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The result was Delete. --MelanieN (talk) 03:24, 11 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Unni Maya (singer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Maya (singer) Stats)

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Not convinced that this singer is notable; note that playback singers are effectively in the background (as they create background music). None of the sources are actually about her. Black Kite (talk) 17:02, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Abecedare (talk) 17:24, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Abecedare (talk) 17:24, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete This is one of a series of articles created by editors/socks with conflict of interest, who also apparently run some movie and music PR websites; see ANI report and SPI report. The sources in the article are all poor quality; some don't even mention the subject (eg, ibtimes); and even the best of the bunch, is this article in a local supplement of the Indian Express newspaper that only talks of her as one of the city school-kids who did well at a inter-school cultural festival. Fails WP:CREATIVE and WP:GNG. Abecedare (talk) 17:30, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

PS Two of the films in her filmography have wikipedia articles created by the same set of editors, and the articles are currently nominated for deletion. Abecedare (talk) 17:32, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per nom and Abecedare. sovereign°sentinel (contribs) 07:20, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, seems only to be a backgruond singer, thus without notability. Snowsuit Wearer (talk|contribs) 12:44, 6 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: While I don't believe this singer is notable enough yet, playback singers in South Asian cinema are generally both notable and famous (most are much better known than the corresponding film directors), receiving attention from both film and popular music fans. See Lata Mangeshkar for one of the more prominent example; wikipedia has articles for several hundred more. Abecedare (talk) 16:34, 6 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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