# Extract artist from existing field

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-artist-from-existing-field/41091>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 12, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-artist-from-existing-field/41091 "2018-03-12T21:47:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![JacopoTore](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@JacopoTore](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JacopoTore)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-artist-from-existing-field/41091/1 "2018-03-12T21:47:03Z")

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Hi, I have a similar problem but this string does not function.  
I have this tag in the field "Artist"  
Composer [Artist]

I need to delete the "Composer"s words and to leave [Artist]...probably the problem is [  
Could you help me please?

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 6:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-artist-from-existing-field/41091/2 "2018-03-13T06:08:17Z")

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> [@Remove all text after specific character(s)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-text-after-specific-character-s/14409/9):
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> Composer [Artist]

In an action of the type "Guess value" for %artist%  
the pattern: %composer% [%artist%]  
should work.

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**Author:** ![JacopoTore](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@JacopoTore](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JacopoTore)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-artist-from-existing-field/41091/3 "2018-03-14T20:36:53Z")

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> [@Remove all text after specific character(s)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-text-after-specific-character-s/14409/10):
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> %composer% [%artist%]

Many thanks.  
Respect

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-artist-from-existing-field/41091/4 "2026-02-09T12:27:17Z")

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