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? Vincent Furnier Arthur Brown Ray Cooper Alice Walker

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

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? Gary Numan Gary Newton Giorgio Moroder Mike Oldfield

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

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

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 Engelbert Humperdinck Frédéric Chopin Richard Wagner

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 White Cilla Black Cilla Green Cilla Magenta

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? Tubby Thomas Fatty Arbuckle Chubby Checker Slim Jim

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 Ringo Starr Little Richard Peter Noone

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

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? John Cooper-Clarke Johnny Rotten Sid Vicious Jilted John

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

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? Iggy Pop Jimmy Pursey Lou Reed Charles Monroe

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 Marilyn Manson Jim Morrison Robbie Williams

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

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