Talk:Aya Nakamura

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Certifications in France

Hi,

The album "Nakamura" is certified 2xPlatinum in France. More than 415,000 were sold, but the SNEP did not certified the album 3xPlatinum. The certification 4xPlatinum doesn't exist in France. SNEP is the only one that can certify albums in France. Album certifications : Gold (50,000), Platinum (100,000), 2xPlatinum (200,000), 3xPlatinum (300,000), Diamond (500,000)... So, we should write "SNEP: 2xPlatinum". Not "SNEP: 3xPlatinum" or "SNEP: 4xPlatinum".--Land and travel (talk) 09:50, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Nationality

I'm not familiar with this individual (except for the latest news stories). According to the article, she was born in Mali and received French citizenship in 2021. I don't know whether that means that she somehow lost Malian citizenship. Usually articles on people like this would say that she is "Malian-French" or something similar. Noel S McFerran (talk) 20:00, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

She left Mali as a child. She had done nothing notable there, all her notable activities are in France as an immigrant, permanent resident and later citizen. MOS:CONTEXTBIO suggests the "and" construct for people with notable activities in both countries. See examples in the article for similar situations and how they are handled. Geraldo Perez (talk) 21:12, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, but that's inaccurate. She became famous as a Malian singer (a singer with Malian nationality). Nobody referred to her as a "French singer" before she obtained French nationality, and if they did, it would have been inaccurate. You can't argue "Malian is only her ethnicity", because it's not like she was stateless before she became French. Also, it's not as if she has lost her citizenship. And in sources, they also call her "French-Malian" or "Malian-French". Purely, because that is what she is. Calling her only French is inaccurate. NY Times, The Week, Euronews, the Guardian, and literally every single source calls her "French-Malian". There's just no argument to be made here, Geraldo Perez. Paul Vaurie (talk) 22:42, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Africa News, RFI, the Guardian again, France 24, BBC, and the overwhelming majority of sources confirm this. Need I really continue? Just type "Aya Nakamura" and search for recent news articles and you will see. Paul Vaurie (talk) 22:44, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia manual of style is clear on this for what goes in a bio article intro - birth location and ethnicity do not belong. The articles cited are using Malian- as an ethnicity tag and other publication like to tag people with ethnicities, particularly in her case based on her skin color basically saying she isn't really French. She emigrated from Mali and permanently moved to France as a child. Her entire career is in France. For Wiki intro descriptions ethnicity descriptions, which "Malian-French" is, don't belong. "Malian and French" would potentially be appropriate but she has done nothing of note in Mali other than being born there. Geraldo Perez (talk) 23:11, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

She was born in 1995 and did not obtain French nationality until 2021 - when she was aged 26. She was not required to give up her Malian nationality when she obtained French nationality. She has only been French for 11% of her life. Noel S McFerran (talk) 22:31, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]