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| Stage Name | Real Name | Comments |
| Adam Ant | Stuart Goddard | Stand & Deliver / Ant Music |
| Adam Faith | Terence Nelhams-Wright [1940-2003] |
British teen idol Singer, actor & Financial Journalist. |
| Alvin Stardust | Shane Fenton | Singer / Green X Code Man. |
| Alice Cooper | Vincent Damon Furnier | Singer School's Out |
| Art Blakey
[1919-1990] |
Abdullah Ibn Buhaina | Drummer The Jazz Messengers |
| Axl Rose | William Bailey | Guns n Roses |
| Adam Faith | Terry Nelhams | Singer |
| Adamski | Adam Tinley | Singer |
| Ben E.King Benjamin Earl King [1938-2015] |
Benjamin Earl Nelson | Singer The Drifters Named his guiar 'Lucille' |
| Billy Holiday | Eleanora Fagan Gough | Singer |
| Billy Idol | William Michael Broad | White Wedding |
| Badly Drawn Boy | Damon Gaugh | Singer |
| Bo Diddley | Elias Bates | Guitarist |
| Bob Dylan | Robert Zimmerman | Singer / Songwriter |
| Bonnie Tyler | Gaynor Hopkins | Singer / Songwriter |
| Bono | Paul David Hewson | Vocalist / U2 |
| Buddy Holly | Charles Hardin Holley | Peggy Sue |
| Brian Eno | Brian Peter George St. John de Baptiste de la Salle Eno |
Keyboards / Roxy Music |
| Billy Joel | William Martin Joel | Uptown Girl |
| B.B. King [1925-2015] |
Riley B. King | Guitarist |
| Bob Marley | Robert Nesta Marley | Jammin' |
| Boy George | George O'Dowd | Vocalist / Culture Club / DJ |
| Barry Manilow | Barry Alan Pinkus | Singer I'm Mandy |
| Buck Ram
[1901-1991] |
Samuel Ram | Singer The Great Preteder |
| Buster Bloodvessel
[1958] |
Douglas Trendle | Bad Manners.
His stage name was taken from the bus conductor played by Ivor Cutler in the Beatles' 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour. |
| Bracket (Dame Hilda) | Patrick Fyffe. | Singer and female impersonator from the duo Hinge and Bracket |
| Chuck Berry | Charles Berry Penneman | Guitarist |
| Cliff Richard | Harry Webb | Christian Vocalist / Shadows |
| Chris De Burgh | Christopher John Davidson | Lady In Red |
| Chubby Checker | Ernest Evans | Name based on 'Fats Domino' |
| Cozy Powell
[1947-1998] |
Colin Flooks | Drummer |
| Cat Stevens (Yusef Islam) | Steven Georgiou | Singer / Songwriter |
| Christopher Cross | Christopher Geppart | Singer Kiss |
| Cher | Cherilyn Sarkasian La Pier | Sonny & Cher |
| Carole King | Carole Klein | Tapestry |
| Chaka Khan | Yvette Marie Stevens | - |
| Captain Beefheart | Don Van Vliet | Magic Band / Artist |
| Crystal Gayle | Brenda Gail Webb | Singer Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue |
| Cilla Black | Priscilla Marie Veronica White | Singer / Actres |
| Dave Dee
[1943-] |
David Harman | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |
| Daryl Hall | Daryl Franklin Hohl | Hall 'N' Oates |
| David Bowie | David Robert Jones | Ziggy Stardust |
| David Essex | David Albert Cook | Lamplight |
| David Ruffin
[1941-1991] |
David Eli Ruffin | The Temptations |
| Del Shannon | Charles Westover | Distant Drums |
| Dido | Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong | Named after an African warrior queen |
| Donna Summer | La Donna Andrea Gaines | I'm In Love |
| Donovan | Donovan Philip Leitch | Folk Singer |
| Dr Dread | Gary Himelfarb | US Reggae Producer |
| Divine | Harris Glenn Milstead | 1980's Female Impersonator |
