Είχα έναν φίλο κάποτε, ο οποίος προκειμένου να με φέρει σε δύσκολη θέση, κάθε φορά πριν συναντηθούμε αποστήθιζε το πραγματικό όνομα ενός καλλιτέχνη και ξαφνικά εκεί που καθόμασταν με ρώταγε π.χ. “Ποιό είναι το πραγματικό όνομα του Bob Dylan?”…
Εγώ έπρεπε να του απαντήσω “Robert Allen Zimmerman” αλλά δεν είχα μπει ποτέ στη διαδικασία να μάθω τα πραγματικά ονόματα των καλλιτεχνών απέξω, οπότε πάντα άφηνα αναπάντητη την ερώτηση και την… έπαιρνε το ποτάμι, το οποίο κατέβαζε και τη σχετική καζούρα, που μας έκανε να γελάμε.
Του Ιωσήφ Αβράμογλου
Ετσι λοιπόν, αν θέλετε να κάνετε και εσείς πλάκα σε κάποιον φίλο ή φίλη, που καυχιέται ότι έχει μουσικές γνώσεις, θα βρείτε παρακάτω μιά λίστα με τα αληθινά ονόματα 200 γνωστών καλλιτεχνών, ώστε να κάνετε το πείραγμα… Είναι σχεδόν βέβαιο ότι όποιον γνώστη σε θέματα μουσικής και αν ρωτήσετε, Ελληνα ή ξένο, δύσκολα θα μπορέσει να σας απαντήσει σε μιά τέτοια ερώτηση…! Καλή διασκέδαση!
Adam Ant – Stuart Leslie Goddard
Adele – Adele Laurie Adkins
Akon – Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam
Alice Cooper – Vincent Damon Furnier
Alicia Keys – Alicia Augello Cook
Arthur Brown – Arthur Wilton
Avicii – Tim Bergling
Axl Rose (Guns ‘n’ Roses) – William Bruce Rose, Jr.
B.B. King – Riley B. King
Barry Manilow – Barry Alan Pincus
Ben E. King – Benjamin Earl Nelson
Beyoncé – Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
Billie Eilish – Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell
Billie Holiday – Eleanora Fagan
Billy Idol – William Michael Albert Broad
Billy Joel – William Joseph Martin Joel
Billy Ocean – Leslie Sebastian Charles
Billy Paul – Paul Williams
Bing Crosby – Harry Lillis Crosby
Bo Diddley – Otha Ellas Bates McDaniel
Bob Dylan – Robert Allen Zimmerman
Bobbie Gentry – Roberta Lee Streeter
Bobby Darin – Walden Waldo Robert Cassotto
Bono – Paul David Hewson
Boy George – George Alan O’Dowd
Brenda Lee – Brenda Mae Tarpley
Brian Jones – Lewis Brian Hopkins Jones
Brook Benton – Benjamin Franklin Peay
Bruno Mars – Peter Gene Hernandez
Buddy Holly – Charles Hardin Holley
Busta Rhymes – Trevor Taheim Smith, Jr.
