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References
- ↑ En titt i min spegel / Lill Lindfors, Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ En man i byrån / Lindfors, Lill, Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ Svensktoppen - 1969
- ↑ Svensktoppen - 1970
- ↑ Harry Amster (20 October 2013). "Jag förstod inte att texten var riktad till Jesus" (in Swedish). Svenska dagbladet. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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