Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul Phoenix (singer)
Delete. Non-notable singer in the group the King's Singers. Does not deserve his own page. Reads like vanity as well... ConDemTalk 20:10, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
- Comment: I disagree with ConDem. Paul Phoenix is a notable singer in a well-known group (grammy-nominated) which performs over a 100 concerts a year in the world's most respected concert halls. KSfan 20:10, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
- weak keep per him being a member of the Kings Singers. Jcuk 21:33, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
- Comment: It's also important to note that Paul was a well-known treble as a child and recorded several solo albums as well as with the choir of St. Paul's Cathedral. He was awarded a gold disk for one of these. Just a quick "google" will show that he is more than deserving of his own page. KSfan 5 May 2006 (UTC)
- (Please note that KSfan has only been active as of today, the 5th May, and has only made contributions to King's Singers related articles and images, although I see he or she has only made a comment not a "keep" vote.) I'm sorry, but I can't find any solo albums. The google search "Paul Phoenix" "solo album" -tekken" (there is a character or something in the game called Paul Phoenix) produced only 5 results: [1]. I do think that the King's Singers deserve a page, but to have each member have a page as well seems too far. Perhaps the Singers were awarded a gold disc, but that doesn't mean that each individual member suddenly earns an article. ConDemTalk 00:20, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
- Keep: I apologize for not knowing proper wikipedia etiquette. Yes, I became active today but that should not make my point invalid. This isn't a "who has been here longer" discussion. It is not my plan to go around checking wikipedia for inaccuracies, but I will discuss the things I know about and this is a subject that I do know. Paul had several solo albums and one of his own became gold not including records of the King's Singers. If you do a search for his name (-tekken, of course), you will find many, many pages on him including ones that discuss his fame as a child. Most sites would not phrase it "Paul Phoenix, solo album" so it would be worthless to search in such a manner. I appreciate your love of all things "notable" and would agree with you if the person in question was not a successful individual, but it seems silly to pick on such an accomplished human being. KSfan 5 May 2006 (UTC)
- Note: Here is a link from www.treble.info which took me about a minute to find. There are plenty of other sources for this same kind of information. "Paul Phoenix became a member of St Pauls Cathedral Choir when he was nine. He was chosen to sing the treble solo for the theme tune to the TV series 'Tinker, tailor, Soldier, Spy' which was released as a single and became a No 1 hit in 1980. This resulted in other singles such as 'My way', a full album called 'Rejoice' and a couple of EPs where he is the soloist with The St Pauls Cathedral Boys Choir. His songs are available on the CD re-release 'Jubilate! Golden Favourites From St. Paul's Cathedral' Guild GRCD 7024"
- And here is more from a website about the progressive rock band, Janus. 'Orr started a new Janus, involving several young, very talented, musicians, including Dave Harrold an Irish bass guitarist, Doug Boyes on Cello, and Paul Phoenix a phenomenal classical vocalist, graduate of the Royal Northern College, and somebody who had had a worldwide number 1 at the age of 11, as the lead in the St. Pauls Cathedral Choir, with the theme to a BBC TV show, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy".'