Artist Sort Name
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[edit] Description
The "artist sort name" is a variant of the ArtistName that will be used when the artist is listed with other artists.
[edit] Additional information
The idea is to ensure that all the artists that start with "The" will not end up under "T". This also applies to artists who have regular names like Eric Clapton, but not to bands that have fictitious names like Cypress Hill. Sort names should contain all the accented characters that are present in the name of the artist.
Think of the sort name as being the name that would place the artist where you would expect to find it alphabetically (e.g. in a record shop).
The guidelines for SortNameStyle are complex, please take a look at them if you're editing or voting on a SortName.
Other documentation on artists
Artist types: Primary artist | Release artist | Track artist | Secondary artist | Featuring artist | Fictitious artists | Special purpose artists
Artist characteristics: ID | name | sort name | alias | begin date | end date | comment | annotation |
Artists' advanced relationships: to artist | to label | to URL | to release | to track | role inheritance
Editing artists: Unknown Artist Style | No Artist Style | Release Artist Style | Track Artist Style | Same Artist With Different Names | Featuring Artist Style | Sortname Style | Editing suggestions | Band With Main Performer Name | Subscriptions
Special purpose artist lists: Artists by language | Different artists with same name | Same artist with different names | Merge mispelled artists
Categories: To Be Reviewed | Terminology | Artist | WikiDocs Page
