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The result was delete.  Sandstein  12:38, 28 November 2017 (UTC) reply

Matt Henshaw

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Tagged for notability since 2015. The cited sources are either not reliable, or are mere namechecks. Three self-released EPs, no chart positions. Deleted twice before by AfD. Guy ( Help!) 08:34, 21 November 2017 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. NewYorkActuary ( talk) 15:15, 21 November 2017 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. NewYorkActuary ( talk) 15:15, 21 November 2017 (UTC) reply

• Delete, a little reluctantly, and presumably salt, given the history of this article. The Guardian article doesn't compare Henshaw to Al Green, Smokey Robinson, etc. – what it says is that Henshaw's style of singing reminds you that those artists didn't sing at the top of their lungs either... which isn't the same as comparing him to them. The LinkedIn references look interesting, until you realise it was more a case of Henshaw enterprisingly using LinkedIn to promote himself, rather than the company actively asking him to take part in an advertisement. Lots of references to prove he played gigs and festivals – well, he's a musician, that's his job, it doesn't make him any more notable than the hundreds of musicians gigging up and down the country. So the only notable sources are that he won an NME Breakthrough award and opened at the Lovebox festival in London, and that The Guardian profiled him – although it must be said that the newspaper's "new band of the week" spot wasn't exactly an exclusive club... Henshaw was no. 871 in a series of God-knows-how-many.

What's changed since 2015 is that in May 2016 Henshaw self-released another four-track EP. And what worries me now is that since that EP 18 months ago, there's been no sign of him – no updates to his official web page or social media (his Twitter account since then has simply been retweets), no news of new recordings or gigs... it appears that Henshaw has given up making music again, and that the Lovebox appearance may well be the highlight of his solo career. Which is a shame, but if that's the case, he doesn't pass WP:GNG or WP:MUSICBIO. Richard3120 ( talk) 18:45, 21 November 2017 (UTC) reply

• Delete and salt as above, doesn't pass our music guidelines any more now than in 2010 or 2013 etc. Clearly his apex was putting in an appearance at the Lovebox 2010 festival, which does sound impressive at a glance, but note that according to the offical site there were over 200 acts that year and Henshaw didn't even warrant a mention on the poster, not even in the tiny print. In any case, 7 years later nothing came of it. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 17:52, 22 November 2017 (UTC) reply
• Delete if you remove the namedropping that dominated the lead you'll be left with one (interview) sources that merely confirms he's musician. Refs 7,8, and 9 reported about festivals per set, with passing mention. Likewise the remaining refs about tour here and there and self relating EPs. All these and lack of corroborating new sources shows he clearly fails WP:MUSICBIO and lacks the significant coverage enough to meet WP:GNG. Perhaps in the future.  —  Ammarpad ( talk) 09:53, 24 November 2017 (UTC) reply
• Delete still has not reached a level to meet our notability guidelines for musicians. John Pack Lambert ( talk) 21:38, 24 November 2017 (UTC) reply

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