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References
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- ↑ "Eurovision 2005 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ↑ "Rui Drumond vence o The Voice Portugal | Extra | RTP". Extra (in European Portuguese). 29 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ↑ "Festival da Canção 2017 – RTP". Festival da Canção (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com – Rui Drumond – Parte de mim". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ↑ Parte de Mim de Rui Drumond na Apple Music (in European Portuguese), 1 January 2014, retrieved 19 September 2017
- ↑ "Rui Drumond – Universal Music Portugal". universalmusic.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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