Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Edita Piekha

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. — TKD::Talk 01:25, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Edita Piekha

Edita Piekha (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) – (View log)

Notability seems unclear. Little verifiable information. SamBC(talk) 01:21, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

  • Weak keep. Appears to assert notability (the IMDB bio also says she's an activist for orphanages in Russia) but in its present form the article fails WP:V and WP:RS. Cleanup required != delete. Dbromage [Talk] 01:44, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep/Cleanup. The article just needs to be organized with some mention of the appearances she has done. Ageofe 03:22, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy Keep. She is certainly notable and popularly known in Russia. Check the Russian [1] wikipedia page.--Yury Petrachenko 04:04, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete - There is not enough WP:RS material to develop the article. The lack of references in the Russian [2] wikipedia page confirms this. The topic does not meet WP:N. However, see Serdobolsky, Oleg. (December 30, 2003) Itar-Tass Minor planet named after popular singer Edita Piekha. (writing, "Popular Russian singer Edita Piekha has been given a really star New Year present on New Year's eve. A minor planet identified as No. 15231 by astronomers of the Crimean Observatory who discovered the planet has been named Edita after the elegant singer of popular modern and Soviet-era compositions.") -- Jreferee (Talk) 05:00, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. Googling in Russian for "эдита пьеха" brings about 675,000 results (872,000 without quotes) [3]. Not so much luck in English (Is it Piekha, Pyekha, Pieha, Pyeha?). --Yury Petrachenko 05:23, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak delete There are claims for notability, but the sources to verify it are very weak. Fails WP:V and WP:RS. The Russian Wikipedia is not usable as evidence of notability, per Wikipedia guidelines. Personal assertions that she is notable are not usable, also per notability guidelines. There are entries for something at IMDB, but it is imporssible to tell the significance of the roles claimed. There are claims of concerts and recordings, but no references to prove them. For a supposedly famous 70 year old singer, the article is very weak. WP:BIO and WP:MUSIC are not satisfied by multiple independent and reliable sources. Edison 13:59, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. She was one of the most popular singers of Soviet era and still has great popularity now in Russia. Piekha was recently awarded with a Nephrite Disc for their recordings, which means she sold more that several tens millions records in overall. RedAndr 19:05, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Hey I don't know her, I haven't heard about here until this, but looking at the article is a notable figure in her country that's for sure.--JForget 00:51, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy Keep a famous Soviet singer, I am surprized there were no article before Alex Bakharev 03:59, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep I belive her name should be spelled Piecha, as she was orignally Polish, but anyway she is a very well known person all over former Soviet Union and many other places. In February 2007 she was on the cover page of the "Wysokie Obcasy" womens magazine in Poland which is a supplement to Gazeta Wyborcza http://kobieta.gazeta.pl/wysokie-obcasy/1,53662,3918108.html?as=6&ias=6 one of the most prestigious Polish newspapers --Himalajski 02:53, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Ha-ha-ha. It's like prodding the article about Dusty Springfield. Speedy keep. --Ghirla-трёп- 08:18, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy Keep, see President Putin awards Order of Merit to legendary vocalist; Google hits: Edita Piecha 116, Edita Piekha 587, Edita Pieja 27, Edita Pieha 524, Edita Pekha 92, Edita Peha 626, Edita P'eha 619, Edita P'ekha 201, Edyta Piecha 904, Edith Piecha 1430, Edith Pieha 84. — Ash063 08:01, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.