My Friend (Jacques Houdek song) explained
| My Friend |
| Cover: | Jacques_Houdek_-_My_Friend.jpeg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Jacques Houdek |
| Released: | 2 March 2017 |
| Recorded: | 2016 |
| Genre: | Operatic pop |
| Length: | 3:00 |
| Prev Title: | Kad nekoga voliš |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Misc: | | Embed: | yes | | Year: | 2017 | | Country: | Croatia | | Artist: | Jacques Houdek | | Place: | 13th | | Points: | 128 | | Place Semi: | 8th | | Points Semi: | 141 | | Prev: | Lighthouse | | Prev Year: | 2016 | | Prev Link: | Lighthouse (Nina Kraljić song) | | Next: | Crazy | | Next Year: | 2018 | | Next Link: | Crazy (Franka Batelić song) |
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"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
See main article: article and 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]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Jacques Houdek na 62. natjecanju za pjesmu Eurovizije nastupa s pjesmom My friend. 20 February 2017. HRT. eurosong.hrt.hr. hr.
- News: Eurosong - Jacques Houdek predstavlja Hrvatsku na natjecanju za pjesmu Eurovizije u Ukrajini. 17 February 2017. eurosong.hrt.hr. 17 February 2017. hr.
- Web site: Jacques Houdek na 62. natjecanju za pjesmu Eurovizije nastupa s pjesmom My friend. 20 February 2017. HRT. eurosong.hrt.hr. hr.
- Web site: CROATIA: "MY FRIEND" OFFICIALLY REVEALED. 2 March 2017. The NPBC. Eurovoix. eurovoix.com.
- Web site: Jordan. Paul. Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!. 9 September 2016. eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 11 September 2016.
- Web site: Jordan. Paul. Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed. eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 25 January 2016. 21 January 2016.
- Web site: HRTop40, Issue Date: Week 20 2017 (08.05.2017 - 14.05.2017) . Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 19 May 2017 . hr. 21 February 2020.
- Web site: Sutra prvo predstavljanje pjesme "My Friend" na Drugome programu Hrvatskoga radija . Croatian Radiotelevision. hr. 1 March 2017.
