1. 내 본명을 잊어다오
Alice Cooper - Vincent Furnier
Billie Holiday - Eleanora Harris
Billy Idol - William Michael Albert Broad
Billy Ocean - Leslie Sebastian Charles
Bob Dylan - Robert Zimmerman 많이들 아실 듯
Bonnie Tyler - Gaynor Hopkins
Bono (U2) - Paul David Hewson
Chubby Checker - Ernest Evans
Cliff Richard - Harry Webb
Dusty Springfield - Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien 길기도 하다 -_-;
Elton John - Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Elvis Costello - Declan Patrick McManus
Enya - Eithne Ni Bhraonain
F.R. David - Elli Robert Fitoussi
Falco - Johann Holzel
Freddie Mercury - Farrokh Bulsara 불사라...멋진데요.
Gazebo - Paul Mazzolini
Huey Lewis - Hugh Wilson Cregg III 오호라 3세...
Iggy Pop - James Newell Osterberg
Joe Strummer (Clash) - John Graham Mellor
Joey Tempest (Europe) - Joakim Larsson
Mike Reno (Loverboy) - Joseph Michael Rynoski
Moby - Richard Melville Hall
Richard Clayderman - Phillipe Pages
Ringo Starr - Richard Allen Starkey
Rockwell - Kenneth Gordy 예명보다 유명한 본명이죠.
Shania Twain - Eilleen Regina Edwards
Skeeter Davis - Mary Francis Penick
Slash (Guns N' Roses) - Saul Hudson
Stevie Wonder - Stevland Morris
Sting - Gordon Sumner
Taylor Dayne - Leslie Wundermann 집안이 독일계인가 봅니다.
Vangelis - Evangelos Odyssey Papathanassiou 맙소사-_-

2. 성만 바꾼 경우
Barry Manilow - Barry Alan Pincus
Belinda Carlisle - Belinda Jo Kerzcheski
Brenda K. Starr - Brenda Kaplan
Carole King - Carole Klein
Chris DeBurgh - Chris Davison
Christopher Cross - Christopher Geppert
David Bowie - David Jones
David Essex - David Albert Cook
Diana Ross - Diane Earle
Donna Summer - Donna Gaines 잘 지은 이름.
Gary Numan - Gary Anthony James Webb
Joan Jett - Joan Larkin
Keith Sweat - Keith Crier
Kim Wilde - Kim Smith
Pat Benatar - Pat Andrejewski
Patti LaBelle - Patricia Louise Holte
Peter Wolf - Peter Blankfield 예명이나 본명이나 하나같이 특이한 ^^
Stacey Q - Stacy Swain
Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) - Steven Tallarico 어딘지 주술적인 이름인데요.

3. 이름만 바꾼 경우
Axl Rose (Guns 'N Roses) - William Bruce Rose
Billy Joel - William Martin Joel
Bing Crosby - Harry Lillis Crosby
Bob Marley - Robert Nesta Marley
Bobby Brown - Robert Brown
Gilbert O'Sullivan - Raymond O'Sullivan 본명이 더 나은 듯
Jimi Hendrix - Johnny Allen Hendrix
Joe Cocker - John Robert Cocker
Leo Sayer - Gerard Sayer
Lou Reed - Lewis Allen Reed
Mick Jagger - Michael Philip Jagger
Ozzy Osbourne - John Michael Osbourne
Robert Palmer - Alan Palmer
Smokey Robinson - William Robinson
Steve Perry (Journey) - Stephen Ray Perry
Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac) - Stephanie Lynn Nicks
Tori Amos - Myra Ellen Amos
Weird Al Yankovic - Alfred Matthew Yankovic

4. 애칭의 예명화
Art Garfunkel - Arthur Garfunkel
Dan Hill - Daniel Hill Jr.
Debbie Gibson - Deborah Gibson 몇년 전부터 다시 본명으로
Donny Osmond - Donald Clark Osmond
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) - James Patrick Page
Kenny Loggins - Kenneth Clark Loggins
Kenny Rogers - Kenneth David Rogers
Rod Stewart - Roderick David Stewart

5. 이니셜의 정체
B.J. Thomas - Billy Joe Thomas
Kenny G - Kenneth Gorelick 바꾸길 잘했군요
R. Kelly - Robert Kelly
Sheila E. - Sheila Escovedo
Sophie B. Hawkins - Sophie Ballantine Hawkins
Warren G. - Warren Griffin III

