17 times celebrities completely transformed their appearance for music videos

Jessica BoothOct 13, 2020, 21:54 IST

Taylor Swift as Tyler in "The Man."Taylor Swift/YouTube ; Bruce Glikas/Getty Images

Sometimes musicians completely transform themselves for music videos.
Some makeovers, like Taylor Swift's in her video for "The Man," require prosthetics and hours of work.
Aminé and Bad Bunny used their transformations to make memorable statements.

Musicians often use their music videos to show off killer outfits and eye-catching dance routines. But some artists take it a step further with full transformations that leave them basically unrecognizable.

Read on for 17 times celebrities have completely transformed their appearance for their own music videos.

Taylor Swift used prosthetics in her video for "The Man."

Taylor Swift as Tyler in "The Man." Taylor Swift/YouTube ; Bruce Glikas/Getty Images

Katy Perry turned into Marie Antoinette in her "Hey Hey Hey" video.

Katy Perry as Marie Antoinette. Katy Perry/Youtube ; Danny Moloshok/Reuters

In the "Best Song Ever" video, One Direction band members all underwent a transformation — and Louis Tomlinson played a balding businessman.

The makeup crew had to glue a beard to his face. One Direction/Youtube ; Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

And Niall Horan played his suited coworker.

Niall Horan wore a prosthetic nose for the video. One Direction/YouTube ; David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images

Zayn Malik, on the other hand, was transformed into a "sexy secretary."

Zayn Malik played the secretary named Veronica. One Direction/YouTube / Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Drake impersonated several popular personas in his video for "Energy."

Drake turned into different celebrities for his "Energy" music video. Drake/YouTube ; Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Aminé used whiteface to spark a conversation about race in his "Red Mercedes" video.

Aminé in his "Red Mercedes" music video. Aminé/YouTube ; Jerod Harris/Getty Images

Billie Eilish got a make-under for her "Xanny" video.

Billie Eilish dressed down for her "Xanny" video. Billie Eilish/YouTube ; Ian West/PA Images

Bad Bunny dressed in drag in "Yo Perreo Sola" to make a powerful statement.

Bad Bunny in "Yo Perreo Sola." Bad Bunny/YouTube ; Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images

Charli XCX turned into a creepy zombie for her "Famous" video.

Charli XCX's "Famous" transformation. Charli XCX/YouYVianney Le Caer/Invision/AP

Swift also got the zombie treatment in "Look What You Made Me Do."

Taylor Swift felt confident in her zombie makeup. Taylor Swift/YouTube ; Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

Lady Gaga turned into her male alter ego for her "You and I" video.

Lady Gaga as Jo Calderone in the "You and I" music video. Lady Gaga/YouTube ; Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Tones and I became a grandpa for her "Dance Monkey" video.

Tones and I dressed as an elderly man for her "Dance Monkey" video. Tones And I/YouTube ; John Lamparski/Getty Images

Perry also turned into an elderly woman for "The One That Got Away."

Katy Perry in "The One That Got Away" music video. Katy Perry/YouTube / Steve Granitz/WireImage

Blink-182 looked straight out of the 1970s in their video for "First Date."

Each member suited up in 1970s inspired outfits. Blink 182/ YouTube / Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images

Perry transformed into several characters for her "Birthday" video.

Katy Perry as one of the five characters in her "Birthday" video. Katy Perry/YouTube / Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

In the video for "Learn to Fly," the Foo Fighters turned themselves into various airplane staff and customers.

David Grohl in the "Learn to Fly" music video. Foo Fighters/YouTube / s_bukley / Shutterstock

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