Artists that are ''not'' Duplicates

There are cases where two different artists have very similar names (or even the same name, see IdenticallyNamedArtists). In these cases, we don't want to merge the artist entries in the MusicBrainz database. The purpose of this page is to record these cases, to prevent moderators from repeatedly attempting incorrect merges, and (perhaps someday) to allow these known cases to be suppressed from the DuplicateArtistsReport and/or MoreDuplicateArtistsReport. (For the DuplicateReleasesReport, there is also a list of NotDuplicateReleases.)

Please always add a note to the ArtistAnnotation of the artists in question that explain why they are not duplicates and also link to this Wiki page for updating.

Entries should be sorted alphabetically by ArtistSortName, and for each set of similar artists that are not the same, there should be a bullet point for the first (in sort order) artist, with the other artist(s) appearing as sub-bullet entries (which should also be sorted alphabetically).

Both types of bullet points should have a link to the MusicBrainz artist page. Inline comments should be part of the bullet points, after the artist link. A blank line before each new bullet (but not sub-bullet) improves readability.

For now, use the URL form ( http://www.musicbrainz.org/showartist.html?artistid=36481) rather than the PermanentLink form ( http://www.musicbrainz.org/artist/cc6fed9a-a14b-46e1-a5b0-97f740e66e6a.html); if it turns out to be easier to process the latter form, we can easily convert the entries later on.

• Alice - Italian pop singer

  • アリス - ?

• Anastacia pop singer

  • Anastácia brasil singer

    • Anastasia ethnic

    • * Anastasi new-age

• ["AndreEA"] - Romanian pop artist

  • Andreea Bălan - a different Romanian

• Agent 5.1 - Belgian alternative group

  • Agent 51 - San Diego punk quartet

• Albion - Trance artist

  • Albion - Polish neo prog band from the mid-90's

• Angeldust - ?

  • Angeldust - (New York, World of Illusion, Criss Angel and Klayton Scott)

• Vincenzo Bellini Italian classical composer

  • Bellini Brasilian

• Blueboy - indiepop band on the Sarah record label

  • The Blueboy - of the song 'Remember Me' (duplicate of "Blue Boy") The Blueboy has been merged into Blue Boy.

  • Blue Boy - of the song 'Remember Me' (duplicate of "The Blueboy"). The Blueboy has been merged into Blue Boy.

• Bad Company - Classic rock band formed in the 70's

  • Bad Company UK - "Jungle" techno

• Bewitched - ?

  • B*witched - Irish pop girl group

• Brainchild - real name: Matthias Hoffmann

  • Brainchild - New York, Scott Albert's aka Klayton Scott's first project

• Caravan

  • British prog rock "Canterbury" band from '60

  • electronica /garage / house from '90 ?

• The Charlatans - 90's British Indie (known as "The Charlatans UK" in the US, but not elsewhere)

  • The Charlatans - 60's San Franscisco Psychedelic

• Cléo

  • 클레오 (Cleo) (Korean)

• Covenant - Swedish electronic group

  • The Covenant - Hebrew spiritual group

  • The Kovenant - Norwegian Black Metal group (previously Covenant, see wikipedia)

• Dana

  • 다나 (Dana) (Korean)

• Dano American DJ: Discogs

  • DJ Dano Dutch hardcore and techno DJ: Discogs

• Diplomats Hip-hop band

  • The Diplomats soul band

• ESG Funky, post-punky sisters from the South Bronx

  • E.S.G. Southern rapper

• Eve

  • 이브 (Eve) (Korean)

• Free - rock band

  • The Free - dance?

• 5ive who later started using the name 5ive's Continuum Research Project All Music Guide

  • Five - Now defunct lad/boy band, also referred to as 5ive, ie. http://www.5iveusa.com/

• H.I.M. - goth/rock/metal band (previously His Infernal Majesty, later only HIM)

  • HiM (His Imperial Majesty) - ?

• Incantation - death/black metal

  • Incantation - folk/world

• Immortal - Norwegian black metal band

  • Immortal - Thrash metal band from USA

• Jagged Edge - R n B

  • The Jagged Edge - sixties

• Kent (Sweden)

  • Kent (France)

• Killers

  • The Killers - Las Vegas UK-style indie band

• Lodger - Brit-pop from the late 90's

  • Lodger - http://www.lodger.tv

• M - UK artist Robin Scott

  • -M- - French artist Matthieu Chédid

• Meteors Doo Wop

  • The Meteors UK Psychobilly band & several others IdenticallyNamedArtists

• Move Electro pop

  • The Move 60's & 70's British Rock and Psychedelia group

• Narnia - Swedish metal band formed in 1996 ( Discography)

  • Narnia - UK Folk / Progrock band formed in 1973 ( Information)

• Harry Nilsson ("Everibody's Talkin'")

  • Nilsson Dutch band

• Pangaea Australian punk band

  • Pangea French duo

• Peaches

  • Canadian/German feminist singer ( http://www.peachesrocks.com)

  • Swedish kids/teen band ( http://www.peaches.se)

• Premiata Forneria Marconi - (alias P.F.M.) Italian progressive

  • Progressive Future Music - (alias PFM) techno

• Prima Vera Norwegian humoristic trio

  • Primavera a Spanish? latino type band.

• Rubicon

  • Rubycon

• Franz Schubert classical composer

  • Schubert rock band from Austria

• Scorpions - German rock band

  • The Scorpions - 60's UK band

• Patti Smith

  • Patty Smyth

• Seduction - ?

  • DJ Seduction - Hardcore DJ

• Super 8 - R&B/Rock&Roll band from USA

  • super8 - ambient electronic trance music, from Finland

• The Streets - UK Garage, with Mike Skinner

  • Streets - 80's rock band, with Steve Walsh

• Swans - 80's/90's NY rock

  • The Swans - 50's R&B

• T.H.C. - goth, metal, industrial

  • THC!! - Japanese indie rock/hiphop

• TamLyn - ?

  • Tamlyn - American keyboardist

• The The

  • 더더 (The The) (Korean)

• Thule - Norwegian progressive rock

  • Ultima Thule - Swedish rock

• Turbo

  • 터보 (Turbo) (Korean)

• U.K. - British progressive rock group

  • United Kingdom - Wu-Tang offshoot aka U.K.

• U.F.O. Rock Band

  • DJ UFO DeeJay act

  • United Future Organization

  • Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.

  • Ufo Yepha

  • Fantasy UFO

• Vitamin D - actually 2 artists with this name

  • DJ Vitamin D

• Wink

  • ウィンク (Wink) (Japanese)

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