Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Evolución (band)

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:50, 25 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Evolución (band)[edit]

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1. There is no evidence of this band existing, the name is too common and returns no results relating to bands 2. Website no longer exists including a link to the band's album (Waybackmachine returns 0 results 3. Likely would have failed WP:Notability Theprussian (talk) 22:15, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You have to use more robust search terms. I searched for <Evolución Costa Rica band> and got many results. Unfortunately most of them are no good; see my vote below. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 14:55, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I did, it just may be what google returns in my geopgraphical area.Theprussian (talk) 13:21, 16 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 22:17, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Latin America-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 14:02, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Delete tentatively. I found one instance of significant coverage: [1]. The band is also mentioned by name in a few articles on Costa Rican music, but none amount to anything that establishes notability. Unless someone else can come up with another source, the single source I found isn't enough to demonstrate that the band is notable. Skeletor3000 (talk) 23:04, 10 January 2020 (UTC) Changing my vote in light of the additional source found by Doomsdayer520. We've now got multiple pieces of significant coverage. Skeletor3000 (talk) 17:32, 16 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - This one is a close call because the band really did exist and got some notice in their country. In addition to the source found by Skeletor above, here is another biographical media profile in Spanish: [2]. I also found them listed as a tourist attraction in a travel guide for Costa Rica. Unfortunately I can find nothing else beyond these fairly basic media introductions, and beyond getting some local coverage they seem not to have been noticed by any significant sources. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 14:53, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Passes general notability guidelines. Keep in mind, Costa Rica is a small country and they have very few major news publications, so it's primarily one publication that covers the band – given the circumstances this should not discredit their popularity and notability. Sources are as follows:

""Evolución: En paz y con su 'rock' visceral, la banda tica regresa a escena" from La Nación
"Evolución Amarse en vivo" from La Nación
"Los costarricenses de Evolución volverán a escena luego cinco años de no tocar juntos" from La Nación
"Balerom: 'Estoy hecho una bomba atómica de creatividad y vengo a arrasar con todo'" from La Nación - about the guitarist but talks about the band.
Profile of the band from the Ministry of Culture
"Entrevista Exclusiva a Balerom" from Artstudio Magazine - he's the guitarist
"The best pop songs for learning Spanish" from The Culture Trip - a reliable source in the States. A passing mention but they get attention for their major hit single.

I'm sure there are more. I will drop these on the talk page of the band. Missvain (talk) 20:52, 16 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep in view of the multiple reliable sources listed above including multiple articles in a national newspaper that show that the band pass WP:GNG and WP:NMUSIC criteria 1 (only one criteria needed) and therefore deserve to be included, imv Atlantic306 (talk) 00:30, 17 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 06:31, 18 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The article needs a large rewrite, but they pass GNG from the sources I see listed above. – DarkGlow (talk) 20:56, 18 January 2020 (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.