Calvin Harris – Adam Richard Wiles
Cardi B. – Belcalis Almanzar
Carole King – Carole Klein
CeeLo Green – Thomas DeCarlo Callaway
Chaka Khan – Yvette Marie Stevens
Cher – Cherilyn Sarkisian
Chris Montez – Christopher Montanez
Christine McVie – Christine Perfect
Christopher Cross – Christopher Charles Geppert
Chubby Checker – Ernest Evans
Chuck Berry – Charles Edward Anderson Berry
Cilla Black – Priscilla Maria Veronica White
Cliff Richard – Harry Rodger Webb
Connie Francis – Concetta Rosemarie Franconero
Courtney Love – Courtney Michelle Harrison
Crystal Gayle – Brenda Gail Webb
Cyndi Lauper – Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper
Daryl Hall – Daryl Franklin Hohl
David Bowie – David Robert Jones
David Crosby – David Van Cortland
David Essex – David Cook
Dean Martin – Dino Paul Crocetti
Denny Laine (Moody Blues, Wings) – Brian Frederick Hines
Desmond Dekker – Desmond Dacres
DJ Snake – William Grigahcine
Diddy – Sean John Combs
Dido – Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O’Malley Armstrong
Donna Summer – LaDonna Adrian Gaines
Doris Day – Doris Kappelhoff
Dr. Dre – Andre Romelle Young
Dr. John – Malcolm John Rebennack
Drake – Aubrey Drake Graham
Eddie Money – Edward Mahoney
Elton John – Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Elvis Costello – Declan Patrick MacManus
Eminem – Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Engelbert Humperdinck – Arnold George Dorsey
Eric Clapton – Eric Patrick Clapp
Erykah Badu – Erica Wright
Faith Hill – Audrey Faith Perry
Fergie – Stacy Ann Ferguson
Flo Rida – Tramar Lacel Dillard
Frankie Avalon – Francis Thomas Avallone
Frankie Laine – Francesco Paolo LoVecchio
Freddie Mercury – Farrokh Bulsara
Freddy Cannon – Frederick Anthony Picariello
Gary Glitter – Paul Gadd
Gary U.S. Bonds – Gary Anderson
Gene Chandler – Eugene Dixon
Gene Simmons (KISS) – Chaim Witz
George Michael – Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
Gloria Estefan – Gloria Maria Milagrosa Fajardo
Gloria Gaynor – Gloria Fowles
Gram Parsons – Ingram Cecil Connor II
Guy Mitchell – Albert Cernick
Harry Nilsson – Harry Edward Nilsson III
Huey Lewis – Hugh Anthony Cregg III
Ice Cube – O’Shea Jackson
Ice-T – Tracy Marrow
Iggy Pop – James Newell Osterberg, Jr.
J.J. Cale – Jean Jaques Cale
Jack White – John Anthony Gillis
Jackie DeShannon – Sharon Lee Myers
Jamie Foxx – Eric Bishop
Janis Ian – Janis Eddy Fink
Jay Z – Shawn Carter
Jimi Hendrix – James Marshall Hendricks
Joan Jett – Joan Marie Larkin
Joe Cocker – John Robert Cocker
John Denver – Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.
John Legend – John Rogers Stephens
John Paul Jones – John Baldwin
Johnny Mathis – John Royce Mathis
Jon Bon Jovi – John Francis Bongiovi, Jr.
Joni Mitchell – Roberta Joan Anderson
Julio Iglesias – Julio Iglesias de la Cueva
K.C. (of The Sunshine Band) – Harry Wayne Casey
k.d. lang – katherine dawn lang
Katy Perry – Kathryn (Katy) Hudson
Kendrick Lamar – Kendrick Lamar Duckworth
Kiki Dee – Pauline Mathews
Kris Kristofferson – Kris Carson
Lady Gaga – Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Lana Del Rey – Elizabeth Woolridge Grant
Lesley Gore – Lesley Goldstein
Liberace – Wladziu Lee Valentino Liberac
Lil’ Kim – Kimberly Denise Jones
Lil Nas X – Montero Lamar Hill
Little Anthony – Anthony Gourdine
Little Eva – Eva Narcissus Boyd
Little Richard – Richard Wayne Penniman
LL Cool J – James Todd Smith
Lobo – Roland Kent LaVoie
Lorde – Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor
Ludacris – Christopher Brian Bridges
Lulu – Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie
Mac Davis – Morris Davis
Madonna – Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone
Mama Cass Elliot – Ellen Naomi Cohen
Manfred Mann – Manfred Lubowitz
Marc Anthony – Marco Antonio Muniz
Marilyn Manson – Brian Hugh Warner
Marvin Gaye – Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr
Meatloaf – Marvin Aday
Michael Bolton – Michael Bolotin
Mick Jagger – Michael Phillip Jagger
Miley Cyrus – Destiny Hope Cyrus
Missy Elliott – Melissa Arnette Elliott
Moby – Richard Melville Hall
Morris Albert – Morris Albert Kaisermann
Nat King Cole – Nathaniel Adams Coles
Nelly – Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.
