Singer or Soccer Star?

I guess it all started with Cher and Pele. For some reason, singers and soccer stars are famous for going by their first names.

Now, I'm a lot more familiar with the latter rather than the former. In fact, I'd be surprised if there's anyone out there who know these two groups equally well. It's kind of like a Venn diagram where the two circles never quite touch.

So, let's see how you do. Cast your votes, then scroll down to see how you did (and to learn a little more about who these folks actually are).



1.  Aaliyah


2.  Alisson


3. Ashanti


4.  Cafu


5.  Dalida


6.  Dida



7.  Dido



8.  Dio


9.  Ederson



10.  Edurne



11.  Enya



12.  Imany



13.  Joselu



14.  Juanes



15.  Kaka



16.  Kenedy


17.  Kesha


18.  Lorde


19.  Maxwell


20.  Neymar


21.  Rivaldo



22.  Shakira



23.  Shaqiri



24.  Sia



25.  Tarkan



26.  Tinashe



27.  Willian



28.  Xavi



29.  Xhaka



30.  Zico




Answers


1.  Aaliyah

Real name:  Aaliyah Hauton
Country:  USA
Age:  Died in a plane crash in 2001 at age 22
Notes:  Illegal marriage with R. Kelly at age 15



2.  Alisson

Real name:  Alisson Becker
Country:  Brazil
Age:  27
Notes:  Goalie for Liverpool, Brazil



3. Ashanti

Real name:  Ashanti Douglas
Country:  USA
Age:  39
Notes:  In 10-year relationship with rapper Nelly



4.  Cafu

Real name:  Marcos Evangelista de Morais
Country:  Brazil
Age:  49
Notes:  Most caps ever for Brazil



5.  Dalida

Real name:  Iolanda Gigliotti
Country:  France
Age:  Suicide at age 54 in 1987
Notes:  Born in Egypt of Italian parents



6.  Dida

Real name:  Nélson de Jesus Silva
Country:  Brazil
Age:  46
Notes:  Goalie for Milan, Brazil



7.  Dido

Real name:  Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong
Country:  UK / Ireland
Age:  47
Notes:  Arsenal fan



8.  Dio

Real name:  Ronnie James Dio
Country:  UK
Age:  Died at age 67 in 2010 of stomach cancer
Notes:  Lead singer for Black Sabbath



9.  Ederson

Real name:  Ederson Santana de Moraes
Country:  Brazil
Age:  26
Notes:  Goalie for Manchester City, Brazil



10.  Edurne

Real name:  Edurne García Almagro
Country:  Spain
Age:  34
Notes:  Began career at age 7 acting in soap operas


11.  Enya

Real name:  Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin
Country:  Ireland
Age:  58
Notes:  Name Anglicized to Enya Brennan

12.  Imany

Real name:  Nadia Mladjao
Country:  France
Age:  40
Notes:  Family was from Comorros



13.  Joselu

Real name:  José Luis Mato Sanmartín  
Country:  Spain
Age:  29
Notes:  Actually born in Germany


14.  Juanes

Real name:  Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez
Country:  Colombia
Age:  47
Notes:  Lives in Flroda


15.  Kaka

Real name:  Ricardo dos Santos Leite
Country:  Brazil
Age:  37
Notes:  Midfielder, Ballon d'Or winner


16.  Kenedy

Real name:  Robert Kenedy 
Country:  Brazil
Age:  23
Notes:  In Chelsea organization



17.  Kesha

Real name:  Kesha Sebert
Country:  USA
Age:  32
Notes:  AKA Ke$ha



18.  Lorde

Real name:  Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor
Country:  NZ / Croatia
Age:  23
Notes:  Name comes from her "fascination with royals and aristocracy"


19.  Maxwell

Real name:  Gerald Maxwell Rivera
Country:  USA
Age:  46
Notes:  Son of a Haitian mother and Puerto Rican father

Real name:  Maxwell Scherrer Cabelino Andrade
Country:  Brazil
Age:  38
Notes:  defender, primarily with PSG


20.  Neymar

Real name:  Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
Country:  Brazil
Age: 27
Notes:  3rd highest scorer for Brazil



21.  Rivaldo

Real name:  Rivaldo Barbosa Ferreira  
Country:  Brazil
Age:  47
Notes:  Ballon d'Or winner


22.  Shakira

Real name:  Shakira Mebarak Ripoll
Country:  Colombia
Age:  42
Notes:  Partner of Gerard Pique, Barcelona & Spain star


23.  Shaqiri

Real name:  Xherdan Shaqiri
Country:  Switzerland
Age:  28
Notes:  Born in Yugoslavia of Albanian parents



24.  Sia

Real name:  Sia Furler
Country:  Australia
Age:  44
Notes:  Since 2014, has covered most of her face at concerts and on TV


25.  Tarkan

Real name:  Tarkan Tevetoğlu
Country:  Turkey
Age:  47
Notes:  Born in Germany



26.  Tinashe

Real name:  Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe
Country:  USA
Age:  26
Notes:  Father is from Zimbabwe



27.  Willian

Real name:  Willian Borges da Silva
Country:  Brazil
Age:  31
Notes:  Winger for Chelsea, Brazil



28.  Xavi

Real name:  Xavier Hernández Creus
Country:  Spain  
Age:  39
Notes:  Has won 31 trophies for Barcelona & Spain


29.  Xhaka

Real name:  Granit Zhaka
Country:  Switzerland
Age:  27
Notes:  Has Albanian parents



30.  Zico

Real name:  Arthur Antunes Coimbra
Country:  Brazil
Age:  66
Notes:  Star for Brazil, coach since 1999

Real name:  Woo Ji-Ho
Country:  S Korea
Age:  27
Notes:  Leader of the boy band Block G