Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tempo (artist)


 * 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. لenna vecia  16:42, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Tempo (artist)

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Subject does not meet notability standards for musicians. Article claims RIAA gold record status for a recording, but the only sources that mention this are from his own web site, the web site for his latest recording, or other sites that are word-for-word copies of the same material, or a press release (not reliable). Given that the gold-record statord status is dubious at best, I argue that he does not meet musician notability standards. If someone can find independent verification od the gold-record claims, I'll gladly reconsider. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 19:27, 25 May 2009 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:26, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete No results for "Tempo" show up in the RIAA database, no idea what orifice they pulled those stats out of. No other sources found. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 19:53, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  — Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 02:56, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Speedy Speedy as copyvio. Hipocrite (talk) 00:34, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
 * The copyvio material can be removed and it can be reduced to a stub. I found one source at least, "Rapero Tempo dirige desde la cárcel la producción de su nuevo disco", EFE News Service, 2008-11-24. Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 00:50, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy Article not in English, I could find no reliable English sources. ⁂ Unlikely repair of copyvio is possible Rotovia (talk) 01:03, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
 * The article was in english. Gigs (talk) 03:10, 1 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Rewrite if possible He has an album coming out this month on Sony . Releasing a major label disc while in jail is pretty noteworthy. One track has backing music from the London Symphony (granted, they're a fee-for-hire symphony, but still...). He seems to be much better known in Spanish, but there is no requirement that all source material be in English. Hairhorn (talk) 02:15, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep and stub If he's got multiple releases on a major label, then we should err on the side of caution. Gigs (talk) 03:05, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
 * There are no sources and the label doesn't appear notable. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 15:33, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Sony isn't notable? Hairhorn (talk) 00:13, 2 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete Per source searches above showing no relevant results nor source support for claims of gold album. factor in the copyvio, nad youv'e got non-notable nothing. ThuranX (talk) 04:48, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Is there any particular reason to discount sources that are not in English? Here is the EFE article to which I referred, reprinted in Billboard. Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 16:06, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Not necessarily, but no sources in English makes it very difficult to verify for English Wikipedia. Besides, this is apparently the only relevant source so far. Needs more. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 18:19, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I know; it's just that editors in this discussion continued to claim there were "no sources" even after I provided that source. Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 18:53, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I did some more searching around. Rolling Stone has taken note of the "Free Tempo" campaign. And here and here are two more Spanish-language sources. It appears there is enough verifiable material that can be put together into a reasonably well-sourced article, if a Spanish-speaking editor could help out. I would recommend keep per WP:MUSICBIO criterion #1. Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 22:15, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
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