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- ↑ Billboard - 26 Jan 1963 - Page 28 "Visitors In London for recordings produced by Norman Newell is one of the EMI group's most successful Greek singers, Gino (Cudsi). He came here after big successes in his homeland with "Proesthanome" and "Orfanos." He cut covers of ..."
- ↑ Billboard - 2 March 1963 - Page 23 "Greek singer Gino Cudsi has his first EMI Parlophone issue "The Secret" c.w. "Big Wide World." "
- ↑ Billboard - 17 Apr 1971 - Page 52 " The record was made in London and produced by Gino Cudsi. "
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