Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alexander Solodukha

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The result was no consensus. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:17, 19 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Alexander Solodukha

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Non-notable and the only references listed are to other Wikipedia articles. — Music1201 ^talk 21:49, 10 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - although not a reader of Russian, it appears that even the Russian Wikipedia article references do no convey the notability required here. Fails WP:MUSBIO. Velella ^{Velella Talk} 21:57, 10 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 09:07, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. It's clear from the news search that I linked above that this guy is a star in Belarus, way beyong our standard of notability. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 09:12, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:44, 12 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete as my searches found nothing better and the IP is not clarifying how this can be kept and improved now. SwisterTwister talk 05:09, 17 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

What needs any more clarification than the existence of hundreds of reliable sources saying that this is one of Belarus's top stars? for example this article starts with the words "Александр Солодуха и другие звезды..." ("Alexander Solodukha and other stars..."), this one includes him in the phrase "со звездами эстрады" ("with pop stars") when talking about a TV show in which he will teach amateurs to sing and sing duets with them, this is an article from Belarus's biggest news agency about his plans to star in a film about himself, and these are just from the first handful of those thousand or so news articles. And there's nothing in any policy or guideline that says that an article must by "improved now" to be kept. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 07:42, 17 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep ~~Weak delete~~ [changed per indented comment that follows]. The current article has zero references with respect to notability. This is especially problematic for a BLP. It's certainly possible the subject is notable, but we need proof. When searching, the top hits are of unuseable sites, such as YouTube and social networking sites. IP 86.17.222.157, thanks for the links, but most were of little use. We need articles with substantial coverage, not just a few words. Your last link looks hopeful -- I had to rely on Google Translate, but it looks like a reliable source with significant coverage. Do you have any others as good as that? --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 03:11, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

[ec] Thanks to Ymblanter for another reference; am changing to a keep !vote. I'm still relying on Google Translate, so will leave it as weak. --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 07:28, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There are so many sources, as you can see from the news search that I linked above, that it's difficult to make a selection. I really don't have time to wade through them at the moment (especially as my Russian is rather rusty - it's coming up to 40 years since I passed my A-level) but will refer you to this one, which has the headline "Как Александр Солодуха стал Суперзвездой" ("How Alexander Solodukha became a superstar") and contains the sentence "Имя эпатажного белорусского исполнителя нынче знает почти каждый житель Беларуси" ("The name of the outstanding Belorussian performer is now known to almost every inhabitant of Belarus"). That's not the sort of coverage that unnotable prople get. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 07:23, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 07:37, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep, I added a reference in the article to a Russian high-circulation tabloid, and there are others around.--Ymblanter (talk) 06:58, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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