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Article text suggests Nikprelaj may have be somewhat notable in the region which would be good enough for us, but I'm not finding any sources with which to write this article. Lots of hits on Google, but absolutely nothing in the Google News archives, and I'm not really seeing any substantive discussion of Nikprelaj anywhere, at least in English. I can't check Albanian language sources and maybe there is enough there to put together an article, but unless those are provided I think this musician technically fails WP:N, and the fact that this is a BLP just adds to the rationale for deletion in the absence of sources. Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 17:15, 26 January 2010 (UTC) per comment below, changed to keep. Please remove this is this strike out is a problem. thanks. Ikip 03:22, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albania-related deletion discussions. —Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 17:17, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Montenegro-related deletion discussions. —Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 17:17, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I haven't looked into the subject yet, but I wanted to mention that this was one of the articles deleted in the mass BLP purge of 20-21 Jan (this one by Scott MacDonald), and J04n volunteered to source it if restored, and it was restored today, so hopefully they will assess it shortly.--Milowent (talk) 18:56, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good to know and I had not seen that, if they can source it properly I would withdraw the nomination. --Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 20:10, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

*Delete unless proper sourcing occurs. --Stormbay (talk) 23:50, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep based on new sourcing in article. --Stormbay (talk) 02:28, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete unless proper sourcing occurs (meaning citations of non-trivial coverage from reliable third party publications). JBsupreme (talk) 00:54, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: This is probably where this belongs, hopefully someone in Albania will come across it, I only found [1] and [2] and wouldn't vote keep based on only those. I wouldn't be surprised if there is more but all I can find in google is page after page of youtube videos and a few wikipedia mirrors. J04n(talk page) 01:30, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Google Search result for "Nikollë Nikprelaj" këngëtar ("Nikollë Nikprelaj" singer) offers better coverage.[3], [4], [5]. According to the link No 5 (Kosova Sot, en:Kosovo Today) he received a prize awarded by Kosovar channel RTV21. --Vejvančický (talk) 09:48, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep With the help of google translate I utilized the sources found by Vejvančický to provide inline references plus info from Billboard. I believe he meets criteria 7 and 9 of WP:MUSICBIO. Nine for his second place finish in Polifestit 2008. I would also argue 7 since Billboard used him as their lone example of a contemporary artist who plays traditional Albanian music in a front page story of music in the Balkin, thus being their "most prominent representative" of that style of music. Also, coverage in a major Kosovo newspaper and one of the American music-industry periodicals of record, Billboard, meet WP:GNG. J04n(talk page) 01:58, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That seems to do the trick, and I'll agree he seems notable enough, plus the article is sourced now which is great. I now support keeping the article so my nomination can be considered to have been withdrawn, though since there is still one outstanding delete !vote this should probably not be closed as keep just yet (if the editor arguing for deletion changes their !vote than an early close would be appropriate). --Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 05:37, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]