Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Madd Rod

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 03:12, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Madd Rod

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Fails WP:GNG; WP:BAND; WP:SINGER no chart positions, no significant coverage, no evidence of notability. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 06:12, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians and Portugal. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 06:12, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete not notable as a singer or band. Oaktree b (talk) 12:52, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep he is signed to major record labels and touring around Europe. Some key relevant recent actions that prove his notability:

- this year he headlined shows in Brazil, Greece, Spain and Portugal;

- he signed on Buddha Bar (world's no 1 compilation);

- his track Devran is on the official soundtrack of the new LGBT blockbuster 'Fire Island' (from Hulu);

- there's over 30.000 people listening to his music on Spotify alone;

I'm not affiliated with him, but have been following his project since 2019 and he's one of the top artists in the Portuguese electronic music scene! João P Afonso (talk) 10:25, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – João P Afonso is the article's creator and essentially sole maintainer. The tone the article is written in (e.g.: "In 2022, new conquers take him further") makes it clear that, even if they aren't affiliated with the subject, they're a very big fan of the artist to an extent that separating peacockery from encyclopedic relevance proves difficult. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 12:44, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete – Fails all of the relevant notability guidelines, a fact which is obfuscated by the WP:REFBOMBing in the article. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 12:44, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 11:38, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete A few hits in GNews, mostly in TimeOut Lisboa, I guess confirming he exists. He's a minor player on the music scene. Oaktree b (talk) 14:45, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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.