diff --git a/public/sw.js b/public/sw.js
index 36c522e..e656c12 100644
--- a/public/sw.js
+++ b/public/sw.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const CACHE = 'ns-v75';
+const CACHE = 'ns-v76';
 const PRECACHE = ['/', 'index.html', 'manifest.json', 'icon.svg'];
 const SKIP_PATHS = ['/rest/stream', '/rest/download', '/config.js'];
 // Auth token params stripped from cache keys so artwork survives across sessions/token refreshes.
diff --git a/src/api.js b/src/api.js
index d2cc7e0..2d4accb 100644
--- a/src/api.js
+++ b/src/api.js
@@ -425,6 +425,20 @@ export async function deezerLookupArtistAlbums(artistId, limit=100, artistName='
   } catch { return []; }
 }
 
+// Direct artist lookup by Deezer id — the reliable route when /search/artist doesn't surface a
+// low-profile same-name artist (Deezer search is a ranked, incomplete fuzzy match; e.g. the browser
+// finds Nana id 80239872 but the search API never returns it). Used by the artist-pin "paste link"
+// path. Returns the full _dzArtist shape (or null on miss / bad id).
+export async function deezerLookupArtist(artistId) {
+  try {
+    const r = await fetch(`${_deezerBase()}/artist/${artistId}`);
+    if (!r.ok) return null;
+    const a = await r.json();
+    if (!a || a.error || !a.id) return null;
+    return _dzArtist(a);
+  } catch { return null; }
+}
+
 // Deezer artist photo (for the hero on non-local artist pages). iTunes artist entities had none.
 export async function deezerArtistImage(artistId) {
   try {
diff --git a/src/ui/artistPin.js b/src/ui/artistPin.js
index b6ed00f..5cf0f4e 100644
--- a/src/ui/artistPin.js
+++ b/src/ui/artistPin.js
@@ -4,8 +4,19 @@
 // NovaSonic would otherwise guess the wrong one (fans / top songs / albums / image).
 // The mapping is stored server-side (shared across users) — see api.js.
 
-import { deezerSearch, setArtistOverride, removeArtistOverride, getArtistOverride } from '../api.js';
-import { esc, fmtCount } from '../utils.js';
+import { deezerSearch, deezerLookupArtist, setArtistOverride, removeArtistOverride, getArtistOverride } from '../api.js';
+import { esc, fmtCount, toast } from '../utils.js';
+
+// Pull a Deezer artist id out of whatever the user pastes: a full URL
+// (deezer.com/en/artist/80239872, /de/artist/…?…), or a bare id ("80239872").
+function _parseDeezerArtistId(raw) {
+  const s = String(raw || '').trim();
+  if (!s) return null;
+  const m = s.match(/artist\/(\d+)/i);
+  if (m) return m[1];
+  if (/^\d+$/.test(s)) return s;
+  return null;
+}
 
 let _overlay = null;
 let _ctx = null; // { ndArtistId, ndName }
@@ -50,7 +61,20 @@ async function _render() {
   const clearBtn = cur
     ? `<button onclick="clearArtistPin()" style="width:100%;padding:10px;margin-bottom:10px;border-radius:9px;border:1px solid var(--border);background:transparent;color:var(--danger);font-family:var(--font);font-weight:600;cursor:pointer">Pin entfernen (aktuell: ${esc(cur.name || 'gepinnt')})</button>`
     : '';
-  body.innerHTML = clearBtn + `<div style="text-align:center;color:var(--text2);padding:24px 0">Suche…</div>`;
+  // Deezer's /search/artist is a ranked, incomplete fuzzy match — low-profile same-name artists
+  // (e.g. Nana id 80239872) never surface. Paste the Deezer link/id to pin directly (reliable route).
+  const linkBox = `
+    <div style="display:flex;gap:8px;margin-bottom:12px">
+      <input id="artist-pin-link" type="text" placeholder="Deezer-Link oder ID einfügen…"
+        style="flex:1;min-width:0;padding:10px 12px;border-radius:9px;border:1px solid var(--border);background:var(--surface2);color:var(--text);font-family:var(--font);font-size:13px">
+      <button id="artist-pin-link-btn" style="padding:0 16px;border-radius:9px;border:none;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;font-family:var(--font);font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;white-space:nowrap">Pinnen</button>
+    </div>
+    <div style="font-size:11px;color:var(--text2);margin:-6px 2px 12px">Nicht in der Liste? Öffne den Künstler auf deezer.com und füge den Link ein.</div>`;
+  // Render the shell once (clear button + link box stay put); only the results list re-renders,
+  // so a value the user is typing into the link field survives the async search resolving.
+  body.innerHTML = clearBtn + linkBox + `<div id="artist-pin-results"><div style="text-align:center;color:var(--text2);padding:24px 0">Suche…</div></div>`;
+  _wireLinkBox();
+  const resultsEl = body.querySelector('#artist-pin-results');
 
   let results = [];
   try { results = (await deezerSearch(_ctx.ndName, 'musicArtist', 8)) || []; } catch {}
@@ -67,8 +91,26 @@ async function _render() {
       </div>
     </div>`).join('');
 
-  body.innerHTML = clearBtn + (rows || `<div style="text-align:center;color:var(--text2);padding:24px 0">Keine Deezer-Künstler gefunden.</div>`);
-  body.querySelectorAll('.artist-pin-cand').forEach(el => el.addEventListener('click', () => _pick(el.dataset)));
+  resultsEl.innerHTML = rows || `<div style="text-align:center;color:var(--text2);padding:24px 0">Keine Deezer-Künstler gefunden.</div>`;
+  resultsEl.querySelectorAll('.artist-pin-cand').forEach(el => el.addEventListener('click', () => _pick(el.dataset)));
+}
+
+// Wire the "paste a Deezer link/id" box → look the artist up directly and pin it.
+function _wireLinkBox() {
+  const input = _overlay.querySelector('#artist-pin-link');
+  const btn = _overlay.querySelector('#artist-pin-link-btn');
+  if (!input || !btn) return;
+  const go = async () => {
+    const id = _parseDeezerArtistId(input.value);
+    if (!id) { toast('Kein gültiger Deezer-Link / keine ID'); return; }
+    btn.disabled = true; btn.textContent = '…';
+    const a = await deezerLookupArtist(id);
+    btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = 'Pinnen';
+    if (!a) { toast('Deezer-Künstler nicht gefunden'); return; }
+    await _pick({ id: String(a.artistId), name: a.artistName || _ctx.ndName, img: a.artworkUrl100 || '', fans: a.fanCount != null ? String(a.fanCount) : '' });
+  };
+  btn.addEventListener('click', go);
+  input.addEventListener('keydown', e => { if (e.key === 'Enter') go(); });
 }
 
 async function _pick(ds) {