Talk:Vonzell Solomon

Vocal range
Can someone please WP:CITE a source for Ms. Solomon's vocal range? See this edit, which is in question. Hall Monitor 20:46, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * The vocal range subsection has been removed until a source can be cited. Hall Monitor 18:24, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

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Copyright violation
I reverted the following paragraph "Aside from her amazing vocal abilities, Vonzell has real business savvy. Following her amazing performances on American Idol, she created and launched her own record label, Melodic Records. Vonzell is presently putting the finishing touches on her highly anticipated Premier CD release. Reguarding to her website"

The paragraph was taken directly from Vonzell's website, which at the bottom states "Copyright © 2006-2007 Vonzell "Baby V" Solomon All Rights Reserved". Aspects (talk) 05:06, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Vonzell Solomon or Vonzell?
(I have copied this discussion between myself and Johnny Spasm from User talk:Johnny Spasm to hear to reach a wider audience and try and reach some sort of consensus on the subject. I have twice,  and, tried to change all but the opening Vonzell's in the article to Solomon per Manual of Style (biographies), only to have Johnny Spasm revert them back saying she goes by "Vonzell" professionally, which I have yet to see proof of. Aspects (talk) 15:18, 6 July 2008 (UTC))

Did you even look at any of the changes I made on Vonzell Solomon before you reverted all of them with this edit that has no edit summary to say why you made the changes you did?

For example I disambiguated the link from People (song) to People (1964 song). I also changed all of the sentences besides the opening one that used Vonzell per Manual of Style (biographies) that says "After the initial mention of any name, the person may be referred to by surname only." I also changed a lot of links from a redirect to the actual link like I Turn to You (All-4-One song) instead of I Turn to You (Christina Aguilera song). I also changed the incorrect spelling of Deniece Williams.

Please use an edit summary the next time you make an edit so other editors know why you are making the changes you making. Aspects (talk) 17:23, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

I grasp the concept of referring to a person by only his/her surname in an article, however, given that Vonzell Solomon is fairly well know as simply "Vonzell" (in fact, typing "Vonzell" into a Wikipedia search will redirect you to Vonzell Solomon), I consider her one of the exceptions to this rule. Likewise, season three winner Fantasia Barrino should simply be referred to as "Fantasia", Seattle Mariner Ichiro Suzuki should simply be referred to as "Ichiro," and Cher and Charo should simply be referred to as Cher and Charo instead of whatever their last names are. I also diambiguated one or two of Vonzell's links ("Best of My Love," for example), and added links to P-Diddy, Nashville, Gamble & Huff, Clive Davis and Christmas.--Johnny Spasm (talk) 12:31, 6 July 2008 (UTC)


 * First off I would argue that Vonzell Solomon is not fairly well know as simply "Vonzell." Typing "Vonzell" in Google, of the first ten searches only the first one does not list "Vonzell Solomon" in the link.  The first link is Vonzell Solomon's own website which on the front states 'Vonzell "Baby V" Solomon.'  That shows if she is know by any pseudonym it is "Baby V" not "Vonzell."  Even if she was well known as "Vonzell," she is also know as professionally as "Vonzell Solomon": "For people well-known by one-word names, nicknames or pseudonyms, but who often also use their legal names professionally (i.e. musician/actors Beyoncé Knowles, André Benjamin, Jennifer Lopez; doctor/broadcaster Dr. Drew Pinsky), use the legal surname." Aspects (talk) 20:02, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Did you actually READ any of those Google searches? She is referred to as "Vonzell" in all of them-- not "Solomon."--Johnny Spasm (talk) 12:31, 6 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Here is a link to the Vonzell search: .  The first link is her own page that I talked about before.  The next nine links all have "Vonzell Solomon" in the link. Aspects (talk) 02:30, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Again, did you read any of them? They all agree with me and the form I used.--Johnny Spasm (talk) 12:31, 6 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Link #1 has 'Vonzell "Baby V" Solomon" at the top. Links #2-9 have "Vonzell Solomon" at the top.  Link #10 uses "Vonzell Solomon" but not at the top.  Nowhere do I see anything showing she goes just by "Vonzell" professionally, but I do see her sometimes using "Baby V" as a pseudonym. Aspects (talk) 04:00, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Your ability to avoid answering the question is amazing. You should go into politics.--Johnny Spasm (talk) 12:31, 6 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Being able to tell you what is on each page should let you know I read them. I have yet to see any proof that she goes professionally by "Vonzell."  As a means of reaching a wider audience on this, I am copying this entire discussion and posting it on Talk:Vonzell Solomon. Aspects (talk) 15:11, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

