Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mac Nuru

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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 16:15, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mac Nuru

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doesn't appear to be a notable musician. I was a little surprised when I dug into the sources that the first 4 didn't even mention him (I've since removed them) and were about a different artist entirely (Mali Zani, afaict is not his song.) The remaining sources are unreliable or basic press releases about nominations for awards he did not win and those that he did are not notable. See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nuru (rapper) Praxidicae (talk) 12:21, 29 July 2020 (UTC) (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 14:59, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ghana-related deletion discussions. Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 14:59, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete a non-notable rapper.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:18, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The song (Mali Zani, as mentioned above belongs to Mac Nuru) Nuru recently re-branded to Mac Nuru quite recently and the said song which shot him to fame in Ghana was Mali Zani in 2015. The song since last year was redistributed to online streaming platforms under the Mac Nuru brand name. Reference links are available to show this. Itspoojkins (talk) 22:21, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - First, some clarifications to the above votes and comments. "Mali Zani" is not a different musician but the title of one of this guy's songs. Meanwhile, the fact that the song is available for streaming (as said in the "keep" vote above) is meaningless because anyone can get their songs on basic streaming services, either by uploading it themselves or having an agent/manager do it. What matters in Wikipedia is getting reliable and significant media coverage per the requirements at WP:NMUSICIAN. This singer has not achieved such coverage, and is only visible in the basic streaming services and some media outlets that merely reprint basic press releases. And finally, the awards he won are themselves non-notable if they did not get any reliable media coverage either. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 20:53, 30 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

My nom wasn't meant to imply MAli Zani was a person, but that it's a song and it's not by him according to the sources, unless he goes by a totally different name. Praxidicae (talk) 20:55, 30 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

For what it's worth, Spotfiy says the song is by him. It's all immaterial for his notability anyway. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 20:56, 30 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete — doesn’t seem to really meet any criterion from WP:MUSICBIO. Celestina007 21:34, 30 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete non notable Devokewater @ 15:28, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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