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The result was merge to Falconer (band). ♠ PMC♠ (talk) 05:12, 20 October 2020 (UTC) reply

Mathias Blad

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Lack of coverage found in a WP:BEFORE search appears to indicate that Mathias fails WP:GNG and by extension, WP:NMUSICIAN. In order to even be considered potentially notable under NMUSICIAN, at least one of twelve criteria must be met.

1. "subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent of the musician or ensemble itself" - BEFORE check appears to indicate a lack of non-trivial coverage in multiple different reliable publications/sources. As a comment on current sourcing present within the article (though I did look wider), the AllMusic biography is of Falconer (band) and mentions him a total of 4 times. This is hardly what a reasonable person would consider in-depth/non-trivial and evidence of independent notability.
2. "Has had a single or album on any country's national music chart." -- based off of the album articles linked within Mathias Blad, it appears that none charted or were otherwise notable.
3. "Has had a record certified gold or higher in at least one country." -- as a logical consequence of #2, this is not met.
4. "Has received non-trivial coverage in independent reliable sources of an international concert tour, or a national concert tour in at least one sovereign country" -- not satisfied per #1
5. "Has released two or more albums on a major record label or on one of the more important indie labels (i.e., an independent label with a history of more than a few years, and with a roster of performers, many of whom are independently notable)." -- potentially his one lifeline, but insufficent sourcing to write an article about him per WP:NRV and WP:NOTINHERETED. The best recommendation here would be to redirect.
6. "...or is a musician who has been a reasonably prominent member of two or more independently notable ensembles." -- primarily known for Falconer (band) per article
7. "Has become one of the most prominent representatives of a notable style or the most prominent of the local scene of a city; note that the subject must still meet all ordinary Wikipedia standards, including verifiability." --no evidence of this
8. "Has won or been nominated for a major music award, such as a Grammy, Juno, Mercury, Choice or Grammis award." -- not mentioned in the article or in available sourcing that I have found
9. "Has won first, second or third place in a major music competition." -- no competitions are mentioned within the article
10. "Has performed music for a work of media that is notable, e.g., a theme for a network television show, performance in a television show or notable film, inclusion on a notable compilation album, etc." -- not mentioned
11. "Has been placed in rotation nationally by a major radio or music television network." -- no evidence of this
12. "Has been a featured subject of a substantial broadcast segment across a national radio or television network." -- no evidence of this

TheSandDoctor ^Talk 03:46, 12 October 2020 (UTC); nomination statement expanded 03:23, 14 October 2020 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 03:46, 12 October 2020 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 03:46, 12 October 2020 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 03:46, 12 October 2020 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sweden-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU ^(T) 06:49, 12 October 2020 (UTC) reply

• Agreed, I say either redirect or delete.... SirZPthundergod9001 ( talk) 11:26, 13 October 2020 (UTC) reply
• Merge to Falconer (band), not independently notable but singer of the band. Bearian ( talk) 15:22, 15 October 2020 (UTC) reply
• Merge to Falconer (band), anything reliably sourced would fit there, imv Atlantic306 ( talk) 00:12, 19 October 2020 (UTC) reply

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