Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taco (musician)

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The result was Withdrawn with no deletes. NAC. Joe Chill (talk) 21:16, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Taco (musician)[edit]

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~~Insufficient evidence of notability. Unable to find reliable sources of information.~~ -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 10:22, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawing nomination for deletion Although "Puttin' on the Ritz" was indeed a hit, I wondered if a one-hit wonder actually make him worthy of an article? Google News returned 14 hits on "Taco Ockerse" - all of which are basically about this one hit he had. I like one of the returns on that search - Entertainment Weekly said "His tenuous claim to fame, the 1982 chart-topper Puttin' on the Ritz, is strictly for gringos". However, having re-read WP:BAND, that clearly states one of the criteria is "Has had a charted single or album on any national music chart.", and as he has hada single hit, then he qualifies. I would suggest (as per B.s.n.R.N.) that this is moved to Taco Ockerse (but without the '(musician)', as there are no others on Wikipedia!) with Taco (musician) as a redirect. Could an admin please close this Afd? Thanks - and thanks to everyone who responded to this AfD. Part of what I like about Wikipedia is that you can be persuaded against deletion (even of an article you nominated yourself) through the discussion which arises. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 21:14, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Page lacks cites which I'll attempt to add tommorrow. Quick google search finds many of details written in the article are true, which are notible. Believe article should be moved to Taco Ockerse (musician) with Taco (musician) as a redirect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by B.s.n.R.N. (talk • contribs)
- It should be either Taco (musician) or Taco Ockerse; there are no other Taco Ockerses in Wikipedia that I know of, so either a qualifier or his surname should be sufficient to disambiguate him from the other tacos. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 13:51, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep search shows multiple sources that look reliable (including some that say he had "a No. 4 smash") and discogs shows multiple RCA albums. the page looks like a lot of OR so rewriting will be needed. Duffbeerforme (talk) 10:42, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Keep "Puttin' on the Ritz" seals it all. The song was a major hit in that year and the video is known as a classic. If I remember correctly there was a satirical reference to "a tribute to Falco" from Taco in The Simpsons (and I found it). A top five Billboard hit usually stamps notability in bright red. Nate • (chatter) 11:36, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep per Mrschimpf. Taco did indeed have a #4 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 which should be sufficient to qualify him under WP:MUSIC. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 13:48, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Passes WP:MUSIC. Joe Chill (talk) 14:05, 19 September 2009 (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.