6. 잘려진 앞부분
Anne Murray - Morna Anne Murray
Garth Brooks - Troyal Garth Brooks
Howard Jones - John Howard Jones
John Taylor (Duran Duran) - Nigel John Taylor
Julian Lennon - John Charles Julian Lennon
Justin Hayward (Moody Blues) - David Justin Hayward
Marie Fredriksson (Roxette) - Gun-Marie Fredriksson
Paul McCartney - James Paul McCartney
Peabo Bryson - Robert Beabo Bryson 오타가 아니라 원래 이름이 Beabo

7. 잘려진 뒷부분
Aaliyah - Aaliyah Dana Haughton
Beck - Bek David Campbell
Jewel - Jewel Kilcher
Madonna - Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone 제법 인지도있는 본명이죠
Prince - Prince Rogers Nelson
Ray Charles - Ray Charles Robinson
Roland Orzabal (Tears For Fears) - Roland Orzabal de la Quintana
RuPaul - RuPaul Andre Charles
Tiffany - Tiffany Renee Darwisch
Vince Neil - Vince Neil Wharton

8. 알려지지 않은 미들네임
Alanis Morissette - Alanis Nadine Morissette
Bruce Springsteen - Bruce Frederick Springsteen
Chris Lowe (Pet Shop Boys) - Christopher Sean Lowe
Corey Hart - Corey Mitchelle Hart
Dan Fogelberg - Daniel Grayling Fogelberg
Elvis Presley - Elvis Aron Presley
Eric Clapton - Eric Patrick Clapton
John Lennon - John Winston Lennon
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) - Kurt Donald Cobain 미들네임 참 뭐시기합니다.
Luther Vandross - Luther Ronzoni Vandross 이것도 만만치 않네요
Michael Hutchence (INXS) - Michael Kelland Frank Hutchence
Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys) - Neil Francis Tennant
Paul Simon - Paul Frederick Simon
Phil Collins - Philip David Charles Collins
Richard Marx - Richard Noel Marx
Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) - Roger Andrew Taylor
Roger Taylor (Queen) - Roger Meddows-Taylor
Whitney Houston - Whitney Elizabeth Houston

9. 기타 부분적인 편집 사례
Cyndi Lauper - Cynthia Anne Stephanie Lauper
Julio Iglesias - Julio Jose Iglesias de la Cueva
Marvin Gaye - Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.
Natalie Cole - Stephanie Natalie Maria Cole
Rick Springfield - Richard Lewis Springthorpe
Ricky Martin - Enrique Jose Martin Morales
Sade Adu (Sade) - Helen Folsade Adu 아프리카계...
Thomas Dolby - Thomas Morgan Dolby Robertson
Zakk Wylde - Zachary Philip Wylde

10. 돋보이는 작명 센스
Boy George - George Alan O'Dowd
Cher - Cherilyn Sarkasian LaPier 인디언계라네요.
Little Richard - Richard Wayne Penniman
Lou Gramm - Lou Grammatico 재미있는 본명이네요. ^^
Nat King Cole - Nathaniel Adams Coles
Seal - Sealhenry Samuel

11. 어감의 순화
Barbra Streisand - Barbara Joan Streisand
Celine Dion - Celine' Dion 이름끝 e에 악센트
Daryl Hall - Daryl Franklin Hohl
Eddie Money - Edward Nelson Mahoney
George Gershwin - Jacob Gershowitz
George Michael - Georgious Panayatiou 얘는 그리스계 이름이랍니다.
Jon Secada - Juan Secada
Marc Anthony - Marco Antonio Muniz
Michael Bolton - Michael Bolotin
Rick Okasek (Cars) - Richard Otcasek

12. 결혼과 함께 이름을 바꾼 여성가수
Brenda Russell - Brenda Gordon
Gloria Estefan - Gloria Maria Milagrosa Fajardo
Sheena Easton - Sheena Shirley Orr
Tina Turner - Anna Mae Bullock

13. 그외 막가파
Babyface - Kenneth Edmonds 마음에 안 드는 예명
M. - Robin Scott
M.C. Hammer - Stanley Kirk Burrell
Meat Loaf - Marvin Lee Aday
Pebbles - Perri Alette McKissack
The Edge (U2) - David Evans