I never said that she was known professionally as Vonzell. I simply stated that she was fairly well known simply as Vonzell, and it is my belief that she should be referred to Vonzell in her Wikipedia entry, not Solomon. I likened it to Major League Baseball Player Ichiro Suzuki. He is listed as Ichiro Suzuki on the Seattle Mariners' roster, however, he is fairly well known simply as "Ichiro," and I believe an article about him should list him as such-- not Suzuki. Which, by the way, IS the case with his Wikipedia entry.

I appreciate the effort to bring this debate to a larger audience. Thank you.--Johnny Spasm (talk) 16:30, 6 July 2008 (UTC)


 * She is not best known as "Vonzell" she is best known as "Vonzell Solomon" there subsequent use of her name should be "Solomon." Aspects (talk) 16:58, 6 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Well with three months of no proof Vonzell Solomon is known professionally as "Vonzell", I am going to changed subsequent use of her name as "Solomon". Aspects (talk) 16:43, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

''I've just done my own little Google research effort to see if the name issue could be resolved. I must first say I'd never heard of Vonzell (Solomon) until I saw this dispute, a dispute that I would have thought was now cold, as Johnny Spasm doesn't seem to have continued his end of the conflict.''

''I started by googling only for "Vonzell" (and filtering out any surnames that cropped up) in an effort to see what newspapers and media sources had for the name alone, but extremely few hits came up. There were very many fan pages, but nothing that seemed to represent establishment views on the name. Googling "Vonzell Solomon" returned very many newspaper hits as well as other media sources. AmericanIdol lists her as "Vonzell Solomon". The Internet Movie Database lists her as "Vonzell Solomon" and IMDb is very careful to get the credits right for all performers.''

''What I think happens in the media is that viewers/readers feel personally involved with personalities presented in the media. This leads to people using first names to refer to familiar faces. If the name "Vonzell" alone is used I can feel pretty sure that someone is referring to Vonzell Solomon, just as in the AmericanIdol context "Carrie" would be Carrie Underwood, or in the media in general "Britney" is almost certainly Britney Spears, though there are numerous other Carries and Britneys out there.''

''I see no evidence of "Vonzell" being used as a professional name for the person under discussion. I do see a lot of people using the first name as a familiar means of referring to the performer AmericanIdol called "Vonzell Solomon", a performer they have come to "know" and admire so much they feel they can intimately refer to her as "Vonzell".'' --Doktorspin (talk) 05:35, 11 November 2008 (UTC)


 * I have looked her up on other sources. All other sources I've found-- including the American Idol website and Vonzell Solomon's website refer to her as "Vonzell" in the article. I don't understand why Wikipedia's entry needs to be different. "Vonzell" is not a professional name, but it is what she is commonly called in articles about her--Johnny Spasm (talk) 13:52, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * This is the AI page for her using "Vonzell Solomon". Please check out Google search of AI news . The official Vonzell Solomon site clearly has Vonzell "BabyV" Solomon on the home page. The official site clearly has no problem with her full name; why do you? So far, I see nothing you've said either supports your claim nor deals with the opinion I gave. You now need to supply links to professional use of "Vonzell", sites that have to use her name of professional choice. If you can't, you must stop going against Wikipedia policy. You have a responsibility to listen and either seriously justify any changes you want with evidence or accept the opinion. (And note Baseball Bugs's comments below.) --Doktorspin (talk) 22:59, 11 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Fan sites typically use first names, as Doktorspin notes above. I'm not seeing what you're seeing in American Idol, but my guess would be they call all the contestants by their first names, in context. Encyclopedic writing requires use of last name. The clincher is your own admission that "Vonzell" is not her professional name (as contrasted with Madonna (entertainer), for example). And lose the accusations of meatpuppetry (as with your edit summary) unless you either think you have evidence, or are wanting to get blocked. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 13:55, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

GloZell Green
In a YouTube video, internet personality GloZell Green stated she and Miss Solomon are cousins. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.168.81.68 (talk) 21:02, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

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