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- ↑ La cineasta Isabel Coixet i l'escriptor Emili Teixidor rebran el Premi Nacional de Cultura
- ↑ Breu història del Sona 9, catradio.cat.
- ↑ La nit dels premis Enderrock: un allegro moderato
- ↑ La música catalana vibra als premis Enderrock
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