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- ↑ "Commonwealth Youth Awards Ceremony Booklet" (PDF). Commonwealth of Nations . Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Community Choir Competition 2015". Commonwealth-youth-orchestra.org. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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