Michael Bublé reveals music executives once asked him to change his name: 'Really hurt by it'

Canadian crooner Michael Bublé is a household name nowadays, especially around Christmas time, but he has just revealed that we almost never knew him by that world-famous moniker.

Speaking to 9Honey Celebrity Michael revealed that music executives once tried to convince him to change his surname when he was launching his career.

"They wanted to change it years ago, the record company… and my dad got really hurt by it," Bublé shared.

"So I was really glad we didn't change it, I figured if I was good enough that maybe people would just learn it, but they massacre it everywhere.”

He doesn't mind some of the nicknames he's earned over the years, though. In Australia, he is fondly referred to as “Mickey Boobs” and “The Boob”. While in Spain, he’s sometimes referred to as Miguel Burbujas which literally translates to "Michael Bubbles”.

He then went on to say that over his many visits to Australia he has picked up on the self-deprecating sense of humour that Aussies (and Kiwis) have mastered.

"I think you [Australians] are secure enough in yourself that you don't mind taking the piss. I love that you're sweet but I also love that you're tough, not to be messed with," he said of his Aussie fans.

"I just love it here. It's cold where I'm from… so to come here like this, people told me, 'You need to dress warm'. But it is so beautiful.”

Michael Bublé will be coming to Aotearoa for one show only in Auckland this June, 25th.