Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Durga Ravichander

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The result was delete. j⚛e decker ^talk 01:09, 15 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Durga Ravichander

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Singer with no evidence of notability. Claim of awards kept me from tagging it for an A7-speedy, presence of references made a prod-BLP seem inappropriate, although what's there currently includes two Wikipedia links (one to the creator's user page), and three articles from sources that would be otherwise be reliable, but which do not mention the subject at all. --Finngall ^talk 06:50, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: There are some sources that may even slightly prove her notability: [1], [2] and [3]. Kailash29792 (talk) 09:56, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The above sources don't mention her at all. Cowlibob (talk) 10:15, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, but I posted the links here (albeit without reading) because her page had them. In that case, the article may be Deleted as she is just promoting herself. Kailash29792 (talk) 10:27, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Kailash29792: Do you know of any reliable Tamil based resources for film soundtracks/could you check these for this playback singer? As I said below, I think this is a hoax but I want to make sure. Cowlibob (talk) 11:32, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. I only found this article which mentions a certain 16-year old Durga (last name not shown), who sang for "Chi-cha-ledar" from Gangs of Wasseypur Part 2, but the article "Durga Ravichander" does not mention those. Kailash29792 (talk) 12:11, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I found that as well but the girl in that article is from Andhra and has only done Telugu films and the song you mentioned. Cowlibob (talk) 12:17, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy delete under G3 Suspected hoax. I've checked through each film soundtrack on iTunes and Raaga.com and she's not listed anywhere as the singer. I can't find any news articles referring to her. I would welcome someone else double checking just to make sure. Cowlibob (talk) 10:15, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Further comment I've looked into the awards stated in the article and the subject of this article is not found in any winners list that I've seen. The article creator and various IPs have also been adding this singer to several Tamil films article which I've undone as it disagrees with the track listing for each soundtrack where there is no Durga to be found. Cowlibob (talk) 12:42, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:04, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:04, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JayJay^{What did I do?} 20:15, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

NO, actually this playback singer is a hidden one. According to what i know, she has performed in certain concerts with anirudh ravichander and yuvan shankar raja in canada. She don't appear on screen. But she is one of the most wanted bgm singer in chennai. She is always in the circle of cinema. She is also a pet(to say) to everyone, she is related to superstar rajnikanth and through that she is being edited in all channels in india. Even if she gives any interviews, its among the format of tamil cinema.

IF we check the films she have worked in, her name is there. ex.Potugadu,Maan Karate and many more. I think that is why the user created a page for Durga. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.13.124.19 (talk) 10:53, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I thought it would be best I just leave the set of links as evidence that this singer is not listed anywhere on the songs that they've supposedly sang. Potagadu iTunes link:[4], Vanakkam Chennai iTunes [5], Raja Rani iTunes [6], Biriyani iTunes [7], Naiyaandi iTunes [8], Arrambam iTunes [9]/ Amazon [10], Maan Karate iTunes [11]/ Amazon [12]. No mention of Durga.

In regards to the awards they've supposedly won: Vijay award 2013 winners list: [13]/[14]. No mention of Durga. None of the awards listed are notable enough on their own anyway to help with the notability of this "singer". Cowlibob (talk) 10:35, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as above. No basis. No coverage. Should not have been relisted. --Bejnar (talk) 15:52, 11 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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