• Registered: 2007-07-09

Topic: Artists credited only with the firstname? Current rule?

Please have a look at this compilation:
http://musicbrainz.org/release/c8b75f0a … 89f3ef7b9b

All the (swiss musicstar castingshow) artists are only credited by the first name.
How should I change them, let's say for the first entry:
'Sebastian': http://musicbrainz.org/artist/301b53ef- … ce8b7b8609
is the same as the real person 'Sebastian Bürgin': http://musicbrainz.org/artist/e0cdf4ec- … b772b47fd5
and this person performs as "Baschi": http://musicbrainz.org/artist/39742dd3- … 58a4d6639d

Should I create only another relationship between 'Sebastian' and 'Sebastian Bürgin'?
Or should I merge 'Sebastian' to 'Baschi' or to 'Sebastian Bürgin'?

What is the current rule:
a) List the same artist names as on the medium? (http://www.hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?in … &cat=a)
b) Use the artist name?
c) use the real name?

  • From: Tartu, EE
  • Registered: 2010-11-24

Re: Artists credited only with the firstname? Current rule?

I would credit that to "Sebastian Bürgin as Sebastian". (so in this case I guess merge into SB without changing credits)