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VIDEO · CONTEST PERFORMANCE
CroatiaCroatia/2017/SEMI-FINAL

My Friend

Jacques Houdek

13thFINAL RESULT
128TOTAL POINTS
—FAN SCORE / 12
LANGUAGEenglish italian
RUNNING ORDER13
SONGWRITERSJacques Houdek Siniša Reljić Tony Malm Arjana Kunštek Fabrizio Laucella Ines Prajo
TEMPO / KEY138 BPM · F major
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LYRICS & TRANSLATION

"There are only two ways to live your life
One is as though nothing is a miracle
The other is as though everything's a miracle"
There's a miracle my friend
And it happens every day
Hold out your hand
Don't let it slip away
Io so che esiste
Guarda meglio su
Ritorna ogni giorno
Promettendo sempre più
After the rain
Nasce il sole
I pray you see the light and find your way
La forza del destino che è in te
Do your best, take a chance
Dare to dream and make it real
Segui la verità, via della libertà
My friend
My friend
Don't let go
Let it flow
Credi nel miracolo
For the miracle
That I'm talking of
Is the life that we're given
La vita vincera
I pray you see the light and find your way
(I pray, I pray)
La forza del destino che è in te
(I pray)
Do your beѕt, take a chance
Dare to dream and make it real
Segui la verità, via dellа libertà
My friend
My friend
My friend
My friend
My friend

FAN SCORE

0 fans rated this song

—/12

Vocals7.8
Staging6.6
Catchiness7.2
Energy8.2

🏆 Contest Performance

GRAND FINAL 13th Place 128 Points Running order 13
SEMI-FINAL 1 8th Place 141 Points Running order 11
semifinal28th141 pts
semifinal28th141 pts
final13th128 pts

Who Voted for This Song

Grand final points received from every voting country · jury and televote side by side

2SETS OF 12 POINTS
23 / 26COUNTRIES GAVE POINTS
103 / 25TELEVOTE / JURY POINTS
MontenegroMontenegro
5 12
SloveniaSlovenia
— 12
GermanyGermany
3 8
North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia
— 10
MaltaMalta
6 3
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
— 8
AlbaniaAlbania
— 7
UkraineUkraine
7 —
ItalyItaly
— 6
RomaniaRomania
3 3
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
— 5
HungaryHungary
— 5
SerbiaSerbia
— 5
AustriaAustria
— 4
IrelandIreland
— 3
NetherlandsNetherlands
— 3
San MarinoSan Marino
— 3
SwedenSweden
— 2
AustraliaAustralia
— 1
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
1 —
BulgariaBulgaria
— 1
NorwayNorway
— 1
PolandPoland
— 1
SCALE12 pointstelevote 6–10jury 6–10no points
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♚ Credits & Delegation

ARTIST Jacques Houdek My Friend
Past participations
BACKING SINGERS Alen Đuras No past participations found
BACKING SINGERS Edgar Rupena No past participations found
BACKING SINGERS Matija Cvek No past participations found
COMPOSER Jacques Houdek
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COMPOSER Siniša Reljić No past participations found
COMPOSER Tony Malm No past participations found
COMPOSER Arjana Kunštek
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COMPOSER Fabrizio Laucella No past participations found
COMPOSER Ines Prajo
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STAGE DIRECTOR Krešimir Dolenčić No past participations found
SPOKESPERSON Uršula Tolj
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COMMENTATORS Duško Ćurlić
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JURY MEMBERS Dino Jelusić
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JURY MEMBERS Ivana Kindl No past participations found
JURY MEMBERS Sanja Doležal
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JURY MEMBERS Saša Lozar
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JURY MEMBERS Tihomir Preradović
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ARTIST PEOPLE Željko Houdek No past participations found
LYRICIST Arjana Kunštek
Past participations
LYRICIST Fabrizio Laucella No past participations found
LYRICIST Ines Prajo
Past participations
LYRICIST Jacques Houdek
Past participations

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Artist Info

Jacques Houdek

Jacques Houdek is a Croatian singer who represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. He performed the song "My Friend," which featured lyrics in both English and Italian. Houdek qualified for the grand final and achieved 13th place with a total of 128 points. His performance was noted for its vocal strength and multilingual presentation.