Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lara Scandar


 * 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   no consensus. Shimeru (talk) 00:15, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Lara Scandar

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Contested prod. Singer with questionable notability. The only references are primary sources and blogs. Google returns more of the same. Delete.  Blanchardb - Me•MyEars•MyMouth - timed 04:48, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment: Found this interview on a major Arabic network. She only came in 5th in Star Academy (Arab World) 6 in 2009, but I see CD photos of launch parties at Virgin stores in Beirut and Cairo.  I would suggest this be brought to the attention to appropriate WikiProjects (Arabic language, Lebanon, Egypt) before closing, as her notability may be primarily MidEast with arabic coverage. - BalthCat (talk) 14:38, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I brought this up to the Lebanon and Egypt WikiProjects. - BalthCat (talk) 20:00, 19 May 2010 (UTC)`


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:00, 16 May 2010 (UTC)


 * This from the biography requests:
 * Lara Scandar- Lara Scandar is a renowned 18-year-old Egyptian singer, dancer, model and songwriter.Lara was one of the contestants in LBC's Star Academy, After Star Academy Jean-Marie Riachi, one of the most renowned producers in the middle east,recognizing Lara's talent decided to help her take her career to the next level.Sure enough Lara soon found herself in JMR studios in Lebanon working on her debut single 'Mission is you'.The 'Mission is you ' video clip was directed by the famous RayKay, 'Mission is you' is a hit in the middle east. .see   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.167.221.175 (talk) 04:35, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * The source cited here is Scandar's official website. Therefore it only qualifies as a primary source and therefore cannot be used to establish Scandar's notability. What we're looking for is a reliable third-party reference, that is, a source written by someone not commissioned by Scandar or her agent and, if it's a website, it must be the kind that does not accept user-generated content. --  Blanchardb - Me•MyEars•MyMouth - timed 05:15, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget  14:02, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment At present the only independent source anyone has found is the "interview" on MBC1. MBC1 looks to me like a good source, but is one appearance on a chat show like format enough evidence of notability? It is not really very substantial coverage, and I would be much happier with more sources than just this one. JamesBWatson (talk) 09:35, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Delete Despite the time that has passed nobody has managed to come up with convincing evidence of notability. The article currently gives no sources at all. JamesBWatson (talk) 12:17, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep: The subject meets criterion 9 of WP:MUSICBIO in that she was a finalist on Star Academy, I added this source to the article as well as one on the release of her first album. J04n(talk page) 14:37, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep: J04n's source is just enough to persuade me to change my mind. Thank you, J04n. JamesBWatson (talk) 16:39, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
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