Musicians' Real Names

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1. I was born with the name Marc Feld. How was I better known? Marc Almond Marc Bolan Marky Mark Mark Knopfler

2. With which name was Alice Cooper born? Ray Cooper Vincent Furnier Arthur Brown Alice Walker

3. I was born with the name Bernard Jewry, but had chart success in the UK with which stage name? Gary Glitter R. Dean Taylor Hurricane Smith Alvin Stardust

4. I was born in India with the name Harry Webb. How am I better known? Cliff Richard Harry Belafonte Jimmy Webb Elvis Costello

5. Another musician who was born with the surname Webb, Gary Webb was a pioneer in the electronic music field in the late 70s and early 80s. How do we know him better? Mike Oldfield Giorgio Moroder Gary Numan Gary Newton

6. I may not have been as successful if I'd kept my given name of William Broad. How am I better known? Billy Bragg Bill Bailey Will Young Billy Idol

7. Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien. Quite a mouthful I think you'll agree. No wonder she changed her name, but to what? Dusty Springfield Petula Clark Mary Hopkins Dana

8. Now, who can forget the songs of Henry John Deutschendorf Jr? Ah yes, we knew him by a different name. What was it? Henry Rollins Dr. John John Lennon John Denver

9. Arnold George Dorsey adopted the name of a classical composer as his own stage name when his singing career took off, but which one did he choose? Wolfgang Mozart Richard Wagner Frédéric Chopin Engelbert Humperdinck

10. Priscilla Maria Veronica White used to work in the Cavern Club in the days when the Beatles played there, but made a slight change to her name when her singing impressed enough to win her a recording contract. What did she alter her name to? Cilla Magenta Cilla White Cilla Black Cilla Green

11. Rock n' roll singer Ernest Evans started a new dance craze with his 1960 hit, 'The Twist'. But which name did he use on the stage? Chubby Checker Slim Jim Fatty Arbuckle Tubby Thomas

12. Richard Starkey was in one of the biggest bands of the 60s before embarking on a solo singing career when that band split up. What was his stage name? Richard Carpenter Peter Noone Little Richard Ringo Starr

13. My given name was Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, but I am better known by a much shorter one. What is it? Dido Lulu Sade Pink

14. I am a member of the Rock group Kiss, although you wouldn't know me by my real name of Chaim Witz. What did I change it to? Gene Simmons Ace Frehley Paul Stanley Peter Criss

15. John Richie had a short career with one of the most notorious punk rock bands of the 70s. What was his stage name? Sid Vicious Jilted John Johnny Rotten John Cooper-Clarke

16. My real name is Natalie Renee McIntyre and I was born in 1967. With which name have I had chart successes. Natalie Appleton Macy Gray Nat King Cole Natalie Imbruglia

17. James Newell Osterberg has had a long career in the music business and has been dubbed the 'Grandfather of Punk'. But what is his stage name? Charles Monroe Lou Reed Iggy Pop Jimmy Pursey

18. This shock rocker was born with the name Brian Hugh Warner, but that didn't really suit his image and he changed it. What did he rename himself? Axl Rose Robbie Williams Jim Morrison Marilyn Manson

19. This soul and disco giant was given the name Barrence Eugene Carter, but what did he change it to? Barry Gibb Luther Van Dross Clarence Carter Barry White

20. This rocker was born Ian Fraser Kilmister but has achieved fame under his nickname. What is that name? Slash Lemmy Devine Boy George