Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Benny Sings

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The result was keep. east.718 at 17:09, January 13, 2008

[edit] Benny Sings

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I've spent some time attempting to tidy this article up. However, having done so, I'm wondering if this musician actually meets WP:MUSIC. Although fairly heavily referenced via Google, the references seem to be mainly either a) blogs or b) CD retailers, neither of which I believe are valid for notability. There's no indication of any tours or awards, and nothing I can find relating to media coverage. I'm therefore seeking opinions on whether this is worth keeping or not. CultureDrone (talk) 19:36, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

• Delete as non-notable, although I hate to say that since you did such a wonderful job cleaning up the article and getting rid of the point of view violations. -- Redfarmer (talk) 19:40, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
• Keep I understand the nom and vote about, but I dug up a little on him as I had never heard of him before. He is on IMDB, as he guest starred once on the Dutch tv show "Raymann is laat" (still running) as himself, adding to notability. The publisher, Dox records is at http://www.doxrecords.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=25 and is small but over 10 years old and has more than Benny (but mainly Benny). He has released three CDs, which are still available. He isn't as big as Madonna or curly fries, but he appears to be notable enough in The Netherlands (his home) to squeak passed wp:band. Pharmboy (talk) 22:06, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Kubigula (talk) 05:50, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

• Keep - He's listed at allmusic which is an accepted resource as per WP:MUSIC so I believe he has the notability for an article here. Sting_au Talk 07:14, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 12:14, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
• Keep He records for Sonar Kollektiv (although for some reason the article doesn't state this fact). Not a huge label, but very well-established and certainly a big enough indie to count. Precious Roy (talk) 19:05, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

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