My Friend (Jacques Houdek song)

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"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

chest register and in English using his head and falsetto
registers.

Eurovision Song Contest

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. 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. 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.