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- ↑ "Swing it, magistern!" (in Swedish). Swedish Mediadatabase. 1940. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ "På korståg för schlagerns bevarande" (in Swedish). Swedish Mediadatabase. 1992. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ "Melodier vi minns" (in Swedish). Swedish Mediadatabase. 1992. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ "Och du tände stjärnorna" (in Swedish). Swedish Mediadatabase. 1994. Retrieved 12 April 2012.