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- ↑ "Svenska dansband sjunger för Haiti". Svenska dagbladet (in Swedish). 30 January 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ↑ "Maria Rolf prisades" (in Swedish). Norrköpings tidningar. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2011.