Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yanga (singer)

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The result was keep. Vanamonde (Talk) 05:28, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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No sign as a notable singer/band -- too soon; contest winner; no track record, GenQuest ^"scribble" 14:49, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Music and South Africa. GenQuest ^"scribble" 14:49, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians and Women. Shellwood (talk) 14:51, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• STRONG KEEP, Not only did the subject win one of the biggest talent shows Idols South Africa, but she had over 36 million votes to win the show, she scored a recording deal with Gallo Record Company and she was the first artist from the show winners to peak at number one on iTunes. She received an honorary award at The World's Children's Prize Ceremony. It says here on the official South African Music Awards website that her album Promised Land was nominated for Best RnB album in 2020.shelovesneo (talk) 15:37, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. She seems notable, and has been making the news since 2018 until this month. She has a credible claim to notability for winning the competition, also there was news about her delayed prize. Sources include:

1. https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2020-02-14-2018-idols-sa-winner-yanga-sobetwa-buys-her-family-a-brand-new-home/
2. https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2023-02-18-idols-sa-star-yanga-sobetwa-prays-for-kairo-lord-i-believe-you-will-guide-zinhle-and-be-a-father-to-kairo/
3. https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/yanga-sobetwa-finally-gets-her-r1m-buys-home-for-family-42701604
4. https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2022-04-30-heres-how-former-idols-sa-winner-yanga-sobetwa-celebrated-her-21st-birthday/

CT55555(talk) 19:06, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• • Cmnt: Winning any of the hundred or so [insert country] Idol programs and their iterations on any given year does not impart encyclopedic notability—just momentary, fleeting fame. See NOT THE NEWS. There is a huge difference. That's why it's TOO SOON. GenQuest ^"scribble" 16:59, 25 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Seems to meet WP:GNG as per sources an above. It feels like WP:WORLDWIDE is being disregarded for a number of South African articles being nominated, where the subjects receive sustained coverage over an extended period in WP:RS because some nominators and participants are not familiar with the South African sources, or with the subject. “I’ve never heard of them” is not a valid reason for deleting an article.Park3r (talk) 17:54, 26 February 2023 (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.