Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/American Idol contestants
The high viewership of Idol turns the contestants into celebrities with enough coverage in the newspapers to satisfy  guidelines. Also, Idol is a notch better than "reality shows" in that getting to the finals there demonstrate a certain level of talent which the music industry does look at
— User:Sjakkalle, 07:46, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BIO (Wikipedia:Notability)