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David Zowie's dad gave him five David Bowie-inspired names.
The 34-year-old DJ - who has achieved a summer hit with his single 'House Every Weekend' - has revealed his mum shortened his name as a youngster because his David Bowie-obsessed father gave him such a long moniker.
He exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "Basically it started off that I had quite a long name and my mum stepped in, adamant for him to change it. It was originally David Zowie Ziggy Stardust Aladdin Sane Thin White Duke Twig the Wonder Kid, because my dad was a crazy David Bowie fan and he changed his name to David Bowie when he was about 16. He was obviously obsessed at the time, so yeah. He gave me every single name, every single alias possible to do with David Bowie. So now it's just David Zowie."
Instead, the hitmaker's name is now inspired by the real son of David Bowie, who was named Zowie Bowie but who is now known as Duncan Jones.
But David said he enjoys the musical legacy linked to his name and revealed the 'Let's Dance' singer actually got in contact with his father, who is still a huge fan, a few years ago.
He added: "I've also got a cassette, because my dad got ill, and David Bowie sent a cassette wishing him to get well and inviting him for breakfast one day, so I've got that here as well, so there's even more of a connection."

Adi Lederman has been jailed for leaking Madonna's album online.
The 39-year-old former contestant of Israel's version of 'American Idol' is set to spend 14 months in prison and pay a $4000 fine, after citing the 56-year-old singer as a victim, as he confessed to computer trespassing and infringement of privacy and property rights.
According to the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column, a spokesperson for Tel Aviv Court said: "The ease with which crimes such as this can be committed by those who have skills in the field, such as the accused, require an appropriate punitive response that has a deterrent and uncompromising message."
In December, unfinished tracks were leaked before the release of Madonna's 'Rebel Heart' album and Adi was arrested a month later, as police suspected him of selling songs he had stolen through hacking.
The 'Hung Up' hitmaker said she was "profoundly grateful" he'd been arrested at the time.
She shared: "I am profoundly grateful to the FBI, the Israeli Police investigators and anyone else who helped lead to the arrest of this hacker. I deeply appreciate my fans who have provided us with pertinent information and continue to do so regarding leaks of my music. Like any citizen, I have the right to privacy.
"This invasion into my life -- creatively, professionally, and personally remains a deeply devastating and hurtful experience, as it must be for all artists who are victims of this type of crime."

Perrie Edwards thinks up song ideas on the toilet.
The 22-year-old singer has revealed she's always trying to think up a new Little Mix tune and even records song ideas on her phone while going to the loo.
She said: "I have an idea on my phone from when I was on the toilet the other day."
However, the star - who is engaged to former One Direction member Zayn Malik - admitted coming up with tracks is not always so easy, even though she claims they wrote over a thousand songs for their upcoming third album.
Speaking about life in the studio, she explained: "You can be there all day and have nothing and go in the next day and write something in 15 minutes before your car arrives.
"So this album, I think we've written a good 1,000 songs. You can write a little section of a song. A full song or it could be s***e."
The 'Black Magic' hitmakers went on to say they find their chart success "really weird" as it all feels like an illegal substance-driven dream.
Describing their success, she said: "It's really weird. It's like being on drugs."
Meanwhile, her bandmate Jesy Nelson revealed while the girl group - also featuring Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall - want to be "together forever", they dreams of their kids getting together as "Mini Mix" in years to come.
She told the Metro newspaper: "I want us to be together forever. Hopefully, we will have achieved everything we want to achieve because we have big plans."
Perrie added: "We'll have a Mini Mix. Imagine if we all had a little girl and they all sang in Mini Mix!"

Ellie Goulding has sparked speculation she's recorded the 'Spectre' theme.
The 28-year-old star was recently tipped as the secret performer to have recorded the title track for the upcoming James Bond movie and teased it could be happening when she tweeted the title of Sir Paul McCartney's 1973 theme, 'Live and Let Die'.
In the cryptic message, she just wrote: "Live and let die (sic)."
The hint comes just days after 23-year-old musician Sam Smith announced he's "definitely" not been asked to sing a tune for the movie and instead revealed he'd heard the 'Love Me Like You Do' hitmaker was recording it.
He said: "It's definitely not me. People seem to think I'm doing it but I have no idea what's going on."
"I'd love to do it. It'd be a dream to do.
"I heard Ellie Goulding was going to do it, it's definitely not me."
The blonde beauty - who is dating McBusted's Dougie Poynter - would be following in the footsteps of Grammy Award-winner Adele if she does sing the theme, as the 27-year-old singer won the Best Original Song prize at the Academy Awards in 2013 for 'Skyfall'.
'Spectre' - which will be Daniel Craig's fourth Bond movie - will hit cinemas in November.

The Who were only booked to play Glastonbury because Prince decided he didn't want to appear.
The legendary British rock band have revealed they were a late addition to the star-studded bill for the music festival, because Prince shunned the chance to perform.
In a statement on their website, the band said: "Not many know that we were a last-months addition to the show, replacing Prince who decided not to come this year."
What's more, the band claimed that someone tried to sabotage their set on the Pyramid Stage.
They shared: "As we began to prepare our coming changeover, we found someone had sabotaged the carefully-tested audio connections for much of our gear.
"We've never seen that before, but we're good at plugging things in, so all damage was repaired in time."
Speculating as to who the culprit might have been, they joked: "Was it Mr. Weller or Lionel, no way. Dalai Lama - hmmm ... he did steal the show already."
Despite overcoming the technical issues, the group's Pete Townshend admitted he felt the show was "one of the very worst the band had ever played".

