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24 Famous People Who Shortened Or Straight-Up Changed Their Names
Today I learned that Billie Eilish's birth name is Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell.
Her stage name is inspired by her grandfather, Dennis K. Chappell, whose favorite song was "The Strawberry Roan" by Marty Robbins. She said, "The true story is that my family is Jewish, Buddhist, Baptist, and Catholic — none of which I subscribe to, by the way, as I don't believe in man-made religions. Back when he was first starting out and looking for a band name, a friend suggested they use Bon Jovi, similar to Van Halen.
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