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- ↑ AS, TV 2 (December 12, 2018). "Dette skal finalistene synge i Idol-finalen". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Limpi-studentenes Idol-låt er inne på den norske topplisten på Spotify". www.gd.no (in Norwegian). December 17, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ↑ "This Revolutionary Music Education Makes Me Want To Go Back To School". Vice. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
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