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Subject: One Name Wonders
Written By: 80sTrivia on 01/20/02 at 06:55 a.m.
It occurred to me recently that quite a few artists in the 80s suffered from inflated egos and went by only one name.
The most obvious examples being Cher and Madonna.
There was also Morrissey and Pebbles.
So, guys, put on your thinking caps and come up with some more one name wonders, from the 80s or any other decade!!! :)
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: Bobo on 01/20/02 at 08:03 a.m.
What about Leilani from the 90's. Prince? Sting? Bono? Edge? I don't know if the last three count though, seeing that they are pseudonyms, but they were the one-named artists I could think of at the moment.
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: Wicked Lester on 01/20/02 at 09:11 a.m.
Shannon. Or do one-hit wonders count?
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: Bobo on 01/20/02 at 09:15 a.m.
Anyone who has had a hit that has only one name, imo. I am in no means able to lay down the law on this topic though, but then again, Leilani only ever had one hit that I remember...
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: XenaKat13 on 01/20/02 at 10:02 a.m.
In case we are counting the one-hit wonders....
Gerardo.
And if we want to count the guy who named his band after himself? Dio. (but I do like his stuff, don't yell at me).
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: Wicked Lester on 01/20/02 at 10:14 a.m.
Quoting:
And if we want to count the guy who named his band after himself? Dio. (but I do like his stuff, don't yell at me).
End Quote
This is actually not that uncommon (I love Dio too, BTW). Off the top of my head I can think of:
Keel, named for Ron Keel
Argent, named for Rod Argent
and of course Bon Jovi
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: 80sTrivia on 01/20/02 at 10:41 a.m.
Oh, yes, one hit wonders count!!! :)
Some more:
Limahl
Baltimora
Cynthia
Nayobe
Giggles
:)
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: ThunderVamp9 on 01/20/02 at 11:56 a.m.
Dino
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: merry-beth on 01/20/02 at 12:00 a.m.
Tiffany
Selena
Jewel (it's the only thing I've ever heard her called.....don't even know if it's her name)
Brandy
Monica
Aaliyah Ê:(
Bjork
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: Crazy Don on 01/20/02 at 02:21 p.m.
If I could include 1970's acts, there's definitely Lobo who had hits like "Me & You & a Dog Named Boo."
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: cs on 01/20/02 at 05:39 p.m.
Winger
Sade
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: Mystery Woman on 01/20/02 at 07:23 p.m.
"Alanis" back in the "Too Hot" days, with her fluffy hair and cute round cheeks. I know she never hid her last name or anything, but she used to just get introduced as Alanis.
Did her career ever change when she started using the Morrisette...
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: dagwood on 01/20/02 at 08:26 p.m.
Martika
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: Mystery Woman on 01/20/02 at 09:04 p.m.
Gowan
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: XenaKat13 on 01/21/02 at 08:59 a.m.
After thinking about it for a day and I half, I just remembered:
Dokken
Enya
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: Kryllith on 01/21/02 at 10:18 a.m.
Yanni and the guy who does all the Panpipe music! :)
Kryllith
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: 80sTrivia on 01/21/02 at 07:27 p.m.
Quoting:
Yanni and the guy who does all the Panpipe music! :)
Kryllith
End Quote
That would be Zamfir! Those pipes could always lull me to sleep!!! :)
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: ChrisPC on 01/21/02 at 09:55 p.m.
Remember Sylvia? What a voice, what a face! :o
As for Jewel, that is her real first name, and her last name is Kilcher.
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 01/22/02 at 02:06 a.m.
Appolonia (sp?)
Charlene
Sa-fire
Sylvester
M
Nilsson
*group* - LaBelle (after Patti LaBelle)
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: DJ Midas on 01/22/02 at 03:24 p.m.
Alisha ("Baby Talk", "Too Turned On", "All Night Passion")
Regina ("Baby Love")
Nocera ("Summertime Summertime")
RUN of RUN-DMC
King ("Love & Pride"; I thought he was a one-man band)
Hammer (He dropped the "M.C." in the 90's)
Kid of Kid-N' Play
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: Tantrum O Neal on 01/22/02 at 04:07 p.m.
You are forgetting Babyface, Vanity, Cherrelle, and Ann-Margaret (that is her full first name, because there is no family named Margaret).
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: cornboy98 on 01/22/02 at 04:26 p.m.
How about Taco "Puttin' On The Ritz" and Limahl "Never Ending Story"?
---cornboy98
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: Rivers_Edge on 01/23/02 at 04:51 a.m.
leaving the music world, there were other entertainers ie Seka -female porn star and Pele - Soccer player
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: FussBudgetVanPelt on 04/29/02 at 06:00 a.m.
2Pac
Derek (who sung Cinnamon)
Harpo
Lobo
Lulu
Max Q
Melanie
Meatloaf (whose over-inflated waistline matched the over-inflated ego)
Seal
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: Tbullsr on 04/29/02 at 12:14 a.m.
;DNo one mentioned Nena! ;D I love her tune 99 luft balloons.
Tim RATT-n-ROLL
Subject: Re: One Name Wonders
Written By: Fett69 on 04/29/02 at 01:20 p.m.
After she left Momma & "The Judds" behind, we got:
Wynonna
I thought for sure I'd get Martika before someone else. Good job, Dagwood.