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- ↑ New York Times - Pop Review "More craft than pathos for the Little Sparrow". Ann Powers. January 17, 2000.
- ↑ "Piaf: Her Story ... Her Songs Starring Raquel Bitton". PR Newswire. 27 June 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ Bennett, Rad (March 2013). "SoundStage! Xperience | SoundStageXperience.com - Raquel Bitton: "Rhythm of the Heart"". Sound Stage Experience. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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