In addition to Gusttavo Lima: see more artists who changed their name for their career

Many artists stop using their original name and use a stage name. It could be a childhood nickname, a name they like, a tribute to someone or even something easier to pronounce.

Although many names seem “natural”, they are often completely different from the baptismal names of famous people.

This is the case of Gustavo Lima . Recently, the singer had an arrest warrant issued by the courts for his alleged involvement in money laundering crimes and the practice of illegal gambling.

However, the arrest warrant was revoked and the habeas corpus granted on the evening of last Tuesday (24).

This practice is common among other names in sertanejo music. Great duos such as Zezé di Camargo and Luciano, Chitãozinho and Xororó and the singer Leonardo, in fact, do not call themselves this.

Check out the real names of Brazilian artists:

Gustavo Lima

Gusttavo Lima’s real name is actually Nivaldo Batista Lima . He adopted the stage name early in his career.

Chitaozinho and Xororó

The “Evidências” duo was born as Jose Lima Nephew and Durval de Lima .

Zeze Di Camargo and Luciano

Zezé was actually born as Mirosmar José de Camargo, while Luciano was given the baptismal name Welson David de Camargo.

Leonardo

The singer Leonardo is actually called Eternal Emival da Costa .

Fernanda Montenegro

Also born in Rio de Janeiro, Fernanda Montenegro received a very different name for her life as an actress.

Registered as Arlette Pinheiro Monteiro Torres, the artist adopted her new name at the beginning of her career.

According to information from the Brazilian Museum of Radio and Television, she invented the pseudonym by Fernanda Montenegro because “I wanted to be a writer with a grand name, something like ‘à la nineteenth century’”.

Bruna Marquezine

Although the actress’s first name is actually Bruna, her real surname is quite different from her stage name. Her birth name is Bruna Reis Maiahaving adopted the surname Marquezine as a tribute to his grandmother, of Italian descent.

Chay Suede

Perhaps Chay Suede’s real name is one of the most unusual on the list. The actor was registered as Roobertchay Domingues da Rocha Jr. .

During an interview with Lady Night, Tatá Werneck’s program on TV Globo, Chay shared that his name was created by his grandfather.

“My grandfather invented names. He took people’s names and translated them. His name was Salustiano de Paula Rocha and he translated it to Saylufet Ainobert Dimes Paylufet Roobertchay,” said the actor.

In the interview, the actor also said that the inspiration for his artistic surname came after watching the film “Johnny Suede”, starring Brad Pitt.

Cazuza

The acclaimed singer of “Exagerado” also has a very different name from the original to represent his musical career.

Born in 1958, he was registered as Agenor de Miranda Araújo Neto, in homage to the singer Cartola. Cazuza was an affectionate nickname the artist received while he was still in his mother’s womb.

In an interview with “Conversa com Bial” in 2018, the singer’s mother, Lucinha Araújo, shared in detail how the nickname came about, which was often used by the artist’s father:

“My family only has women, my sisters only had daughters, and when he was born they said: ‘another woman is coming’. And João said: ‘No, he’s going to be a cazuza’. He was from the Northeast and there in the Northeast cazuza was synonymous with kid, boy”, he explained.

Melody

Famous for her falsettos, singer Melody also chose a stage name that is very different from her real one. Gabriela Severino.

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This content was originally published in Além de Gusttavo Lima: see more artists who changed their name for their career on the CNN Brasil website.

Source: CNN Brasil