Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Blue (duo)


 * 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   delete. The Bushranger One ping only 01:34, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Blue (duo)

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The article fails to prove the notability of its subject: it does not demonstrate that the subject, the duo 'Blue', has been the subject of significant coverage in independent, reliable secondary sources. A good-faith search for such coverage in online sources yielded only a short, directory-type entry for the single "Heaven Knows" at Discogs.com. The ECS Today link contains just a passing mention of the subject confirming that Collinson joined the the band in 1989 and that it is a pop band. Although Collinson and Teasdale did write "Better the Devil You Know", there is no indication that it was credited to 'Blue' rather than to them individually. -- Black Falcon (talk) 16:51, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete - The article is a stub, has no sources, and also has a maintenance tag dated October 2010, stating that the article would be deleted if no sources where added. We're now 18 months down the line, and the article hasn't been improved.   Wesley  ☀  Mouse  17:22, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:20, 8 June 2012 (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) 00:50, 14 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete. I cannot find evidence that they existed beyond the link provided. -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 04:52, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Band with no hits, no famous/notable songs, no wider cultural importance, and no references on the article. They may have received some press coverage in the 1980s in music magazines, or they may not. Unless someone is prepared to go to the British Library and crawl through their back issues of Smash Hits, I don't think notability will be established via WP:GNG press coverage. The two members may theoretically meet music notability guidelines for writing Sonia's hit Better The Devil You Know, but would articles on them meet WP:BLP?  For that reason I don't think their possible notability is enough to save the article. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:10, 14 June 2012 (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.