It’s not uncommon for stars to change their names, whether it is because they were ‘‘born again’’ during a visit to Jamaica as Snoop Dogg recently said he was when he changed his stage name to Snoop Lion, or because they were inspired after hearing the title of a hit song. Some go through legal measures, while others adopt a stage name on their own. See if you can guess who these celebs were before they made it big.

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