Kevin Covais : Bgsu98 (Talk) 01:52, 12 May 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] Note:  This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians , Television ,  and New York .  Bgsu98 (Talk) 01:52, 12 May 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] Note:  This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Actors and filmmakers .  Skynxnex ( talk ) 02:41, 12 May 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources .  The subject passes Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Basic criteria , which says: People are presumed notable if they have received significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources that are reliable , intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject .  If the depth of coverage in any given source is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be combined to demonstrate notability; trivial coverage of a subject by secondary sources is not usually sufficient to establish notability.  Sources Gay, Verne J (2018-03-14).  "Kevin Covais, LI 'American Idol' finalist, appeared on 'This Is Us' finale" .  Newsday .  Archived from the original on 2023-05-14 .  Retrieved 2023-05-14 .  The article notes: "Kevin Covais, Levittown’s most famous (and only) “American Idol” finalist, got what may have been his biggest break since the “Idol” run on Tuesday: He starred on the season finale of “This Is Us.” ... Since his 2006 “Idol” run — he made it into the top 12, was eliminated March 22, and sang “What’s New Pussycat?” in the finale — he’s appeared in several films and TV series, usually in short credited roles, but sometimes in uncredited ones. In 2014’s “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” for example, he was simply described as “Dorky Driver.”  The “This Is Us” designation was “Ice Cream Employee,” but in Monday’s episode of Fox’s “Lucifer,” he’s credited as “Frazzled P.A.”  Covais, 28, was born and raised in Levittown, and appeared on “Idol” while he was a junior at Island Trees High School."  Itzkoff, Dave (2006-04-09).  "Is There Life After 'American Idol'?" .  The New York Times .  Archived from the original on 2023-05-14 .  Retrieved 2023-05-14 .  The article notes: "KEVIN COVAIS, known to millions of television viewers as Chicken Little, was anxiously pacing a high school office here, wringing his hands in anticipation. In the preceding week he was voted out of "American Idol," traded barbs with the judge Simon Cowell, bantered with Regis Philbin on "Live With Regis and Kelly," joked with Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night show and belted out his signature song, a warbling rendition of the pop standard "When I Fall in Love," on "Today. " Now Mr. Covais, a geeky 16-year-old junior at Island Trees High School was about to face a hometown crowd of classmates and friends he hadn't seen in nearly three months of competition on "American Idol," and he was trying to play it cool. ... Before the show took over his life, he had thought about studying music or journalism at a nearby state college, but now his mind is focused on his immediate post-"Idol" career."  Jacks, Brian (2008-08-29).  "Former 'American Idol' Finalist Kevin Covais Strips Down For 'College' " .  MTV News .  Archived from the original on 2023-05-14 .  Retrieved 2023-05-14 .  The article notes: "Stripping down is all part of the hijinks Covais and his crew of merry miscreants get to take part in thanks to the film – one part “Animal House,” one part “American Pie” – about a group of three high school seniors visiting a college as prospective students who get roped into fraternity initiation."  Guzman, Rafer (2008-09-01).  "For Mr. Little, the sky is rising" .  Newsday .  Archived from the original on 2023-05-14 .  Retrieved 2023-05-14 – via The Spokesman-Review .  The article notes: "The last time most of us saw Kevin Covais, he was a pale, adorably scrawny 16-year-old running the gauntlet of Simon, Paula and Randy on Fox’s “American Idol” in 2006. ... At 19, he’s on his own for the first time, sharing a pad with roommates in Los Angeles. He makes his film debut in the new comedy “College,” and it’s no kiddie flick. ... Covais’ next project isn’t exactly a Disney movie, either. In “Labor Pains,” he plays an office intern opposite Lindsay Lohan, who stars as an unhappy worker faking a pregnancy to save her job. ... Instead, he took a semester of general classes at Hofstra University and turned to his other childhood dream – acting." "From reality TV to reality: A year after his run on American Idol, Kevin Covais, a.k.a. Chicken Little, plans to study broadcast journalism in college" .  Tampa Bay Times .  2007-03-12.  Archived from the original on 2023-05-14 .  Retrieved 2023-05-14 .  The article notes: "Today, after what must seem like an extended Long Island version of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, one could argue that the most excitement in Covais' life is waiting to graduate from high school and head off to college. His intended major? Broadcast journalism."  McGinn, Andrew (2008-03-26).  "Covais gets cheeky in 'College' - *Kevin Covais / Season 5" .  USA Today .  Archived from the original on 2023-05-14 .  Retrieved 2023-05-14 .  The article notes: "Kevin Covais, arguably the sweetest-cheeked guy ever to grace the Idol stage, will make his big-screen debut this fall in College. His co-stars include Nickelodeon star Drake Bell and Andrew Caldwell, a guy who has done a few episodes of Hannah Montana. ... In real life, Covais studied broadcast journalism at Hofstra University on Long Island for a semester last fall. It was his way of riding out the Hollywood writers' strike. Now, the native of Levittown, N.Y., has taken a leave of absence from college and gone in pursuit of more acting gigs."  Hoskins, Mike (2018-06-01).  "An Interview with American Idol Veteran and T1 Actor Kevin Covais" .  Healthline .  Archived from the original on 2023-05-14 .  Retrieved 2023-05-14 .  The article notes: "A native of Long Island, NY, Kevin was diagnosed with T1D as a kid almost two decades ago and is now living in Los Angeles in pursuit of his acting career. And we must say, it’s been remarkable to watch the 28-year-old embrace his dream for the past decade, since being eliminated in the final Idol round of 2006. He’s since taken on roles in the Disney sitcom Good Luck Charlie, the movie Transformers: Age of Extinction, and most recently on the season finale of NBC’s wildly popular dramedy This Is Us."  There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Kevin Covais to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline , which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".  Cunard ( talk ) 05:32, 14 May 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] Keep as per the multiple reliable sources coverage identified above including The New York Times, USA Today and a number of newspapers that show significant coverage for a pass of WP:GNG so that deletion is unnecessary in my view Atlantic306 ( talk ) 22:56, 18 May 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] Comment: My original nomination of this article was based on my interpretation of the criteria at WP:NSINGER .  Reading the following - "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 that they are independently notable." - it would be appropriate to redirect this article to appropriate season of American Idol , which is what I probably should have done in the first place.  Bgsu98 (Talk) 02:21, 19 May 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.  Relisting comment: For further input, and since the nominator is now proposing to redirect...  Please add new comments below this notice.  Thanks, CycloneYoris talk!  01:39, 20 May 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] Keep Sources provided above illustrate that the subject has gained some notability for an acting career since his time on Idol , so a redirect would not be the right course for this article.  -- Jpcase ( talk ) 21:59, 21 May 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate.  Please do not modify it.  Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review ).  No further edits should be made to this page.

Discussion outcome: keep