Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Andrew Johnston (singer)

Andrew Johnston (singer)

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/December 26, 2015 by — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:40, 10 December 2015 (UTC)



Andrew Johnston (born 1994) is a British singer who rose to fame when he appeared as a boy soprano on the second series of the British television talent show Britain's Got Talent in 2008. Although he did not win the series, he received a contract to record on the SyCo Music label owned by the Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell. Johnston's debut album, One Voice, was released in September of the same year, and reached number four on the UK Albums Chart. Although Johnston originally performed as a treble, his voice has since matured to baritone, and he is now a member of the National Youth Choir. Born in Dumfries, Scotland, his parents separated when he was an infant. He and his mother moved to Carlisle, where they lived in "poverty". He became head chorister at Carlisle Cathedral, and was bullied at school because of his love of classical music. While some journalists have argued Britain's Got Talent producers took advantage of Johnston's background, others have hailed his story as inspirational. In 2009, he graduated from Trinity School. Johnston now studies full-time at the Royal Northern College of Music.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Most recent music BLP is Ringo Starr (July 7, 2015)
 * Main editors:
 * Promoted: October 20, 2010
 * Reasons for nomination: Something like this may be appropriate for Christmas
 * Support as nominator. sst✈(discuss) 15:45, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
 * How? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 08:51, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't know, I remember I saw a talk page discussion between TFA coordinators about the decline of TFA nominations, so I looked at WP:FANMP for ideas. You decide if this is appropriate. sst✈(discuss) 11:57, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't think it is. The word "Christmas" is only mentioned twice in the article, and in neither case is it a major part of Johnston's career. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:37, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Another article Sisters at Heart has already been selected for this date. It is also s Christmas episode so it appears to be more relevant to the date than this one is,--64.229.165.72 (talk) 05:35, 8 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm sure the article can be scheduled on another date. Brianboulton (talk) 22:25, 9 December 2015 (UTC)