Help in C++

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i'm fairly new to programming in C++ and i am stuck on something i am trying to create. it is a very simple program in which you type in a word and it searches for your word in a database within the program to tell you whether you have typed a word that is in the database or it isn't in the database.

for example, a band. I want it so when you type in a band it searches through a structure and when it finds it, prints out whatever their lead singers name is. here is where i am at and i don't know why it doesn't work.

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
void getSingerName(string x);    /*function for putting a singer to a band*/


int main()
{
  struct band{                    /*set up the band names structure*/
       string databaseBand;
       };
       band names[2];
       names[0].databaseBand="metallica";
       names[1].databaseBand="pantera";


  const char total=20;
  char typedInBand[total];            /* setting up variables for a cin.get() */

  cout<<"Type in the band name\n";
  cin.get(typedInBand, total).get();   /*get the band name*/

  for (int loopIndex=0; typedInBand[total] != names[loopIndex]; loopIndex++)
       {getSingerName();}

     return 0;

     }


void getSingerName(string typedInBand)
{
 if (typedInBand = "metallica")
 { cout<<"james\n";}
 else {cout<<"phil\n";}
 } 

is there any way to make an array or struct with strings and search throught them?
i really need help