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- ↑ "Svensk mediedatabas (SMDB)". smdb.kb.se. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ↑ "FRIDA - ÖGONEN (SONG)".
- ↑ "Ögonen". Swedish. 1996. Retrieved 23 March 2024.