kelly, the Australian rapper adopted this showbiz name from her puppy, Iggy. She had got a name-plate necklace made in his honour. “Everybody started to think that my name was Iggy so it kind of became my nickname and I took it on board and started rapping with it,” she said in an interview. The Fancy hitmaker chose Azalea for her last name from that her family lived on.
