# help me add artist from filename

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-me-add-artist-from-filename/15725>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 7, 2014, 10:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-me-add-artist-from-filename/15725 "2014-05-07T10:14:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![qwertyu12345](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/c6cbf5/32.png) [@qwertyu12345](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/qwertyu12345)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 10:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-me-add-artist-from-filename/15725/1 "2014-05-07T10:14:32Z")

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my filename is everythingido\_[Elton123].mp3  
plz give me an Action to get Elton123 as my artist  
thanks u

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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:** [May 7, 2014, 10:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-me-add-artist-from-filename/15725/2 "2014-05-07T10:29:19Z")

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enter as mask for the converter filename-tag:  
%dummy%[%artist%]

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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, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-me-add-artist-from-filename/15725/3 "2026-02-09T12:25:02Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC