Deletion of Fifth Harmony (3rd Nomination)

Comment: OK, I'm intrigued, I guess I'll play. First, it is strange that the nominator chose  to keep the article they recommended. Never seen that, but oh well. Despite, it looks like they receive enough coverage to meet . What they need to show is that they meet . The past AfD discussions (all 3 million of them it looks like) state to redirect as they do not meet ; however, looks like they meet #1 as they have significant coverage even outside of the X Factor. Record deal with Epic Records and in the studio working on an album, not sure if having a song released is an issue here. Maybe I am not reading  correctly, but looks like they fall into #1. Let the comments begin
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:BAND||WP:BAND||WP:BAND)

Comment: to List of The X Factor finalists (U.S. season 2)#Fifth Harmony, per {{U|Gene93k}}. I'll also note, what this article lacks in substance, it makes up for in  violations — Fifth Harmony#Members|This section is full of wp:or|unsourced personal details as well as inappropriate sources, including Wikia, Tumblr; a big 'no, no' in the eyes of SOURCES
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons (WP:BLP||WP:BLPSOURCES)

Comment: I am the nominator, but took the article to AfD as my work was redirected based on the 2nd AfD nomination. While the other discussions stated that they are not notable outside of the X Factor, and as such do not meet the guidelines for . The rationale seems valid, but regardless if they are notable for their work on the X Factor (regardless of what place they ended up at), they are still notable as they received significant coverage in reliable sources. There is also rationale that they do not have a single released yet so they must not be notable. What needs to be looked at is the basic guidelines for notability . They are the subject of significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. Having a single on the radio releasing an album DO go towards notability, but they are not in themselves proof of notability (as notability is not inherent). What it comes down to is they are a group that has received significant coverage from  for their work on the X Factor, their record deal with Epic Records, and the cover songs of other notable artists. The fact is, redirecting the article because they have not released a single is counterproductive. There are numerous articles that exist for cover bands, A cappella groups, etc. This is not a case for , but a case of trying to get everyone back to the basics and ask if they meet basic notability guidelines
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BAND||WP:GNG||WP:RS||WP:OTHERSTUFF)

Comment: to List of The X Factor finalists (U.S. season 2)#Fifth Harmony. Simply , the folks promoting this band is doing a wonderful job getting their name and faces out there but Wikipedia should not be a part of that publicity machine. If someone wants this userfied or put into the |incubator until they have actually released something that's fine
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Too soon (WP:TOOSOON||WP:INCUBATE)

Comment: per , It could be argued they also meet #9 as well as #1.  That said, I would still have voted for a redirect as most of their notability covered in this article is covered under List of The X Factor finalists (U.S. season 2).  The problem I have with deletion or redirecting the article yet again is Fifth Harmony are celebrities both in social media and the pop world as a whole.  The industry, their peers(US and international), and their numerous fans know who they are and are just waiting for their single to drop.  The group have appeared in numerous US and international teen magazines, presented the "Song of the Year" award to Taylor Swift at the 2013 Radio Disney Music Awards, and even co-hosted the 2013 Radio Disney Music Awards after party.  The stage is set, the single is now finished and the serious promoting of themselves and their music begins May 13.  Deleting or redirecting the article at this time seems rather pointless given their post X-Factor notoriety and the process stage they're in.  — Preceding Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned comment added by Special:Contributions/98.247.12.68|98.247.12.68
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)