Ne-Yo – Shaffer Chimere Smith
Nicki Minaj – Onika Tanya Maraj
Ozzy Osbourne – John Michael Osbourne
P. Diddy – Sean John Combs
Pat Benatar – Patricia Andrejewski
Pat Boone – Charles Eugene Boone
Patsy Cline – Virginia Patterson Hensley
Peggy Lee – Norma Deloris Egstrom
Perry Como – Pierino Roland Como
P!nk – Alecia Beth Moore
Pitbull – Armando Christian Pérez
Prince – Prince Rogers Nelson
Queen Latifah – Dana Owens
R. Kelly – Robert Sylvester Kelly
Ray Charles – Ray Charles Robinson
Rick Dees – Rigdon Osmond Dees III
Rick James – James Johnson
Ricky Martin – Enrique Martin Morales
Rihanna – Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Ringo Starr – Richard Starkey
Sade – Helen Folasade Adu
Scott McKenzie – Philip Blondheim
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – Jalacy J. Hawkins
Seal – Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel
Shakira – Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Shania Twain – Eilleen Regina Edwards
Sheena Easton – Sheena Shirley Orr
Sia – Sia Kate Isobelle Furler
Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols) – John Simon Ritchie
Skeeter Davis – Mary Francis Penick
Slash – Saul Hudson
Snoop Dogg – Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.
Sonny Bono – Salvatore Philip Bono
Steven Tyler – Steven Victor Tallarico
Stevie Wonder – Stevland Hardaway Morris
Sting – Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner
Suzi Quatro – Suzi Quatrocchio
SZA – Solana Imani Rowe
The Big Bopper – Jiles Perry Richardson
The Edge (U2) – David Evans
The Notorious B.I.G – Christopher George Latore Wallace
The Weeknd – Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
Tiesto – Tijs Michiel Verwest
Tim McGraw – Samuel Timothy Smith
Timbaland – Timothy Zachery Mosley
Tina Turner – Anna Mae Bullock
Tom Jones – Thomas Jones Woodward
Tony Bennett – Anthony Benedetto
Tony Orlando – Michael Anthony Orlando Cassivitis
Trini Lopez – Trinidad Lopez
Usher – Usher Raymond IV
Vikki Carr – Florencia Cardona
will.i.am – William James Adams Jr.
Wiz Khalifa – Cameron Jibril Thomaz
Wolfman Jack – Robert Weston Smith
2Pac – Tupac Amaru Shakur
50 Cent – Curtis James Jackson III
Adele – Adele Laurie Adkins
Akon – Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam
Alice Cooper – Vincent Damon Furnier
Alicia Keys – Alicia Augello Cook
Arthur Brown – Arthur Wilton
Avicii – Tim Bergling
Axl Rose (Guns ‘n’ Roses) – William Bruce Rose, Jr.
B.B. King – Riley B. King
Barry Manilow – Barry Alan Pincus
Ben E. King – Benjamin Earl Nelson
Beyoncé – Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
Billie Eilish – Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell
Billie Holiday – Eleanora Fagan
Billy Idol – William Michael Albert Broad
Billy Joel – William Joseph Martin Joel
Billy Ocean – Leslie Sebastian Charles
Billy Paul – Paul Williams
Bing Crosby – Harry Lillis Crosby
Bo Diddley – Otha Ellas Bates McDaniel
Bob Dylan – Robert Allen Zimmerman
Bobbie Gentry – Roberta Lee Streeter
Bobby Darin – Walden Waldo Robert Cassotto
Bono – Paul David Hewson
Boy George – George Alan O’Dowd
Brenda Lee – Brenda Mae Tarpley
Brian Jones – Lewis Brian Hopkins Jones
Brook Benton – Benjamin Franklin Peay
Bruno Mars – Peter Gene Hernandez
Buddy Holly – Charles Hardin Holley
Busta Rhymes – Trevor Taheim Smith, Jr.
