Deletion of Jacob Lusk

Comment: to American Idol (season 10)#finalist. There is no standalone notability here; to the editors quoting , I'd remind them that there is a specific exception for reality show contestants. Lusk is not known for ''anything'' outside of his participation in American Idol - and he didn't even finish in the top three
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:MUSICBIO)

Comment: An article about an ''American Idol'' finalist that has multiple, reliable sources passes  #1 & 9 and passes . I find it sad that as the article's creator I was not notified of this AfD
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:MUSICBIO||WP:GNG)

Comment: per  #1 and #4
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:MUSBIO)

Comment: The current edition of  includes the admonsihment at the end: ''Singers and musicians who are only notable for participating in a reality television series may be redirected to an article about the series, until they have demonstrated they are independently notable
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:MUSICBIO)

Comment: Jacob Lusk satisfies the criteria under  under #4 and 9.  He finished fifth in Season 10 and it is considered placed to have finished within the top 10 in American Idol,  and he participated in a national tour in th US (tour dates also included Canada and the Philippines) which is ranked #38 in the http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2011/2011YearEndTop200NorthAmericanTours.pdf Top 200 North American Tour of 2011
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:MUSBIO)