# Talk:Sia

Sia changed her name Sia Furler to Sia Bernad. Should we change this? [1] Arismauve (talk) 14:47, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

No.  Daily Mail is not an acceptable source.  See WP:RSPSS.  We already discuss the marriage below, and we would need a WP:RS that states that she has legally changed her name.  In any event, it would not change the name of the article. -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:17, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
Thank u for telling me! Camilasdandelions (talk) 22:40, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

I reverted changes made by a user to this article and to Sia's discography article concerning her album OnlySee.  The same user is working on a draft article for the album at Draft:Onlysee.  At first, I thought the edits were vandalism, because the changes were made inconsistently throughout the article to some of the places that the album was mentioned, but not all.  Now I see that there is a question as to how the name should be styled.  Clearly, there is no space between the two words. The question is, should it be capitalized as:

OnlySee;
Onlysee; or
onlysee?
Opinions please, quoting the appropriate text from the Name guideline or any other applicable guidelines. -- Ssilvers (talk) 04:22, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

I know it as OnlySee. Camilasdandelions (talk) 22:40, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
Yes, although the album cover was stylized as "onlysee". -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:52, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
don't care about it much! because the text in album cover doesnt related with the real album style. for example, Colour the Small One is stylized as "COLOUR THE SMALL ONE", but you know, it's "Colour The Small One".
Same case with Some People Have Real Problems too, it is stylized as all lowercase but it is "Some People Have REAL Problems" Camilasdandelions (talk) 03:40, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
OK. -- Ssilvers (talk) 03:52, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Sia might have kids does she does she not?IDK 71.65.149.156 (talk) 20:38, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

She has two adopted adult children.  In addition, she recently had a baby with her new husband, but there is no official announcement of this, so our guideline WP:BLP says that we cannot mention it until there is an official announcement.  See also WP:V. -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:11, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Ssilvers appears to think that Colin Hay from Men at Work should not be mentioned. Do we really have to have a poll about that? Engage01 (talk) 13:53, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

