Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thanh Bui


 * 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   merge to North (band).   A rbitrarily 0   ( talk ) 21:01, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanh Bui

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Tagged for notability since last July. Skimming thru google, extent of significant coverage was &  so doesn't seem to be notable  Misarxist (talk) 09:46, 28 March 2010 (UTC) *Delete. I'd normally say merge to the band but it doesn't appear that the band's article exists. There is not significant enough coverage of Bui on his own to warrant an article, so the content would otherwise warrant merger to that of the band. As an aside, I suspect he is more widely known for his cover of "The Winner Takes It All" and subsequent punting from Australian Idol than for his genuine music career. --Mkativerata (talk) 07:40, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions.  — Misarxist (talk) 09:46, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  —  D OOMSDAYER 520  (Talk|Contribs) 20:49, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Is a member of a notable band, North: Herald-Sun, 18 April 2009, "Out of the shadows", by Mikey Cahill ("North had three No.1s in Thailand and Indonesia and made the top 10 in Malaysia, the Philippines and India."); The Malay Mail, 30 September 2005, "Betting on North" by Joe Lee ("Their second album Uncovered and Exposed, has made them EMI's first international artiste in the local roster."); New Sunday Times, 18 September 2005, "Not just another boyband" by Arni Abdul Razak ("For those who still can't remember who North is, here's a hint. It came out with a 12-track self-titled album last year, with the first single being a cover version of Peter Cetera's hit Glory Of Love, theme for Karate Kid II. The single became a No 1 hit in Indonesia and Thailand."); The Malay Mail, 29 July 2004, "North is the way up" by Adeline Chia. and is a successful songwriter: Herald-Sun, 18 April 2009, "Out of the shadows", by Mikey Cahill ("He has been writing chart-toppers for other singers for five years, including Killer Queen for Jimi Blue, which reached gold status in Germany (100,000 copies), and a smash for Japanese group Arashi called Dream Alive, which went to No. 1 in the Land of the Rising Sun.") so he is not just another idol contestant: The Queensland Times, 18 October 2008, " Former boy band member eliminated but on high note over challenge of new"; Herald-Sun, October 2008, "Off to make music and babies"; Melbourne/Yarra Leader, 8 September 2008, "Time for Thanh to toughen up" by Hamish Heard. duffbeerforme (talk) 07:32, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
 * And how about his songwriting? To expand on his coverage "Out of the shadows" is a 729 word article about Vu Thanh Bui with only a passing mention of idol. "Former boy band member eliminated but on high note over challenge of new album" (487 words), "Off to make music and babies", "Time for Thanh to toughen up" (298 words) are idol based articles about him. duffbeerforme (talk) 08:10, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
 * North (band) now exists. As for being better known for an Idol moment (I'd never heard about that) there is a lot more people in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and India. Can anyone reading read Vietnamese ? duffbeerforme (talk) 12:12, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget  00:23, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge into North (band) - good stuff getting that article up. --Mkativerata (talk) 18:12, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Stifle (talk) 08:58, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Rationale for second relisting: No comments added during first relisting period. Stifle (talk) 08:59, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge into North (band), marginal notability for standalone article. simply appearing on Australian Idol doesn't guarantee you a WP article. LibStar (talk) 16:01, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
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