My Friend (Jacques Houdek song)

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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

"My Friend"
Jacques Houdek - My Friend.jpeg
Single by Jacques Houdek
Released2 March 2017
Recorded2016
Genre Operatic 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
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

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Worldwide2 March 2017 Digital download Croatia Records [10]

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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. 1 2 "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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