Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A Banda Mais Bonita Da Cidade


 * 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   keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 02:32, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

A Banda Mais Bonita Da Cidade

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The article shows some signs of notability. I would like to seek an aoutside opinion.  maucho  eagle   ( c ) 02:31, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  — The-Pope (talk) 03:38, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Keep. Meets the first criterion for musicians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BAND#Criteria_for_musicians_and_ensembles Here are a few online news media sources from a google news search: http://www.ospaparazzi.com.br/celebridades/oracao-da-banda-mais-bonita-da-cidade-vira-hit-4086.html http://moglobo.globo.com/integra.asp?txtUrl=/megazine/mat/2011/05/24/banda-mais-bonita-da-cidade-vira-mais-parodiada-da-internet-uma-semana-depois-de-estourar-no-youtube-924528364.asp http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/a-banda-mais-bonita-da-cidade-a-brazilian-prayer/2011/05/25/AG1TJEBH_blog.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vjayant (talk • contribs) 14:34, 29 May 2011 (UTC) 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 02:02, 5 June 2011 (UTC)



The corresponding article on the Portuguese Wikipedia has also recently been nominated for deletion (on June 1), and the debate also focuses on the band's notability. There, those who wish to keep the article have argued that it has received significant coverage from reliable outside sources and that it is far from the only Wikipedia article that focuses on an internet phenomenon. Those who want it to be deleted have mentioned that it qualifies as a garage band because it has not produced a CD, played at a well-known venue, or made revenue off of its music. For anyone who speaks Portuguese (or likes to use Google Translate), this page may be of interest.Armadillopteryx (talk) 05:24, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Additionally, if anyone feels that expanding and improving the article would help to justify keeping it, I can volunteer to translate the article from Portuguese Wikipedia. Armadillopteryx (talk) 05:53, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I've done a quick, slightly sloppy translation of the article from the Portuguese Wikipedia to see if that might show it's worth keeping. If we do keep it, I'll double-check the references and refine the whole thing. I just figured I'd get the extra material in there now. Armadillopteryx (talk) 07:46, 5 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. Per WP:BAND: Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable and are independent from the musician or ensemble its. Maddox (talk) 15:53, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. In addition to the sheer volume of press sources that have covered this band, the lyrics to "Oração" can now be found in popular online lyrics databases. A simple Google search, both in English and in Portuguese, yields many such links. Underground garage bands' lyrics are not nearly as accessible. And as far as I can tell, A Banda Mais Bonita da Cidade's situation parallels that of Gary Brolsma, whose principal claim to fame is his Numa Numa video and several references to it in news and pop culture. No one is contesting his notability here on Wikipedia. If one successful internet video and a lot of media attention make Brolsma (and others) notable enough for Wikipedia, then I see no reason why they should not suffice for this band. Armadillopteryxtalk 19:25, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Just a quick note, because someone may bring this up: Although Brolsma his since made other brief appearances in pop culture, none of them received nearly as much attention as his internet video. Further, his Wikipedia article has been around since February 2005, long before most of the "additional" pop culture appearances ever occurred. Armadillopteryxtalk 19:40, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * After doing more research and adding to the article, I've discovered that in addition to meeting Criterion #1 at WP:BAND, the band also meets Criterion #7 (Has become one of the most prominent representatives of a notable style or the most prominent of the local scene of a city). Armadillopteryxtalk 06:45, 6 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Appears to meet Criterion #1 of WP:BAND at the very least. Qrsdogg (talk) 15:28, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep: Per WP:BAND Onjack (talk) 17:12, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
 * 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.