Little Boots is happy to have "reclaimed" control of her career.
The 31-year-old singer - whose real name is Victoria Hesketh - parted ways with her record company after the release of her second album 'Nocturnes' and though she admits it is "hard" to go it alone, she is relishing the chance to make her own creative decisions.
She said: "It was hard, but after going to through the whole business of being in the pop world and not entirely in control of what was out there, it was really important to reclaim that.
"I wanted to build myself as an artist and do it my way."
And the 'Remedy' hitmaker admits being her own boss requires a lot more work than she expected.
She told LOOK magazine: "It's great, because I'm totally in charge, but it's a lot more work that I'd imagined.
"I kept telling myself, 'Fake it til you make it' - and it worked!
"I joke that I'm a CEO nowadays because it's kind of true."
As well as focusing on her own career, Little Boots is also looking for new artists to sign to her label.
She said: "I've been trying to find some new artists to sign to my label, and there's an American one called Tinashe who I really love."

David Zowie will celebrate with a pool party if he tops the UK singles charts.
The 34-year-old musician is on course to reach number one in the single charts tomorrow (10.07.15) with his hit track 'House Every Weekend' and will be celebrating the feat by throwing a huge bash.
Asked what he'll do if he tops the charts, he exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "Well there's a possibility of a pool party this weekend, but it depends what the weather is. But hopefully I'll be splashing around celebrating. I want to bathe in champagne.
"My phone's just been ringing off the hook so everything's so exciting right now. It's crazy."
While the DJ faces tough competition from other acts in the chart - which will be announced on Friday (10.07.15) for the first time as part of a global shift to have Fridays as the synchronised music release day - he is confident in his music and is already working on a follow-up track.
Questioned about whether he feels a lot of pressure to release another hit to live up to the club tune, he said: "Not really, because it's been so organic. It's just come out of nowhere so I feel comfortable. But the idea is to hit another club banger in a similar vein. I'm confident, I've got a couple in the pipeline so it's just about choosing the right one to keep the momentum going."
'House Every Weekend' is available to purchase on iTunes now: http://po.st/HEWiT

Beyonce and Pearl Jam will headline Global Citizen Festival.
The 'Crazy in Love' hitmaker and the iconic rockers are just two of the huge names announced for the fourth annual benefit concert, which will take place on the Great Lawn of New York City's Central Park on September 26.
Beyonce - whose Chime for Change campaign has partnered with the festival to empower young women - said: "I am honoured to be a part of the Global Citizen Festival.
"It has always stood for improving the lives of people everywhere, but this year is especially rewarding as we all join focuses and utilize our talents for one goal: to end extreme poverty globally."
Alongside the US music stars, seven-time Grammy Award winners Coldplay will take to the stage, as well as Ed Sheeran, who has sold almost five million copies of his second album 'x' since it was released last year.
The benefit concert aims to raise awareness of the United Nations' efforts to end extreme poverty by 2030 as well as fighting inequality and protecting the earth.
Speaking ahead of the concert, Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard said: "We hope Pearl Jam fans will sign up to become Global Citizens - not just to earn tickets to the show - but to be part of a movement that encourages leaders of nations with the greatest wealth to apply aid, trade and governance policies in support of nations and communities in the greatest need.
"People living on less $1.50-a-day deserve the opportunity to lift themselves up out of extreme poverty."
Tickets to the concert - which has previously hosted performances from Foo Fighters, Sting, Jay Z, No Doubt and John Legend - are free to those who visit Global Citizen's website and earn admission through action.

Jason Derulo thrilled crowds in Malta with a greatest hits set at Isle of MTV.
The 'Talk Dirty' singer wowed the 50,000 strong audience on Wednesday (07.07.15) - who were also treated to performances from OMI, Tori Kelly and the band Echosmith - at Valletta's Il-Fosos Square when he sang favoured hits 'Riding Solo', 'Whatcha Say' and 'It Girl' as well as his latest chart winner 'Want To Want Me'.
Stripping down to just his jeans, the ripped pop star pleased fans by performing the chart-topping hit which became his sixth top 10 single on the charts in the US.
And speaking to BANG Showbiz before the event, the singer revealed he didn't realise the track would become one of his biggest successes.
He said: "I had no clue [of the success it would have]. That happens to be my biggest hit thus far ... I started to play it for people and they were flipping out and I was like, cool this is a special one."
Tori Kelly, 22, opened for Jason with tracks 'Nobody Love' and 'Dear No One' from her album 'Unbreakable Smile' while young sibling act Echosmith performed their fan-favourite 'Cool Kids' and 'Come Together' as the sun set on the Isle of Malta crowd.
Later however, it was Jamaican singer songwriter OMI who provided a show worthy of a headline act when he performed his chart success 'Cheerleader' for excited fans.
The crowd joined in by singing the catchy summertime tune, which was originally released in 2012 but won over fans earlier this year thanks to a remix from producer Felix Jaehn.
Finally, finishing off the night in style was 19-year-old EDM DJ Martin Garrix who performed his hits 'Animals' and 'Don't Look Down' along with an epic demonstration of pyrotechnics whilst streamers and confetti rained down on what was, in fact, a euphoric night.
Isle of MTV will broadcast across all MTV channels on August 1.