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

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The result was delete‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:26, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Volvexzshawa

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Non-notable musician. Page appears promotional. I can't see and RSs amongst the references, which all seem superficial and/or spam. No indication subject meets WP:MUSICBIO or WP:ANYBIO. Cabrils (talk) 08:05, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians and Kenya. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 08:34, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - while there are some newer sources since last AfD, nothing is different. Fails WP:GNG.Onel5969 ^{TT me} 09:36, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete The coverage has certainly improved in comparison with the past AfD, though still yet to meet WP:MUSICBIO. Azuredivay (talk) 11:24, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Note that his stage name is sometimes in the form of two words (Volvexz Shawa), but searching under both versions plus his birth name only reveals the standard unreliable African sites that reprint an artist's press releases and try to make them look like news coverage. Also, nothing has changed for him since his first deletion about 1.5 years ago. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 13:10, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Am I missing something here? I see one RS (American) source, Capital News, about a Kenyan artist not to mention local news coverage, which seems to be abundant, like the Citizen Digital, Vanguard (Nigeria), and The Star (Kenya). FuzzyMagma (talk) 21:36, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
(comment added after relist) @FuzzyMagma, sources without bylines (e.g. [1]) are likely paid pieces (see WP:FORBESCON and WP:NEWSORGINDIA for similar situations), while sources based entirely on interviews [2][3] are not independent either. You also notice that the non-interview part at the end of the Vanguard piece has a very promotional tone ("only", "hard hitting", "notable", "world renowned and upcoming brands alike"). I don't think this subject meets the GNG, so I'll go with delete. Toadspike [Talk] 22:02, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, looks like we have a whole section about this: WP:NEWSORGNIGERIA. Toadspike [Talk] 22:04, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 14:08, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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