Complete list of famous singers & musicians with one name, crowdsourced and ranked by name recognition. No need for a last name! These mononymous singers have so much name-recognition that they are simply addressed by a single name. Singers may choose to go by a single stage name to stand out, sound distintive, or as a part of their culture. (Bjork, for example, only goes by one name because it is custom in Iceland to address others by one name only.)
In the West, mononymity is normally a privilege of famous people, celebrities, writers, artists, entertainers, musicians and athletes. Of all of these types of artists, there are far more musicians that go by one name than others. Some one name stage names are merely the performer's given name (Rihanna, Ke$ha, Cher, Madonna, Beyonce); other mononymous musicians go by their surnames (Liberace, Morrissey) and many are made up words (Xzibit, Ginuwine) or nicknames (Sting, Bono, Moby).
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Adele
Beyoncé
Björk
Cher
Madonna
Prince
Rihanna
Sting
BECK
Elvis