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- ↑ Nick Curtis (25 March 2010). "Now it's the Yahs who are having the last laugh". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ Aidan Radnedge (25 March 2010). "Posh student 'Orlando' is YouTube hit during his "Gap Yah"". Metro . Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ Gap Yah - Orlando ft. The Banter - Official Single