La Roux has requested that Lava La Rue changes their name because it sounds “exactly the same” as hers.The pop star (real name Elly Jackson) contacted Lava La Rue via direct message on Instagram, with the latter subsequently sharing a screenshot of Jackson’s request on her Stories feed.“I would really appreciate it if you got a name that didn’t sound exactly the same as mine, good luck in everything you do but I don’t think this is cool,” Jackson wrote.Lava La Rue replied by telling Jackson they “absolutely love” her music before explaining that their moniker “is an anagram of my real name” (Ava Laurel).“The spelling of La Rue translates to ‘the street’ in French so has a totally different meaning but it’s literally an anagram of the name I.
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