Ian Erix

• Comment: Hi ::@Robert McClenon: and @Primefac:,
  As the current draft author, is there something I need to do now to move this forward? Sorry for my naivete. I am just learning as much as I can as I go along here. I did not know about the two 2011 and 2012 articles that were upheld at a deletion review years ago but it's obvious a lot has happened since that time in the course of the subjects career. Notability is established much more clearly now than could possibly have been done some 6+ years in the past. Please let me know if I need to take any further actions on my end in order to resubmit the draft for consideration again. Thank you. Stefan Bruinsects (talk) 05:05, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

• Comment: I have put the original content of the articles in one of my sandboxes; both the AFD'd version and the G11'd version. Primefac (talk) 04:08, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

• Comment: See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ian Erix.
  Before resubmitting, please provide the deleted article for comparison. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:04, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

• Comment: See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ian Erix. This draft should not be accepted unless the reviewer verifies that this draft is better than the deleted article, which will require either that the reviewer be an admin and view the deleted article, or that the author request that the deleted article be restored to user space. Otherwise, notability has already been decided (three times, because the result of the AFD has been upheld at deletion review twice).
  The sources are a mixture of unreliable sources and possibly reliable sources. However, see above as to the deletion. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:02, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

• Comment: I have spent countless hours revising the draft to my best ability using the recommendations and criticisms of previous editors. I have added a few new sources that I was able to find and I put back a few others that I feel are still relevant and should now be able to stand up to scrutiny since the draft is shortened and more conscise. I hope all editors who have helped here already and any newcomers will now agree to allow this into the article space. After reading through the WP:MUSICBIO very closely, I submit that the subject of this draft meets the notability guidelines on the following merits:
  # Has had a single or album on any country's national music chart.
  #:"Shangri-la/Rannalle" in Finland, "Footprints In The Sand" in Bulgaria and in Japan.
  # Has had a record certified gold or higher in at least one country.
  #:"Shangrila/Rannalle" in Finland.
  #Has received coverage of international tour in at least one sovereign country.
  #:Numerous articles mention his continuing touring activities as a performer and presenter in many countries.
  # Has released two or more albums on a major record label or on one of the more important indie labels.
  #:"For Conformity" album released on ID/Warner Music and "What Is Normal" album released on Universal Music with several other singles and EP's out on Ultra Music, Sony and Nordican.
  # Has performed music for a work of media that is notable, e.g., a theme for a network television show, performance in a television show or notable film.
  #:His song the "Human Race" was performed on the TV series 90210. Season 3, Episode 19.
  # Has been placed in rotation nationally by a major radio or music television network.
  #:"Shangri-la/Rannalle" was placed in rotation nationally in Finland. "Confessions Of A Killer" was in rotation on numerous national radio stations across Asia and the music video was in national rotation on MTV . "Footprints In The Sand" was in rotation nationally in Bulgaria and in Japan. "Footprints in the Sand" was also placed in rotation across USA on iHeart radio.
  # Has been a featured subject of a substantial broadcast segment across a national radio or TV network.
  #:Was featured subject of MTV Live Session which was broadcast nationally on MTV UK.
  Thank you to everyone for your assistance here. It is my deepest hope that I have now completed the draft to a satisfactory level. Regards, Stefan Bruinsects (talk) 10:46, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

• Comment: On the basis of the number of views his YouTube video Shangri-La has received I have to believe there are, somewhere, sufficient WP:RS for Ian Erix to pass either the WP:GNG or the WP:MUSICBIO. However, as of now, they are not in this article. The bulk of the references are to unreliable sources such as kworb.net, a press release on broadwayworld.com, etc. Those that are RS are fleeting references that do not establish substantial biographical data. Chetsford (talk) 06:40, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

• Comment: Hi ::@MadeYouReadThis: - Thank you for your review but it does not seem fair at all for you to decline this submission with having admittedly just reviewed 5 out of the 43 citations. I waited for nearly 2 months after submitting this draft to have it looked at for approval and it is simply not right to have it declined after all of this time for not meeting notability guidelines when the vast majority of sources were not even checked, as you yourself have stated. It is true that you state that the Vanity Fair article does not mention Erix directly, but that particular reference was specifically included only to back up the claims that were written about Pearlman in this article. Pearlman was mentioned since his professional relationship is relevant to Erix's career and references to this were also cited. In regard to Broadway World, All Music, Daily Star and Talent Monthly, in my opinion, these references do seem to clearly support the claims in the article and the notability of the subject. Nevertheless, if you for some reason feel differently, there are 38 other cited sources that also seem to clearly establish notability of the subject in my opinion as per the notability guidelines that you cited as part of WP:MUSICBIO . Erix specifically meets the Criteria for musicians by matching the following 8 out of 12 Criteria for musicians and ensembles listed in the Wikipeida guidelines for what constitutes notable musicians. I copied the 8 criteria he matches below.
  *1-He has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable and independent of the musician himself.
  *2-Has had a single on a country's national music chart.
  *3-Has had a record certified gold or higher in at least one country.
  *4-Has received non-trivial coverage in independent reliable sources of an international concert tour, or a national concert tour in at least one sovereign country.
  *5-Has released two or more albums on a major record label or on one of the more important indie labels.
  *10-Has performed music for a work of media that is notable
  *11-Has been placed in rotation nationally by a major radio or music television network.
  *12-Has been a featured subject of a substantial broadcast segment across a national radio or TV network.
  With the above in mind, I kindly ask that you reconsider the decline and review this article again more thoroughly if you have the time or alternately please ask another Wikipedian to take a look at the article as I have spent a lot of time trying to perfect this and follow Wikipedia's guidelines. I do believe it should be passed through based on it's merits and the fact that it does meet all the applicable thresholds.
  Thank you very much for your consideration.
  Stefan
  Bruinsects (talk) 06:19, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

