Real Names Of Music Stars

These performers weren't always known by their stage names.

 Nicki Minaj 

Onika Tanya Maraj is the real name of the rapper, who said she had many alter egos to avoid a chaotic home life. "I would imagine being a new person. 'Cookie' was my first identity -- that stayed with me for a while. I went on to 'Harajuku Barbie,' then Nicki Minaj.' Fantasy was my reality." Minaj performed at last year's halftime show with Madonna.