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- ↑ "Täljeson bakom Loreens vinst". Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
- ↑ "Nick Jonas". Billboard .
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- ↑ "Bråda dagar för Mr Radar Music". 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Bigger than Waterloo: The internet's favourite Eurovision winners". TheGuardian.com . 14 May 2016.
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