SSilvers wants to discuss Sia on the talk page but then says nothing on it. Engage01 (talk) 02:51, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
You failed to initiate any discussion until now, so I had nothing to respond to. I simply restored the status quo. There was a previous discussion (see archives at the Music article) where editors discussed and agreed not to add this info about removing the restraint scenes, including because, as I mentioned in my edit summary, it does not appear that Sia did actually remove those scenes, so your edit is highly misleading.  In addition, the copy edits you are making are poor and should be reversed. As for Colin Hay, he is not part of her family, and you have not provided any reason why mentioning him would have encyclopedic importance to her WP entry. -- Ssilvers (talk) 03:03, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
I don't care if you have been on this site for 30 years and it's not that old. You should be able to learn. On your own talk page you talk about making mistakes and listening. You aren't even batting .225 (if this was baseball (the MLB). I can find dozens of errors in your edits. Let's begin with if you could prove that the film prints were in fact not changed I would not object to you making a change. You are way off with Colin Hay. I am joking I could say you have a dislike or a general not positive perception of Men at Work. You're just plain wrong. It does need to be in the article. Engage01 (talk) 03:46, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
She calls him her uncle. People do NOT throw around family terms with people who aren't part of their family unless they are very important. Engage01 (talk) 03:50, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
See WP:BALASP.  What is the encyclopedic importance of mentioning this person in this aritcle?  Is there a WP:Reliable source that says that this person is so important *to the topic* that it is essential to mention him?  For example, did he co-write or produce her most important songs or albums? Did she live with him at periods in her life?  He appears merely to have been a family friend who she is fond of.  No one has listed on this Talk page any sources that explain his importance to her life or work. -- Ssilvers (talk) 04:24, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
I'd like to hear from other people first before answering. Anyone else have thoughts? Engage01 (talk) 22:46, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
Reading the revision in question is just plain WP:FANCRUFT. Borgenland (talk) 03:26, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
Agree. It’s too trivial to mention at the moment. If they start working together or he she covers a MaW song then there could be a further discussion, but not at present. - SchroCat (talk) 06:02, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
With all respect, in my opinion that's outlandish. I seriously worry about this site and the editing. We're probably not going to hold a poll but the views being expressed here are light-years away from reality. It's so bad someone should bring this very topic up at official meetings with users from this site. You are all living in alternate realities in my opinion.Engage01 (talk) 08:16, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
With all due respect, waging personal attacks and aspersions on other editors only guarantees that your proposals are not worth paying attention to, along with an ANI for your troubles. Borgenland (talk) 08:41, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
I'm fairly ambiguous on including this but this source does suggest [2] she spent four weeks living with him when she was 12, although weirdly tis source [3] says it was six weeks but since it's based on the same presentation they can't both be accurate. Reading what they quote I sort of think the only thing she said is "a month" and the sources have either spun this it be 4 or 6 weeks having no idea what a month meant, which is perhaps why News Corp publications in Australia have such a poor reputation. (This says she was 11 [4] but that's possibly based on Colin Hay's perhaps inaccurate memory.) BTW, that Guardian source also says she's his goddaughter and this [5] also calls him her godfather however her religious views suggest this probably wasn't a significant part of their relationship likely why few sources mention it. Other sources like [6] talk about how watching him win a Grammy was an inspiration although it was something she said when presenting him an award ([7]) rather than a general comment she made. I mean she also said "you are my a favourite singer, so I love you." in the same presentation per the Daily Telegraph and The Australian source. And I'm not sure whether she said more than "‘This seems like a pretty good life. Let’s all do this’" or that's what Variance means by her saying watching him win a grammy was an inspiration. It does seem nearly all sources for this comes from what she said when presenting the award and sources of her talking about Colin Hay outside of this seem more limited although I did find Men at Work was one of a number of people she thanked in a 2014 acceptance [8]. (It's easier to find sources mostly about Colin Hay which mention Sia.) Based on what she said in 2020, I'd personally be inclined to include a brief mention however I can easily see the reluctance. While she did seem to say quite a bit of positive stuff about their relationship it came while presenting an award. It doesn't seem clear she's talked about it a great deal outside this which would help demonstrate it was an important part of how she got to be where she is now instead of just kind stuff she said while presenting an award. Nil Einne (talk) 05:12, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
It comes down to a WP:BALASP and WP:DUE analysis. This article about a singer and songwriter is short on material about her actual vocals and songwriting.  The section called "Artistry and musical style" mostly discusses genres of music, with just a few brief quotes from critics about her artistry and vocals. The article lists a lot of songs that she has written for films (probably at least 100, including several film scores), but there is no discussion of the place this has in her catalogue, or much critical analysis overall. The article is very long on mentions of things Sia has said about her health, both physical and mental, none of which is confirmed by sources other than herself, her efforts to preserve her privacy, but also about her private life. So, yes, it could be mentioned in her already overweighted Personal life section, but it would not benefit the article much. -- Ssilvers (talk) 15:10, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
Engage01 you're mistaken, I suggest your read or re-read uncle. In fact the article is fairly incomplete, there are a number of additional cultures where it's normal to call any older male "uncle" e.g. Malaysia [9]. I myself did it many times with people I barely knew who weren't "important" to my life. To be clear, I don't think this is why Sia called Colin Hay "uncle", but your assumption it must mean a super important relationship is unsupported. Different people use the term in different ways and unless you have more evidence of the great important of this relationship than her using the term "uncle" it's reasonable for it to stay out. Nil Einne (talk) 04:19, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Why does the infobox in Sia, Charli XCX and Tinashe change to {{Infobox musical artist}}. Octaviyanti Dwi Wahyurini (talk) 09:24, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

Please be more specific.  I am not aware that there is a problem here.  I do, however, disagree with the infobox that you introduced, because infoboxes should be kept as concise as possible, containing only key information about the person. -- Ssilvers (talk) 16:41, 3 October 2025 (UTC)
The proposed box is a bloat on the page, containing an unnecessary subtitle in the middle which makes the box larger than it needs to be. I also agree that 'less is more' is a good maxim to bear in mind: I'm not sure giving unnecessary weight to her high school is an improvement - it does not seem to have made enough of an impact in her career to warrant examination in the body, so shouldn't be in the IB.  - SchroCat (talk) 07:36, 4 October 2025 (UTC)