diff --git a/models/artist.py b/models/artist.py
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+from sqlalchemy import Column, String, UUID
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import UUID as PostgresUUID
+from sqlalchemy.sql import func
+from core.database import Base
+
+class Artist(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "artists"
+
+    id = Column(PostgresUUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4)
+    name = Column(String, nullable=False, unique=True, index=True)
+    country = Column(String, nullable=False, default="Norway")
+    created_at = Column(PostgresUUID, server_default=func.now())
+    updated_at = Column(PostgresUUID, onupdate=func.now())
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