| Dusty Springfield | Mary Bernadette O'Brien | - |
| Englebert Humperdink | Arnold George Dorsey | Named after the classical composer of the same name (1854 – 1921) |
| Edwin Starr | Charles Hatcher | - |
| Elkie Brooks | Elaine Bookbinder | Lilac Wine |
| Elton John | Reginald Kenneth Dwight | Rocket Man / Candle In The Wind |
| Englebert Humperdink | Jerry Dorsey | Singer |
| Eminem | Marshall Mathers | Singer / musician |
| Enya | Eithne Ni Bhraonain | Singer / musician |
| Eric Clapton | Eric Patrick Clapp | Guitarist |
| Eric Carr
[1950-1991] |
Paul Caravello | Drummer - Kiss |
| Elvis Costello | Declan McManus | Singer / Songwriter |
| Eno (Brian) | Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno |
musician, composer, record producer, singer, and visual artist |
| Frank Sidebottom | Chris Sievey | UK Singer / Comedian Wears a large cartoon head. |
| Freddie Mercury
[1946-1991] |
Farouhk Bulsara | Queen |
| Fish | Derek William Dick | Marrillion |
| Billy Fury | Ronald Wycherly | - |
| Gary Glitter | Paul Francis Gadd | Singer Convicted paedophile |
| George Michael | Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou | Wham! |
| Gene Simmons | Chaim Witz | Singer / Basssit in KISS |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan | Raymond Edward O'Sullivan | Singer / Songwriter |
| Geezer Butler | Terrance Butler | Bassist Black Sabbath |
| Ginger Baker [died 05-10-14] |
Peter Edward Baker | Drummer (Cream) |
| Georgie Fame | Clive Powell | Born Leigh, Lancashire (UK). |
| Grandmaster Flash | Joseph Saddler | Singer |
| H | Ian Watkins | Singer Blue |
| Hinge (Dr. Evadne) | George Logan | Singer and female impersonator from the duo Hinge and Bracket |
| Holly Johnson | William Johnson | Singer Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
| Holly Valance | Holly Rachel Vukadinovic | Singer / actress |
| Hank B. Marvin | Brian Robson Rankin | The Shadows |
| Ice Cube | O'Shea Jackson | - |
| Ice T | Tracey Marrow | - |
| Iggy Pop | James Newell Osterburg | Was in 'The Iguannas', hence "Iggy" |
| J.J. Cale | Jean-Jacques Cale | Singer / Songwriter |
| Jimi Hendrix
[1942-1970] |
Johnny Allen Hendrix | Guitarist |
| Jon Bon Jovi | John Bongiovi | Bon Jovi |
| John Martyn | Iain David McGeachy | Singer / Songwriter / guitarist [1948-2009] |
| Joni Mitchell | Roberta Joan Anderson | Big Yellow Taxi |
| Johnny Thunders
[1952-1991] |
John Anthony Genzale Jr. | New York Dolls |
| John Denver | John Henry Deutschendorf | Annies Song |
| Jet Black | Brian Duffy | Stranglers |
| Janis Ian | Janis Eddy Fink | Seventeen |
| Jimmy Nail | James Bradford | Actor (Auf Weidersen Pet) Singer / Guitarist |
| Jonny Rotten | John Joseph Lydon | Sex Pistols |
| Kate Bush | Catherine Bush | Wuthing Height |
| K.D. Lang | Kathryn Dawn Lang | - |
| Kiki Dee | Pauline Matthews | - |
| Kid Creole | Thomas August Darnell Browder |
Singer Kid Creole and the Coconuts |
| Larry Lurex | Freddie Mercury | Pre-Queen |
| Limahl | Chris Hamill | - |
| Lauren Laverne | Lauren Gofton | In band 'Kenikie' TV presenter |
| Lonnie Donegan | Anthony James Donegan | Mr Skiffle |
| Lou Reed | Louis Firbank | Walk On The Wild Side |
| Lemmy | Ian Kilminster | Hendrix roadie Hawkwind Bassist Motorhead frontman |
| Lulu | Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie | Shout / Locomotion |
