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- ↑ Eskilstuna: Josef Johansson biography Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
- ↑ SVT.se: Josef Johansson - "Hela Natten" Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
- ↑ Dagen.se: Josef Johansson tar Melodifestivaldebuten med ro Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Josef Johansson discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 March 2014.