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- ↑ (in French) Biography Iden-mag.com Archived 16 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 June 2009
- ↑ (in French)Mes Soirées 90's, n°20 – La collection de tous les hits des années 90, Universal Collection, p. 14
