Now these aren’t artists like Prince Madonna or Cher who seemed to have always used one name, but rather at some point in their career they just started using their first name (this seems to happen a lot in Country music, and it seems like your first name has to end with an “A”):
I like this but I guess I’m looking for artists that reached a point in their careers they thought the fans would know who they were just by their first names. Unless you still think she qualifies?
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According to Wikipedia: “Her solo albums and singles are all credited to the single name Wynonna.” If correct, as a solo artist she never went by the full name Wynonna Judd. She used her ‘last name’ only as a member of The Judds with her mother.
Also from Wikipedia: She was “born Christina Claire Ciminella”. Sonofagun, I would’ve never guessed that.
I can’t tell if this is facetious or not, but her Wikipedia page is under just her first name and, honestly, I had almost forgotten her last names is Knowles, as she always referred to as Beyoncé. (Actually, it appears it’s Knowles-Carter now, which I did not know at all. Looks like Jay-Z’s last name is Carter.)
I admit to having a (possibly irrational) prejudice against anyone who does this. It’s like they’re saying “I claim this name all to myself. I’m the only one who has, or can have, this name—at least, the only one who matters.” What an arrogant ass.
Does Drake count? He shortened his name to his middle name rather than his first name. His full name is Aubrey Drake Graham and he was credited as Aubrey Graham when he was a regular on Degrassi: The Next Generation.