Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bayanni (2nd nomination)

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The result was delete‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:14, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bayanni

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Repeatedly deleted article on a Nigerian singer, sourced exclusively to "allcelebs"-style content farms. Several versions of this article have been speedy deleted at different titles over the past year, but we have never actually had an affirmative consensus to delete so G4 is not available.

The first version of the article was posted on August 25, 2022, on the same day that two similar biographies were posted on the websites naijabiography.com and cityceleb.com (I've also found basically the same press release on a number of other websites also posted on that date). That date also happens to be the day after they released their self-titled EP. The bio here was deleted as a copyvio, and so was a similar version posted a few months later (kudos to Diannaa for finding that version). The current article was also tagged for G12 deletion by Actualcpscm. Those two articles were also created by accounts which are now blocked for sockpuppetry. I have merged all the versions we could find into this page, but I'll list the others I know of below.

I looked into the copyvio and found the alignment of dates around August 25, but since I can't tell for certain which version was posted first, I can't say for certain that this is not a reverse copyvio, and I declined on that basis.

The singer is probably not notable. I found two more in-depth writeups on dailypost.ng and okayafrica.com, both written this year (i.e. not contemporaneous with the singer's EP release), however I don't think this is enough to meet WP:MUSICBIO, at least WP:NOTJUSTYET. And since the article is still largely similar to the original content farm version, it will need to be blown up and started over anyway. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 13:11, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians, Music, and Nigeria. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 13:11, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The other titles I'm aware of: Bayanni (singer), Bayanni (Nigerian singer), Bayanni (Zhenoboy), Draft:Bayanni, Draft:Bayanni (singer). If anyone knows how to do a lookup of deleted titles, please ping me. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 13:21, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Weak delete Article about him being a ManU fan [1], which I suppose is a RS. Rest still seems promo. Oaktree b (talk) 13:49, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not significant just because it is a reliable source. ManU has millions of other fans too. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 14:23, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

More importantly, it‘s written by himself about himself. As an autobiographical piece, it‘s not independent, no matter how reliable the publisher may be. Actualcpscm (talk) 14:29, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, for now. Notability is very borderline at best, but I would also say that this person isn‘t notable just yet. In either case, a WP:TNT delete is warranted because of the unclear copyright situation. Actualcpscm (talk) 14:25, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete and make it stick. The singer just hasn't been noticed by any reliable media, not even among the notoriously gossipy Nigerian music press. His management's relentless online promotional strategy may bring dividends someday, but for now keep Wikipedia out of it. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 14:27, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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