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- ↑ "Escondido's Gabrielle Cavassa is co-winner of Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition". Escondido Times-Advocate. July 8, 2021.
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- ↑ "GABRIELLE CAVASSA SIGNS WITH BLUE NOTE RECORDS". www.bluenote.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
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