Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Darshan Raval (Playback Singer)

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The result was Keep. Michig (talk) 07:36, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Darshan Raval (Playback Singer)[edit]

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The biggest claim to fame is a participant of a reality show. Not notable enough to pass WP:ENTERTAINER or WP:GNG Coderzombie (talk) 13:31, 23 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Coderzombie (talk) 13:33, 23 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Coderzombie (talk) 13:33, 23 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Coderzombie (talk) 13:33, 23 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Well, he seems to have received a fair amount of coverage from the Times of India; clearly they fancy him at least. It may however still be a case of WP:TOOSOON (as even one of those Times articles says, "he might not be a household name yet, but the young singer is slowly getting there"). In any case, the nominator made the correct choice of deletion process; this way, if it is delted as a result of a discussion, it can later be summarilly deleted under WP:G7 if necessary. —SerialNumber54129^{paranoia /cheap shit room} 13:57, 23 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you. Times of India does a lot of PR, without disclosure, so only ToI articles are not good enough to establish notability in my opinion. At best this is the case of WP:TOOSOON Coderzombie (talk) 15:07, 23 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep meets General Notability Guidelines and notability criteria for entertainers, celebrities and models (#2 Has a large fan base or a significant "cult" following.), and possibly several of the points under WP:MUSICBIO. Sources other than those in article:
• Natalia Ningthoujam (17 November 2017). "Album needs lot of maturity: Darshan Raval". Business Standard. Retrieved 2024-05-06.

• Bhatt, Vrunda R.. "Darshan to Make Singing Debut in Bhai's Film: Amdavadi Darshan Raval Marks His Debut in Bollywood with Prem Ratan Dhan Payo." DNA : Daily News & Analysis. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. 2015. HighBeam Research. 23 Mar. 2018 via – via HighBeam (subscription required) .

• Syeda Eba (17 November 2017). "Expectations of fans scare me: Darshan Raval". Millennium Post. Retrieved 2024-05-06.

• Ano Patel (13 January 2017). "Darshan Rawal talks about his musical inspirations". Times of India. Retrieved 2024-05-06.

• And on, and on…

Admittedly much of the coverage was as a result of the PR surrounding the reality show but there is sustained mention of him following the end of the show, though not as much or in as great detail. The success he has had releasing him music on YouTube has been commented on in multiple articles in reliable sources and the use of his music in a couple of movies may qualify him under WP:MUSICBIO#10 depending on whether they are major movies or not. His song Tera Zikr seems to be a big hit possibly enough so to qualify him under WP:MUSICBIO#2 if anyone is familiar with Indian music charts. It was picked up by Sony and is described as "the biggest pop song of the year". The quote is from a PR piece so the description should be taken with a grain of salt but it is an indication that it probably charted if there are Indian charts. Jbh ^Talk 15:24, 23 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep the subject meets General Notability Guidelines and notability criteria for entertainers, celebrities and models (and has also done playback in several mainstream movies like Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and many more). HeyLetgoletgo (talk) 19:11, 23 March 2018 (UTC) — Note to closing admin: HeyLetgoletgo (talk • contribs) is the creator of the page that is the subject of this XfD. [reply]

Keep as Jbh as identified multiple reliable sources coverage that confirm he passes WP:NMUSIC Atlantic306 (talk) 16:55, 28 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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