"My Friend" | ||||
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Single by Jacques Houdek | ||||
Released | 2 March 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
Genre | Operatic pop | |||
Length | 3:00 | |||
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Jacques Houdek singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"My Friend" on YouTube | ||||
Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry | ||||
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | 8th | |||
Semi-final points | 141 | |||
Final result | 13th | |||
Final points | 128 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄ "Lighthouse" (2016) | ||||
"Crazy" (2018) ► |
"My Friend" is a song performed by Croatian singer Jacques Houdek. The song represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. It was released as a digital download on 2 March 2017, and is the first Croatian entry to contain lyrics in the Italian language. [1] [2] Houdek alternates between singing in Italian using his chest register and in English using his head and falsetto registers.
On 17 February 2017, Houdek was announced as the Croatian entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. [2] On 20 February, it was confirmed that the song he'd be singing was called "My Friend". [3] The song was later released on 2 March. [4] Croatia competed in the second half of the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest. [5] [6]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "My Friend" | 3:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "My Friend (Instrumental)" | 3:02 |
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Croatia ( HR Top 40) [9] | 1 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Worldwide | 2 March 2017 | Digital download | Croatia Records | [10] |