Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zlatan Ibile

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The result was Keep. (non-admin closure) Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 11:06, 13 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Zlatan Ibile[edit]

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Similar notability level like Naira Marley. A promising upcoming artist that fails WP:MUSICIAN. HandsomeBoy (talk) 11:05, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. HandsomeBoy (talk) 11:05, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. HandsomeBoy (talk) 11:05, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. Ceethekreator (talk) 11:48, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Nigeria-related deletion discussions. Ceethekreator (talk) 11:48, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Meets WP:GNG.

The Nation "19-year-old student wins Airtel One Mic Talent show"

The Guardian Zlatan Ibile Is The Street’s Latest Pop Culture

He's credited with popularizing a dance called Zanku. See "Zanku: the new viral dance that has taken over the Nigerian music scene" (Pulse Nigeria) and "Is Zanku Set to Be the New Dance Craze of 2019?" (OkayAfrica).

Vanguard "Naira Marley, Zlatan Ibile, others arrested by EFCC over Internet Fraud"

Pitchfork "Two Nigerian Rappers Were Arrested by the Government for Scamming—But Did They Do It?" Blumpf (talk) 20:50, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as he seems to have plenty of substancial coverage in multiple reliable sources as shown above and therefore passes WP:BASIC and so he deserves to be included, thanks Atlantic306 (talk) 22:45, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - per Blumpf.Tamsier (talk) 11:21, 8 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. There's a whole lot of coverage on the subject from reliable sources. Clearly passes WP:MUSICBIO and WP:GNG as his song has been on the country's national music chart. Lapablo (talk) 20:33, 8 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. article Meets WP:GNG Samat lib (talk) 07:39, 10 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Meets WP:GNG.BabbaQ (talk) 11:18, 10 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.