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- 1 2 "Interview avec Mme Mariette Kemmer (artiste lyrique)" Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine , Beruffer.anelo.lu. (in French) Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ↑ "Mariette Kemmer en quarantaine...?!" Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine , Guywagner.net. (in French) Retrieved 29 December 2010