Calvin Harris – Adam Richard Wiles
Cardi B. – Belcalis Almanzar
Carole King – Carole Klein
CeeLo Green – Thomas DeCarlo Callaway
Chaka Khan – Yvette Marie Stevens
Cher – Cherilyn Sarkisian
Chris Montez – Christopher Montanez
Christine McVie – Christine Perfect
Christopher Cross – Christopher Charles Geppert
Chubby Checker – Ernest Evans
Chuck Berry – Charles Edward Anderson Berry
Cilla Black – Priscilla Maria Veronica White
Cliff Richard – Harry Rodger Webb
Connie Francis – Concetta Rosemarie Franconero
Courtney Love – Courtney Michelle Harrison
Crystal Gayle – Brenda Gail Webb
Cyndi Lauper – Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper
Daryl Hall – Daryl Franklin Hohl
David Bowie – David Robert Jones
David Crosby – David Van Cortland
David Essex – David Cook
Dean Martin – Dino Paul Crocetti
Denny Laine (Moody Blues, Wings) – Brian Frederick Hines
Desmond Dekker – Desmond Dacres
DJ Snake – William Grigahcine
Diddy – Sean John Combs
Dido – Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O’Malley Armstrong
Donna Summer – LaDonna Adrian Gaines
Doris Day – Doris Kappelhoff
Dr. Dre – Andre Romelle Young
Dr. John – Malcolm John Rebennack
Drake – Aubrey Drake Graham
Eddie Money – Edward Mahoney
Elton John – Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Elvis Costello – Declan Patrick MacManus
Eminem – Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Engelbert Humperdinck – Arnold George Dorsey
Eric Clapton – Eric Patrick Clapp
Erykah Badu – Erica Wright
Faith Hill – Audrey Faith Perry
Fergie – Stacy Ann Ferguson
Flo Rida – Tramar Lacel Dillard
Frankie Avalon – Francis Thomas Avallone
Frankie Laine – Francesco Paolo LoVecchio
Freddie Mercury – Farrokh Bulsara
Freddy Cannon – Frederick Anthony Picariello
Gary Glitter – Paul Gadd
Gary U.S. Bonds – Gary Anderson
Gene Chandler – Eugene Dixon
Gene Simmons (KISS) – Chaim Witz
George Michael – Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
Gloria Estefan – Gloria Maria Milagrosa Fajardo
Gloria Gaynor – Gloria Fowles
Gram Parsons – Ingram Cecil Connor II
Guy Mitchell – Albert Cernick
Harry Nilsson – Harry Edward Nilsson III
Huey Lewis – Hugh Anthony Cregg III
Ice Cube – O’Shea Jackson
Ice-T – Tracy Marrow
Iggy Pop – James Newell Osterberg, Jr.
J.J. Cale – Jean Jaques Cale
Jack White – John Anthony Gillis
Jackie DeShannon – Sharon Lee Myers
Jamie Foxx – Eric Bishop
Janis Ian – Janis Eddy Fink
Jay Z – Shawn Carter
Jimi Hendrix – James Marshall Hendricks
Joan Jett – Joan Marie Larkin
Joe Cocker – John Robert Cocker
John Denver – Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.
John Legend – John Rogers Stephens
John Paul Jones – John Baldwin
Johnny Mathis – John Royce Mathis
Jon Bon Jovi – John Francis Bongiovi, Jr.
