Most musicians are better known by their stage names, a persona which they themselves created and which their fans and foes alike have accepted, before you are three incredible musicians who are known mostly by their stage names but whose real names are less pronounced that is if they are known at all

Shaggy

The Jaimacan-American reggae and dance fusion singer and deejay knwon for his creative flow of vibes as he belched out songs like ‘Oh Carolina’ ‘It Wasn’t Me’ and ‘Boombastic’ was given the name ‘Shaggy’ after the Scooby-Doo character, Shaggy Rogers. Over the years people have known him by his nickname and his real names, Orville Richard Burrell his birth name which many of his fans can’t relate to

Seal

Born to a Nigerian father and Brazilian mother, the winner of four Grammy Awards, two of them which were for the song ‘Kiss From A Rose’. To his adoring fans he is known as ‘Seal’ an identity which he has carried with pride over the years with many more years still to come. His name or names as the case may be, Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel

DMX

American rapper, record producer and actor who got his name DMX from an instrument which he used in the 1980’s, the Oberheim DMX drum machine. Many believe that DMX stands for Dark Man X and his real name is Earl Simmons

source:theincrediblecom.