Paulina Andreeva
Real Name - Ekaterina Andreeva
When the name of the actress increasingly began to emerge in the media in connection with her novel with Fedor Bondarchuk, no one even suspected that in fact her name was not Powlina at all. The real name of the actress turned out not so long ago, in April 2016, when the secret past Andreva revealed her classmates and a class teacher (the future star of the series "Thaw" in St. Petersburg Gymnasium No. 24).
Ani Lorak
Real Name - Carolina Kuke
The need to take a creative pseudonym called in 1995, when on the competition, the favorite of which was then Karolina Kupe, another participant was announced from Russia named Carolina. As a result, the boupe had to urgently invent the pseudonym, which turned out to be the reading of her name "ass in advance" - and Carolina turned into Ani Lorak.
Dima Bilan.
Real Name - Victor Bellan
The fact that in fact Dima is not at all Dima, his fans knew for a long time - singer, in general, did not hide anything. In 2008, the creative pseudonym twisted into the passport, and for the past 10 years called Dima (in honor of Grandfather, Dmitry).
Anita Tsoi
Real Name - Anna
Anita Tsoi became an antena also on the passport also quite recently, in 2016, before that he wore a modest Russian name Anna - and the mother once wanted to call the future singer Annette or Anita, but since it was the Soviet Union, giving a girl " Foreigner "The name in the Soviet registry office was refused.
Tutta Larsen
Real Name - Tatiana Romanenko
For the famous TV presenter exotic according to our standards, a name is another detail of a memorable image. Tatiana's creative pseudonym took back in the distant 1994, inspired by the Scandinavian fairy tale about Ludwig Larsen Lisenka and the chicken Tuta Carlson.
Anfisa Chekhov
Real Name - Alexander Korchunova
TV presenter replaced the name long before it was famous for the domestic TV - at 16 years. The surname, which Alexandra chose, was not only a tribute to her beloved writer: it turns out that the great-grandmother grandfather Alexandra also wore the name Chekhov.
Masha Malinovskaya
Real Name - Marina Sadkova
The need to take a sonorous and memorable pseudonym appeared when the ex-Marina began to conquer the domestic air in Muz-TV - she decided to change the name of the channel to the advice of the channel and did not really have lost.
Masha Rasputin
Real Name - Alla Ageev
Ironically, Masha Rasputin is actually called the same as those with whom she was constantly compared in the era of the heyday of the popularity of both singers - and the one who, according to rumors, was considered the main rival Rasputin.
Angelica Varum
Real Name - Maria Varum
Masha - sounds too easy, so for the stage, Varum came up with a pseudonym more sonorous and spectacular - Angelica.
Prokhor Shalyapin
Real name - Andrei Zakharenkov
Women's Hearts and Finalist of the Sixth "Stars Factory" are actually called at all a beautiful and sonorous older name Prokhor and his last name he is not Shalyapin at all (although at the time of the "factory" a novice singer and tried to assure everyone that he really has relatives with The legendary performer). Later it turned out that enterprising Andrei Zakhenkov simply took the pseudonym Prokhor Shalyapin - well, when the idea was successful and fame came to him, changed the name and surname in the passport.
Agrata Tarasova
Real Name - Daria
Aglaya Tarasova, the eldest daughter of Ksenia Rappoport, chose himself a stage name due to very interesting: the girl did not want to be perceived only as a daughter of the star mother, so I decided not to give in Darya, and Agey, and the surname chose Father (father Dasha - the first husband of Ksenia Rappoport, Victor Tarasov). The idea of Dasha was a success: the series "After school" in 2010 provided it with an excellent debut, and now Agrata Tarasova is a completely independent actress with a well-deserved own fame.