Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Galena (singer) (2nd nomination)


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 01:53, 3 June 2017 (UTC)

Galena (singer)
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Not notable enough. St0n3 BG (talk) 00:32, 27 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU  (T/C) 00:45, 27 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU  (T/C) 00:45, 27 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bulgaria-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU  (T/C) 00:45, 27 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Europe-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU  (T/C) 00:45, 27 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Strong keep: This request is so counter-productive and controversial. Galena is one of the biggest pop artists in Bulgaria and enjoys international fame outside Bulgaria as well, notably in Romania, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, let alone the big Bulgarian diaspora throughout the world. Her big rivalry with Preslava, another big pop artist is the subject of so much media material. She has huge collaborations with notable Bulgarian and non-Bulgarian artists and very popular with DJs throughout Europe. She has won a great number of awards including as best artist. Consistent presence on Bulgarian TV and music stations. I don't know what blanking such an article would benefit English Wikipedia readers. Or do we actually want even absolutely famous Bulgarian artists to be confined to their "small corner" and not be heard of internationally. True, the article may need further citations, but this is true of almost all Bulgarian art subjects on English Wikipedia, and it is the easiest job to go to any Bulgarian artist page in English, slap it with a speedy deletion note and the article is gone in a day without discussion even. But that doesn't justify deleting an article itself, at least in case of Galena. Improve it instead with references. There are plenty of sources in Bulgarian at least. werldwayd (talk) 01:50, 27 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep - An incredibly weak deletion rationale, if you want to call "not notable enough" a rationale. I strongly suspect this article was nominated with a check for foreign sources. If we rely solely on English sources, I would not have been able to write articles on notable French vaudeville singers. The same goes for this Bulgarian singer: she is well-known in Bulgaria but not as well in the US. However, that is not a reason to delete; in fact, it is a reason to find Bulgarian sources (unfortunately I cannot read Bulgarian as well as I do French) and expand this article.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 07:19, 27 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Strong keep - actually, more like an illegitimate AfD nomination. Newimpartial (talk) 22:43, 27 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Obvious Keep just on the basis of the interwiki list. Could use greater variety of sources.  --Lockley (talk) 20:20, 28 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep: More than sufficient evidence of notability. --Guy Macon (talk) 15:33, 29 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep, not sure if this was a good faith nom, or not understanding criteria. Have left a message with Articles_for_deletion on nom's Talk page. In ictu oculi (talk) 21:41, 31 May 2017 (UTC)


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