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This is a list of Danish television related events from 1981.
References
- ↑ Information about Debbie Cameron
- ↑ Information about the song Krøller eller ej in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 53. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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