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Don't call me Snoop Dogg! Stars who changed their name

From Gak to Yasiin to - how do you pronounce that one again?

 

  • Snoop Lion: Yes, Snoop Doggy Dogg became Snoop Dogg and recently upgraded to a lion. No explanation was given as to why, unless you count being the reincarnation of Bob Marley as a reason, but it''s thought that it could be a reference to the Lion of Judah which is a religious symbol popular in Rastafarian and Ethiopian culture.
  • Snoop Lion: Yes, Snoop Doggy Dogg became Snoop Dogg and recently upgraded to a lion. No explanation was given as to why, unless you count being the reincarnation of Bob Marley as a reason, but it''s thought that it could be a reference to the Lion of Judah which is a religious symbol popular in Rastafarian and Ethiopian culture.

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Thursday 2nd August 2012 by Grace Carroll | Photos by WENN.com

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Snoop Dogg recently upgraded his name all the way to Snoop Lion, which caused a lot more excitement than it was probably worth. The Dogg is dead, long live the Lion.

While we've all heard the stories of the bands that changed their names in order to make it big - The Quarrymen to The Beatles, Reg Dright to Elton John, Lizzy Grant to Lana Del Rey - but what about the musicians that decided to change their name after they had already scored huge success?

From legal reasons to sheer inanity - yes, The Love Symbol, we're looking at you - we take you through the top ten stars who decided that a change was gonna come...

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