What stage name would you give yourself? This is one of the first questions singers ask themselves when they start their career. Lola Indigo, Karol G, Rigoberta Bandini or Guitarricadelafuente are just some of the examples we can find of artists who decided to change their real name to one that sounded more “musical”.
Others, on the contrary, decided to make their name a seal. Stars like Aitana, Amaia or Pablo Alborán have chosen not to change a single letter on their identity card. Nerea Rodríguez, the Malibu artist we met through Operación Triunfo 2017, has decided to continue with her real name for her musical career. But I could have bet on another! The most curious? This name appears in his baptismal letter.
Nerea could have been called Ariel, but not only artistically, but also on her identity card! A decision which, given the beautiful voice she has, would have suited her like a glove. And it is that she gives us many Disney princess vibes: She is sweet, has an angelic voice and a good girl image.
The explanation
“My parents wanted to call me Ariel, but they didn’t dare because they liked the role of The Little Mermaid, but there is also a laundry. The children are very cruel and they laugh at her for that,” begins Nerea, saying in an interview with Bekia that has gone viral on TikTok.
Although the DNI only says Nerea, the singer explained that she is baptized with the name of “Nerea Ariel Eulalia Rodríguez.”
Nerea reflected with the journalist on the missed opportunity to call herself another name in her musical career: “I should have taken advantage of it and said ‘art name, Ariel’, but it escaped me. Several times, they call me Nerea alone and I’ I’m happy”.
In this way, Nerea Rodríguez could have been artistically known as Ariel Rodríguez. Would you like more?