Russian Stars Who Made Up Last Names You Didn’t Know

Many artists choose a pseudonym for themselves so that their name sounds better, is more memorable. But if many people know that Dima Bilan’s real name is Victor Belan, then the facts below will definitely surprise you.

Few people know the real name of comedian Lebenbaum. Many years ago, at the very beginning of her career, Elena decided that she needed a different surname (although we consider the real one to be very bright and memorable). “When we, together with Vladimir Natanovich Vinokur, decided on a stage name for me, for some reason the image of a sparrow from a song by Edith Piaf appeared in both of us. And Vinokur looked at me like this: “Well, of course, sparrows! It’s so much in the top ten that there’s not even anything to think about! In general, Sparrow is everything!” “, Recalled the artist.

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Nastasya Samburskaya had a difficult childhood, and the actress does not communicate with her own mother. To get rid of the pain that was inflicted on her in childhood and somehow distance herself from those times, the actress decided to find herself a new name: so Anastasia became Nastasya, and she changed Terekhova’s name to Samburskaya. She does not communicate with her father, who went to prison when Nastasya was about 5 years old, so she even changed her surname: thus, Anastasia Alekseevna became Nastasya Anislavovna.

Andrey Gubin’s career has lasted for about 40 years, many hits have been released over the years. However, few people remember that in fact the interpreter of the hit “Tramp Boy” is not called that. His real name is Klementiev, but in 1990 the artist decided he needed something more sonorous and remembered the name of his mother’s second husband. And so Andrey Gubin appeared – a singer adored by the whole country.

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Trick. Natalia’s surname is really Vodianova. However, it’s all about accent. In fact, the surname looks like this: Vodyanova (emphasis on “o”). However, having started her modeling career and entering the international arena, the Russian beauty decided to make her surname more harmonious and familiar to foreign ears. This is how Natalia Vodianova appeared (emphasis on “I”).

Alexander began his career as an artist in the 70s. He first worked in the VIA “Blue Guitars”, Stas Namin’s “Flowers” group, and soon decided to pursue a solo career. However, the real name Vyguzov seemed to Alexander dissonant for the career of a singer. Then he took his mother’s maiden name Angelina Malinova and became Malinin!

The surname has taken root so much that few people know that it was invented by the singer himself. When his son Nikita followed in his father’s footsteps, he also took on this surname.

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