Joni Mitchell – Roberta Joan Anderson
Julio Iglesias – Julio Iglesias de la Cueva
K.C. (of The Sunshine Band) – Harry Wayne Casey
k.d. lang – katherine dawn lang
Katy Perry – Kathryn (Katy) Hudson
Kendrick Lamar – Kendrick Lamar Duckworth
Kiki Dee – Pauline Mathews
Kris Kristofferson – Kris Carson
Lady Gaga – Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Lana Del Rey – Elizabeth Woolridge Grant
Lesley Gore – Lesley Goldstein
Liberace – Wladziu Lee Valentino Liberac
Lil’ Kim – Kimberly Denise Jones
Lil Nas X – Montero Lamar Hill
Little Anthony – Anthony Gourdine
Little Eva – Eva Narcissus Boyd
Little Richard – Richard Wayne Penniman
LL Cool J – James Todd Smith
Lobo – Roland Kent LaVoie
Lorde – Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor
Ludacris – Christopher Brian Bridges
Lulu – Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie
Mac Davis – Morris Davis
Madonna – Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone
Mama Cass Elliot – Ellen Naomi Cohen
Manfred Mann – Manfred Lubowitz
Marc Anthony – Marco Antonio Muniz
Marilyn Manson – Brian Hugh Warner
Marvin Gaye – Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr
Meatloaf – Marvin Aday
Michael Bolton – Michael Bolotin
Mick Jagger – Michael Phillip Jagger
Miley Cyrus – Destiny Hope Cyrus
Missy Elliott – Melissa Arnette Elliott
Moby – Richard Melville Hall
Morris Albert – Morris Albert Kaisermann
Nat King Cole – Nathaniel Adams Coles
Nelly – Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.
Ne-Yo – Shaffer Chimere Smith
Nicki Minaj – Onika Tanya Maraj
Ozzy Osbourne – John Michael Osbourne
P. Diddy – Sean John Combs
Pat Benatar – Patricia Andrejewski
Pat Boone – Charles Eugene Boone
Patsy Cline – Virginia Patterson Hensley
Peggy Lee – Norma Deloris Egstrom
Perry Como – Pierino Roland Como
P!nk – Alecia Beth Moore
Pitbull – Armando Christian Pérez
Prince – Prince Rogers Nelson
Queen Latifah – Dana Owens
R. Kelly – Robert Sylvester Kelly
Ray Charles – Ray Charles Robinson
Rick Dees – Rigdon Osmond Dees III
Rick James – James Johnson
Ricky Martin – Enrique Martin Morales
Rihanna – Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Ringo Starr – Richard Starkey
Sade – Helen Folasade Adu
Scott McKenzie – Philip Blondheim
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – Jalacy J. Hawkins
Seal – Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel
Shakira – Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Shania Twain – Eilleen Regina Edwards
Sheena Easton – Sheena Shirley Orr
Sia – Sia Kate Isobelle Furler
Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols) – John Simon Ritchie
Skeeter Davis – Mary Francis Penick
Slash – Saul Hudson
Snoop Dogg – Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.
Sonny Bono – Salvatore Philip Bono
Steven Tyler – Steven Victor Tallarico
Stevie Wonder – Stevland Hardaway Morris
Sting – Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner
Suzi Quatro – Suzi Quatrocchio
SZA – Solana Imani Rowe
The Big Bopper – Jiles Perry Richardson
The Edge (U2) – David Evans
The Notorious B.I.G – Christopher George Latore Wallace
The Weeknd – Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
Tiesto – Tijs Michiel Verwest
Tim McGraw – Samuel Timothy Smith
Timbaland – Timothy Zachery Mosley
Tina Turner – Anna Mae Bullock
Tom Jones – Thomas Jones Woodward
Tony Bennett – Anthony Benedetto
Tony Orlando – Michael Anthony Orlando Cassivitis
Trini Lopez – Trinidad Lopez
Usher – Usher Raymond IV
Vikki Carr – Florencia Cardona
will.i.am – William James Adams Jr.
Wiz Khalifa – Cameron Jibril Thomaz
Wolfman Jack – Robert Weston Smith
2Pac – Tupac Amaru Shakur
50 Cent – Curtis James Jackson III
(Κάθε Σάββατο και Κυριακή βράδυ, από τα μεσάνυχτα μέχρι τις 3 το πρωί, ο Ιωσήφ Αβράμογλου παρουσιάζει από τον Real FM στους 97.8, την εκπομπή “After Midnight… όπως έλεγε και ο J.J. Cale”, με πολλή και καλή μουσική).
