Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alana Grace


 * 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. Cbrown1023 01:44, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Alana Grace

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This article appears to fail WP:MUSIC. The artist has placement on one movie soundtrack, no released albums, no news coverage I have found, one regional tour as an opening act, and a bunch of myspace.com views/listens. The cursory search engine search turned up nothing promising. Erechtheus 19:57, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Response to Deletion Nomination for Alana Grace Article
Keep: Alana Grace first came to notice in 2002, at the 2nd. Annual Nashville Grammy Showcase, when she was a finalist in a competition hosted by the Nashville Chapter of the Recording Academy, chosen by music industry professionals from a field of 500 entries. 

In 2005, she had a song, “Black Roses Red”, on the CD soundtrack for the movie, “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” (a movie which grossed over $40 M). This soundtrack included a number of well-known artists such as Chantal Kreviazuk and Natasha Bedingfield. Reviewers singled out Alana Grace’s song as one of the stronger tracks on the CD.

Her song attracted widespread attention, to the point where she was invited to sing it on national television (on the “Today’s Rising Star” portion of the Today show on NBC):

She is signed to Columbia records, and will be releasing her debut CD, “Break the Silence” in early 2007. Four of the songs that will be on that CD appear on her MySpace page, and have already been played over 400,000 times. 

In the past year, she has given a number of concerts in California, and has done several charity concerts elsewhere, sharing the stage with artists such as Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. See:  and  and   She was also featured in the 8th. Annual Nashville Grammy Block Party: In 2005, Teen People magazine (with a circulation of 1.4 million), named her as “the next Alanis Morrisette” and one of the top 9 new artists to watch for:

User:JD_Fan 13 December 2006


 * Keep per JD Fan. She meets WP:MUSIC criteria #9, Has won or placed in a major music competition, as JD Fan pointed out in the first paragraph of his response here. Dismas|(talk) 00:58, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment That is a major competition? It would seem to me that major would have to be interpreted to be of the same magnitude as a major award (criteria 8). A local contest with entrants in the hundreds certainly doesn't compare to American Idol or even Star Search. Erechtheus 06:17, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment Okay, well if you don't like that, how about criteria #10, Has performed music for a work of media that is notable, e.g. a theme for a network television show? My vote is still keep.  Dismas|(talk) 12:54, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment The competition in question was held by the Recording Academy, the same organization that runs the Grammy Awards. As noted on their web site:  "The Academy has 12 regional chapters throughout the country. Members who join the Academy are placed in the chapter closest to their residence. Chapter offices represent the Academy on a local level by working within that region's music and recording communities and addressing its needs through education, advocacy, professional development and events. In addition, the Chapter serves as a conduit for other members to meet, network and address the concerns of the recording industry both nationally and locally."   This competition was organized by the Nashville chapter of the Academy.  Placement in the competition is determined by industry professionals, which can provide a major boost to the careers of the musicians.  After being a finalist, Alana Grace secured a major label recording contract (Columbia) and placement on a major movie sound track.  Her song was one of the emblematic songs in the movie and was also one of those featured in the publicity for the sound track.   Certainly, lots of people heard the song: the movie grossed $40 M at the box office, and $38 M in video rentals - not bad for a movie that was unabashedly a "chick flick" and which appealed mostly to a female audience.  User:JD_Fan 15 December 2006


 * Keep, if she's been in on a nationally broadcast morning show, in a contest run by a leading industry association, and in the soundtrack of a major motion picture, she's a lot more notable than many people we keep. Of course, the article does need cleanup, but still, that's no reason to delete the article. --  Zanimum 18:26, 15 December 2006 (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.