Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kalyan Rimal

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The result was delete. — JJMC89 (T·C) 04:19, 4 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Kalyan Rimal

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Ineligible for PROD due to previous PROD in 2011.

Even searching in Nepali, I couldn't find enough sources on this guy to maintain an article. The two linked in the article are actually the same text (see this archive text for the second one, which is a dead link), so they can't be taken as multiple sources. In the absence of any further sources, the article fails WP:V and can't be kept. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 23:19, 27 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. IntoThinAir (talk) 23:26, 27 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Nepal-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 23:35, 27 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 00:53, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean you searched the term in Devanagari? Usedtobecool (talk) 03:29, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment It looks like it's a genuine singer. Perhaps someone sitting in a library with access to all Nepali newspapers and magazines printed in the last 50 years could establish his notability. I don't see that happening any other way. So, I kinda agree with the nominator in that regard. I will probably vote for delete if and when it gets relisted. Usedtobecool (talk) 03:29, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I searched the guy's name as written in the article, which I assumed was in Nepali, 'cause the article says "Nepali: कल्याण रिमाल". I'm not trying to argue he doesn't exist, but in the absence of sources, there's no way to verify the facts, so we can't maintain the article. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 06:57, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

(Ah, I see. Yes, that's Devanagari and Nepali :) ) Well it is Nepal and this artist was active at/since the time when they didn't record songs, but went to a radio and sang it instead, as many times as it needed to be played. So, I refrain from hastily concluding something/someone Nepali as non- notable/verifiable just after a brief internet search. I did that same search. This page mentions him three times, with high regard, and is one of the most notable media in the country. This one mirrors coverage by a major news agency of him getting a major award in a ceremony presided over by the president of the country, for his contributions; which is confirmed by another credible source, among a few others. So, he probably was well-covered during his prime. Whether someone can dig it up is entirely another matter. Hence, the decision to wait and see. Usedtobecool (talk) 08:15, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete : As per the current situation, I'd say delete. Exploreandwrite (talk) 11:29, 29 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Fails any minimum notability criterion. I don't think there is argument that the person isn't or wasn't a "genuine singer" but a lack of sourcing "fails to provide evidence" to pass WP:SINGER and there is not enough biographical information to present more than a pseudo biography. Otr500 (talk) 12:57, 2 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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