Jacques Houdek

Jacques Houdek
Background information
Birth nameŽeljko Houdek
Also known asGospodin Glas ili Mrvica
(Mr. Voice)[1][2]
Born (1981-04-14) 14 April 1981 (age 43)
Velika Gorica, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Genres
  • Pop
  • soul
  • R'n'B
  • gospel
  • swing
  • jazz
  • blues
Years active2000–present
Websitejacqueshoudek.com

Jacques Houdek (born Željko Houdek; 14 April 1981) is a Croatian recording artist who represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "My Friend".[3] Houdek began his professional solo career in 2000 and has since released many recordings and albums out which 13 have been certified silver (five times), gold, platinum and diamond (once). Houdek is one of the mentors in the Croatian version of the TV talent show The Voice. During show's first season, he mentored the winner Nina Kraljić.[4] Aside from Croatian, he has sung and recorded in English, Italian, German, Spanish, French, Slovene, Macedonian, and Māori language.

  1. ^ "Gospodin Glas pjeva za Vas": Jacques Houdek u kolovozu na Ljetnoj / Novi list". Novilist.hr. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  2. ^ "Valentinovo Jacques Houdek Vera Svoboda Krunoslav Kićo Slabinac | Događanja | Lisinski" (in Croatian). Lisinski.hr. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  3. ^ "Jacques Houdek predstavljat će Hrvatsku na Eurosongu u Ukrajini". Večernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  4. ^ Gloria.hr (2015-04-25). "THE VOICE Pobjednica je kraljica Nina Kraljić -Gloria". Gloria.hr. Retrieved 2017-03-03.