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Musicians And Their Real Names

We reveal how rappers, rockers, pop stars and music legends got their stage monikers...

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Shania Twain: Eilleen Regina Edwards – After a mildly successful stint in music in her teens, Edwards put her career on hold in 1987 aged 22 after her adoptive father died in a car crash. Four years later she returned and changed her name to Shania Twain. The Shania part came from the native American word which means 'On My Way.'

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