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- ↑ "Lisa musters the chutzpah to go solo in spotlight". Irish Independent . 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
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- ↑ "We just wanted to let you know that the US release date has been postponed until February 3rd". Official site of Lisa Hannigan. 2009-01-29. Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
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- 1 2 "Irish 'outsider' excited about prestige music nomination". The Irish Times . 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
“I’VE NEVER been so excited about anything before,” said Irish singer Lisa Hannigan just after being nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize – the annual award given to the best British or Irish music album of the year. [..] Hannigan’s nomination alone guarantees increased record sales and media exposure. [...] She has been making inroads into the US with appearances on the Jay Leno and Stephen Colbert chat shows. Hannigan performed her Lille song at the announcement ceremony in London yesterday. She has been inundated with media requests since her nomination.
- ↑ Lille Songfacts
