After the announcement by The Weeknd (Abel) that he will abandon his stage name, Rolling Stone Brasil listed other musicians who have already done the same
The Weekndor better, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye announced this week that he plans to stop using the stage name and will release his final album using this name. In addition to his musical career, the owner of hits such as “Starboy” and “Die For You” began acting and is the protagonist of the series The Idolfrom the HBO.
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Not only The Weeknd, but other artists also went through this name-changing process. See some examples below:
Katy Perry
When he started his career, Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson used the name katy hudsonbut chose to change so as not to be confused with the actress kate hudson and took the opportunity to honor his mother using her first name (Perry).
yes
the rapper Kanye West changed his stage name to “Ye” in 2021, the name of an album released in 2018. In the musical environment, the name ended up not being very accepted by the public and he is still called Kanye.
Prince
In 1993, Prince changed its name to one unpronounceable symbol, and of unknown origin and explanation. Confused, the press and fans started to call him “The Artist”.
Snoop Dog
Snoop Dogg changed its name to Snoop Lion in 2012. According to the rapper, the change occurred on a trip to Jamaica, encouraged by a Rastafarian priest. Since then, Snoop has dedicated himself more to raggae than rap.
Jorge Ben Jor
Jorge Ben Jor signed 22 albums as just Jorge Benbut in 1989 it changed to Jorge Benjor (together), and soon after changed the spelling to Jorge Ben Jor (separated), and it is the name he still uses today.
Source: Rollingstone
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