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- ↑ Herbert, Emily (1 November 2021). "🇵🇹 Portugal: "O Rapaz" To Be Revealed On November 12th". Eurovoix.
- ↑ "Famalicense Maria Gil vence The Voice Kids". Rádio Alto Ave (in Portuguese). 1 August 2022.
- ↑ Ferreira, Tiago. "Nicolas Alves representa Portugal no Festival da Eurovisão Júnior" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ↑ @thevoiceportugal (3 December 2022). "As inscrições para o The Voice Kids estão abertas! ⭐️ Descobre tudo através do link na bio. #thevoicept" (in European Portuguese) – via Instagram.
- ↑ @thevoiceportugal (10 January 2023). "Estão revelados os quatro mentores que farão parte da nova edição do The Voice Kids! 😍 #thevoicept #rtp" (in European Portuguese) – via Instagram.
- ↑ "Júlia Machado will represent Portugal in Nice!". ESCBubble. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ Ntinos, Fotios (7 July 2024). "Junior Eurovision 2024: Victória Nicole will represent Portugal in Madrid!". Eurovision News | Music | Fun. Retrieved 8 July 2024.