• Comment: I admit I haven't checked all 43 citations, but none of the first 5 I checked (broadwayworld, allmusic, talent monthly, daily star, vanity fair)
  supported claims in the article, some were of unclear reliability, and none support notability of the subject (i.e. directories).
  The Vanity Fair article doesn't even mention Erix, though would be a good source to establish notability of Pearlman. But that doesn't help here.
  Please see WP:MUSICBIO for guidance on meeting notability guidelines. MadeYourReadThis (talk) 14:28, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

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Ian Erix
Born	Long Island, New York, United States
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter, TV Presenter
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Transcontinental Records,Warner/Chappell, Universal Music Germany, Ultra Music, Sony Music Entertainment, Nordican Music Group, Misfit Mindz Enteretainment
Website	[1]

Ian Erix is an American pop singer, songwriter, TV presenter, and social media personality. He has released two albums and multiple singles under the banners of Nordican Music Group, Warner Music and Universal Music Group. In 2013, he was signed to Ultra Music and Sony Entertainment.

Early life

Erix was raised on Long Island, New York. He began performing professionally as a DJ/Emcee at age nine and signed his first management and recording contract as a pop singer while in his early teens with Louis J. Pearlman, the boyband mogul behind Orlando based Transcontinental Records.

Career

After Pearlman's arrest for embezzlement etc., Erix signed a record deal with I.D Music in Denmark and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia. Songs from his album "For Conformity" amassed millions of online streams and received airplay on international media networks such as MTV Japan and MNET South Africa before landing Ian's single, "Confessions Of A Killer" in the top 10 in Asia.

In 2010, Erix released the EP "So Scene, So See Through". The lead single, which was titled "So Scene, So See Through (A Song For Mutts)" has been credited for then playing a key role in growing Ian's fanbase and the lyrical content of the song inspired the name of his fandom and social justice movement, the "Mutt Army". During this time, Ian was invited to perform the song on MTV UK in a live session at their London studios. "The Human Race", a song Erix wrote and recorded in 2011 was featured in the hit television series 90210.

In 2012, Erix began creating more pop and dance style music. He had a breakthrough on Ultra Music in 2013 when he released his single "Sex, Dance and Rock & Roll (Lose It)" and appeared on stage at Réveillon in Brazil with David Guetta in front of a live crowd estimated at over 2 million people on New Years Eve.

In 2014, Ian recorded "Shangri-la" (also known as "Rannalle"), a song he wrote with Finnish boy band TCT and producer Erik Nyholm. The Scandinavian version of the song was nominated for the biggest hit of summer 2014 by radio station The Voice. It was originally ranked second but eventually won the vote to be named "Best Song of the Summer". The track climbed to the top of the single charts for several consecutive weeks reaching number 3 on national radio charts. Overall, the song was the fourth most played radio song in Finland in 2014 and on 24 July 2014, it was announced to have sold enough copies to be awarded gold record status.

In 2015, Erix released the English language version of "Shangri-La".The Guardian, one of the UK's largest newspapers, heavily criticized the music-video.

In 2016, Erix put out an EP called "Graffiti On My Heart" along with a 4 part music video film based off his personal life experiences including childhood abuse and the alleged homicide of his grandfather in addition to the tragic death of his dad.

Erix's single, "Footprints In The Sand", an EDM based pop track, was released in 2017 and peaked at #5 during the week of August 25 on dance radio in Japan. In the United States, the song received airplay nationally across iHeart Radio. It was voted top new song for 4 weeks in a row on iHeart's Kiss FM station in Memphis landing Ian a permanent spot in their "Newbee Hall Of Fame". The song went to #29 on the national music chart of Bulgaria on the week of September 3, 2017.

Erix continues to tour internationally as both a performer and presenter and has appeared at music festivals such as Tomorrowland and Ultra Music Festival, Europe. At the Paradise Music Festival in the Philippines, he hosted an MTV segment with pop star Austin Mahone On his 2017 UK tour with renowned XFactor boyband Union J, Erix performed songs from his yet to be released junior album. He spent much of 2017 on the road abroad from New Zealand to Indonesia to Japan, etc. In May 2017, he performed and presented at the red carpet pre-show for Justin Bieber's Purpose tour in Mumbai, India.

Erix kicked off 2018, in the United Arab Erimates where he appeared as celebrity ambassador at several events with pop stars such as Katy Perry, Akon and Hardwell. He presented the Red Diamond Award to the emirate of Dubai for the World's Greatest New Year's Eve Celebration and Erix's song, "Footprints In The Sand", was named the official theme for UAE New Year's 2018.

References

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External links

• Official Website
• Ian Erix at IMDb