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- ↑ "X Factor-sejr: EMBRACE vandt med 60 procent af stemmerne". DR. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ "X Factor vinderne skifter navn til NEW:NAME". BILLED-BLADET. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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