"My Friend"
Single by Jacques Houdek
Released2 March 2017
Recorded2016
GenreOperatic pop
Length3:00
Songwriter(s)
  • Jacques Houdek
  • Tony Roberth Malm
  • Siniša Reljić
  • Arijana Kunštek
  • Fabrizio Laucella
  • Ines Prajo
Jacques Houdek singles chronology
"Kad nekoga voliš"
(2017) 		"My Friend"
(2017)
Music video
"My Friend" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Languages
Composer(s)
  • Jacques Houdek
  • Tony Roberth Malm
  • Siniša Reljić
Lyricist(s)
  • Jacques Houdek
  • Arjana Kunštek
  • Fabrizio Laucella
  • Ines Prajo
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.

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

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]

Track listing

Digital download[7]
No.TitleLength
1."My Friend"3:00
Digital download – Instrumental [8]
No.TitleLength
1."My Friend (Instrumental)"3:02

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Croatia (HR Top 40)[9] 1

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide 2 March 2017 Digital download Croatia Records [10]

References

  1. ^ "Jacques Houdek na 62. natjecanju za pjesmu Eurovizije nastupa s pjesmom My friend". eurosong.hrt.hr (in Croatian). HRT. 20 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Eurosong - Jacques Houdek predstavlja Hrvatsku na natjecanju za pjesmu Eurovizije u Ukrajini". eurosong.hrt.hr (in Croatian). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Jacques Houdek na 62. natjecanju za pjesmu Eurovizije nastupa s pjesmom My friend". eurosong.hrt.hr (in Croatian). HRT. 20 February 2017.
  4. ^ The NPBC (2 March 2017). "CROATIA: "MY FRIEND" OFFICIALLY REVEALED". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
  5. ^ Jordan, Paul (9 September 2016). "Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. ^ Jordan, Paul (21 January 2016). "Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  7. ^ "My Friend - Single by Jacques Houdek on iTunes". iTunes. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  8. ^ "My Friend (Instrumental) - Single by Jacques Houdek on iTunes". iTunes. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  9. ^ "HRTop40, Issue Date: Week 20 2017 (08.05.2017 - 14.05.2017)". Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga (in Croatian). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Sutra prvo predstavljanje pjesme "My Friend" na Drugome programu Hrvatskoga radija". Croatian Radiotelevision (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 March 2017.


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