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The result was keep. There appears to be a rough consensus that the subject meets the notability guidelines for musicians and the current coverage in reliable third party sources is sufficient to pass the general notability guidelines. (non-admin closure) Alpha_Quadrant ^(talk) 03:34, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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An eliminated contestant of American Idol has not meet WP:MUSICBIO requirements and does not sign a recording contract. Therefore, my choice is either delete or redirect to her season which she competed. ApprenticeFan ^work 07:13, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Non notable contestant. Just keep it as a redirect to season werldwayd (talk) 07:15, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 12:38, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to American Idol (season 10), per nom. Cavarrone (talk) 00:22, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep An article about American Idol finalist that has multiple, reliable sources passes WP:MUSICBIO #1 & 9 and passes WP:GNG. Aspects (talk) 21:32, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Multiple reliable sources with full articles on the finalist, not just a brief mention are present; thus meets WP:GNG (and WP:MUSICBIO's guideline #1 at the minimum). Allens (talk) 21:58, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Plenty of sources to establish notability. Tinton5 (talk) 22:06, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment This article has no post-Idol notability and has no present reliable sources for this singer. This hasn't updated since her elimination. ApprenticeFan ^work 00:06, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Ashthon Jones has pre-Idol music recording history. She is working on her first post-Idol album proper, which will be released in short order. Decimus Tedius Regio Zanarukando (talk) 05:01, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Another comment: Why miss Jones is working on release for her post-Idol album? Is there a reliable sources on it? ApprenticeFan ^work 11:20, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Idol finalist who has multiple reliable sources, therefore passes criteria for WP:MUSICBIO. Hzh (talk) 21:23, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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