9 celebrities who changed their names during their careers

The majority of singers who have changed their stage names in a big publicity stunt end up changing them back.In one of the well-known pop star moves in history, Prince became The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.Christina Aguilera was known as Xtina when she tried to create an edgier persona.The number of celebrities who have changed their real names is really, really long. Some change their names for goodLady Gaga wasn't born Lady Gaga and Emma Stone's real name is Emily. But some change them for publicity or a new image, and then change them back.All of these celebrities changed their stage names when they already had established name during their careerand then changed them back. Snoop Dogg became Snoop Lion to release a new album.Rapper Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., changed his name to Snoop Lion in 2012 in order to release his Rastafarian-inspired reggae album. He gained recognition with earlier albums, Doggystyle, The Doggfather, and Dogumentary. He changed to Snoop Lion and the Jungle for 2012's "Reincarnated." He went back to Snoop Dogg for his 2015 album, "Bush."In one of the well-known pop star moves in history, Prince became The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.In anticipation of his 1993 album, Prince changed his stage name to a customized symbol, the Love Symbol, which needed to be sent to journalists on a floppy disc, so they could write about him. When spoken or written without the use of the symbol, Prince was referred to as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince. The symbol is a hybrid of the astrological male and female symbols with a nod to the Christian cross. When the artist's contract with Warner Bros. expired in 2000, he went back to being known as just Prince. The stage name of Sean Combs has had many remixes.His most recent name changes are to Brother Love, or Love, which he retracted, and then retracted that retraction on Jimmy Kimmel. CNN chronicles his first stage name as Puffy, and then the long list of changes includes P. Diddy, Diddy, Puff Daddy, and even Swag. One the constant changes, the musician says "I've had different name changes because I only just grew up in a neighborhood where everybody had nicknames."See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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