Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mats Söderlund


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The result was keep. John254 00:17, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Mats Söderlund

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Somehow I mistakenly thought this was an internet phenomenon of some kind... I was wrong. I cannot find anything in the way of non-trivial third party publications about this musician, sorry. Delete. JBsupreme (talk) 08:36, 24 December 2008 (UTC).
 * Considering the nature of his performances, it is hard to imagine him in "non-trivial third party publications". Should we erase anyone who didn't make it to The New Yorker? The guy does have over 8 million views in YouTube alone! Do not delete. Vasilken 12:00, 24 December 2008 (UTC).


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 * I don't have access to Swedish newspapers. If there are any sources, that's where they'd be found. - Mgm|(talk) 13:36, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep "Ding Dong Song" hit #1 in Sweden. Here's a Billboard blurb on his then-upcoming album. Teemu08 (talk) 17:09, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment that billboard you refer to looks like something straight out of WP:BADCHARTS and hardly serves to demonstrate sufficient notability of this artist. Furthermore, this artist still lacks reliable NON-TRIVIAL coverage from multiple third party publications.  And has for years now!  JBsupreme (talk) 22:35, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Insufficient notability. The billboard article says the album is coming to the US. That was years ago and we're still waiting for the big splash. ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:23, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep :) Best I can do. ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:08, 25 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep Everything currently on the article page is reliable and verifiable. The album has been available in the US for a long time now.  He has not reached mainstream popularity in the US, but is popular amoung college students.  There were many college newspapers used as sources on the page before they were removed.  Furthermore, anyone who's ever competed at Melodifestivalen (the biggest music competition in Sweden), should be well known enough amoung the European community.  Furthmore, there are many articles in swedish and finnish available through their repsctive wikipedias. (Justinsane15 (talk) 21:42, 24 December 2008 (UTC))
 * Keep--Peak number 1 in the Swedish charts in 2004 and popular among the U.S college crowd. [WP:Bad hairdo] is not a proper argument to delete an article. --Jmundo (talk) 05:46, 25 December 2008 (UTC)


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