Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Azad (rapper)


 * 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. The article has been tagged for better referencing. Mkativerata (talk) 20:20, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Azad (rapper)

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Recreation of article previously deleted after PROD; it does not appear that the issues raised in the PROD have been addressed. No third party sources for this BLP article. bd2412 T 20:40, 28 July 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:06, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:05, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:05, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -- Cirt (talk) 17:31, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete and SALT per nom Weaponbb7 (talk) 01:12, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete no notabilty established, Also get rid of the discography page. 01:48, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree that the discography page should go with the article. bd2412  T 18:59, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Keep Did anyone even check the discography? The chart positions check out. Furthermore, a couple trawls through Google News found this: an interview, biography and another biography. The fact that most of the sources are in German is immaterial. I'm not terribly fluent in German, but I can read enough of it to tell that these sources are non-trivial and reliable third party coverage. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 19:21, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I honestly don't know enough about foreign music charts to know what should constitute evidence of encyclopedic notability. If someone from WP:MUSIC can confirm that these will do, I imagine that will swing some support for the article. bd2412  T 19:34, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * The three charts listed are all listed at WP:GOODCHARTS, meaning that he meets WP:MUSIC #2. And the sources I found prove that he meets WP:GNG. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 19:37, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Very well, then I change my vote to Keep, per WP:MUSIC; I would also suggest merging the discography into the main article, since neither page is particularly long now. bd2412  T 19:40, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep, charted. lists 8. Azad Game Over.  has Die Top Ten der Single-Charts in Deutschland in der Woche34 listing 1 AZAD FEAT. ADEL TAWIL(Universal) - Prison Break Anthem.  says " The fastest mover on the Eurochart is Azad's "Prison Break Anthem" (Urban), which rises 22-11 after a 6-3 climb in Germany. Azad is a rapper from the Kurdistan province of Iran, now based in Frankfurt."  has Billboard's European Charts. Released August 16, 2007. listing in Hot Singles in Europe 8. "Prison Break Anthem," Azad. Urban. German language sources include: ; . duffbeerforme (talk) 12:43, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. Even a quick check shows that this is a charting artiste. What the nom is doing nominating articles on foreign musicians when he states he doesn't know enough about foreign charts is a mystery. Pass the trout :p Dylanfromthenorth (talk) 22:47, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
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