| Little Richard | Richard Wayne Penniman | Lucille |
| Les Paul | Lester Polfus | Inventor of the solid body guitar Guitarist |
| Lynsey De Paul | Lynsey Rubin | - |
| L.L. Cool J | James Smith | - |
| Madonna | Madonna Louise Vernon Ciccone | Singer / Actress |
| Mama Cass Elliot | Ellen Nioma Cohen | Mamas 'N' Papas |
| Moby | Richard Melville Hall | Related to author of the novel 'Moby Dick' |
| Meatloaf | Marvin Lee Aday | Singer / Actor Bat Out Of Hell |
| Marc Bolan | Mark Feld | T-Rex |
| Manfred Mann | Michael Lubowitz | 54321 |
| Muddy Waters | McKinley Morganfield | - |
| Morrissey | Stephen Patrick Morrissey | Singer The Smiths |
| Mike McGear | Micheal McCartney | Traffic |
| Marilyn | Peter Robinson | 1980's Transgenered Male |
| Marilyn Manson | Brian Hugh Warner
1969 |
American singer, songwriter, musician, composer, actor, painter, author, and former music journalist |
| Midge Ure | James Ure | Slik / Ultravox / Live Aid |
| Mickey Dolenz | George Micheal | The Monkies |
| Neil Diamond | Noah Kaminsky | Cracklin' Rose |
| Nikki Sixx | Frank Carlton Serafino Ferranno | Mötley Crüe |
| Ozzy Osbourne | John Michael Osbourne | Singer Black Sabbath |
| Pat Benatar | Patricia Andrzejewski | Singer |
| Prince | Prince Rogers Nelson | Singer / Guitarist |
| Peter Criss | Peter Crisscoula | Drummer (Kiss) / Actor |
| Peter Green | Peter Greenbaum | Guitarist Fleetwood Mac |
| Poly Styrene | Marianne Joan Elliott-Said (1957 – 2011) |
Singer. X-Ray Spex |
| Rick Parfitt | Richard Harrison | Guitarist Status Quo |
| Robbie Williams | Robert Peter Williams | Singer / Songwirter (Take that) |
| Sade | Helen Folasade Adu | Singer Smooth Operator Diamond Life |
| Shakin' Stevens | Michael Barrett | Green Door / Radio |
| Shania Twain | Eilleen Reginia Edwards | Singer |
| Sid Vicious | John Simon Ritchie | Sex Pistols |
| Slash | Saul Hudson | Guitarist Guns 'N' Roses |
| Sting | Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner | Singer / Bassist The Police |
| Syd Barrett
[1946-2006] |
Roger Keith Barrett | Pink Floyd |
| Siouxsie Sioux | Susan Dallion | ...& The Banshees |
| Sandie Shaw | Sandra Goodrich | Singer Puppet On A String |
| Stevie Wonder | Steveland Morris Judkins | Singer / Pianist Superstition |
| Steve Harley | Steven Nice | Singer Cockney Rebel |
| Smokey Robinson | William Robinson | The Miracles |
| Suggs | Graham McPherson | Singer Madness |
| Susie Quatro | Susan Kay Quatro | American singer-songwriter, bass guitar player and actor |
| Tina Turner | Annie Mae Bullock | Singer Nut Bush City Limits Private Dancer |
| Tommy Steele | Thomas Hicks | Singer / Actor |
| Tiny Tim | Herbert Khaury | Singer / Ukelele Tip Toe Through The Tulips |
| Thomas Dolby | Thomas Morgan Robertson | Singer / Keyboards Hyperactive |
| The Edge | David Howell Evans | U2 Guitarist |
| Tom Jones | [Sir] Thomas Jones Woodward | Vocalist |
| Van Morrison | George Ivan Morrison | Singer / Songwriter |
| Wilco Johnson | John Wilkinson | Guitarist / Dr Feelgood |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart | Composer |
| Xavier Cugat
[1900-1990] |
Francisco de Asis Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru Y Deluefeu |
Composer Brazil The Breeze And I |
| Yusef Islam (Cat Stevens) | Steven Georgiou | Singer / Songwriter |
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