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Dyrdahl is a surname that may refer to
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2000 in Norwegian music.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1964 in Norwegian music.
References
- 1 2 Joachim Dyrdahl biography [ permanent dead link ] StarPulse.com
- 1 2 3 Biography [ permanent dead link ] at Billboard
- ↑ Review of Sagara Archived 2013-01-24 at archive.today by William Tilland, FoxDigitalis.com, 21 June 2011
