Index: Contributor.pm
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--- Contributor.pm	(revision 7543)
+++ Contributor.pm	(working copy)
@@ -83,9 +83,13 @@
 		my $search = Slim::Utils::Text::ignoreCaseArticles($name);
 		my $sort   = Slim::Utils::Text::ignoreCaseArticles(($sortedList[$i] || $name));
 
-		my ($contributorObj) = Slim::DataStores::DBI::Contributor->search({
-			'namesearch' => $search,
+		my ($contributorObj) = Slim::DataStores::DBI::Contributor->search_like({
+			'namesearch' => $search . '%',
 		});
+		
+		if($contributorObj !~ /^$search(\|\|[0-9]*)?/i){
+      $contributorObj = undef;
+    }
 
 		if ($contributorObj) {