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Jacques Houdek

Jacques Houdek

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Born April 14, 1981 in Velika Gorica, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]

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Biography

Jacques Houdek is a Croatian recording artist. He was born as Zeljko Houdek. His last name is of Czech origin. After finishing elementary music school (piano department), Houdek enrolled in two high schools, music (solo singing department) and vocational hairdressing. He also attended singing lessons with professor Viktorija Badrov who wanted him to become opera singer. After finishing high schools in 2001 he enrolled in prestigious Berklee College of Music, honing his singing in seminars in France, Greece and Italy. Houdek continued to build up his knowledge on Berklee seminars in Europe, where he had the opportunity to be mentored by Donna McElroy, a Grammy Award nominee. Houdek held his first solo concert on February 19, 2000 in Zagreb club SAX! where he performed covers of various songs. His first single, the song "Carolija" was released in 2002 and performed by Houdek at the Dora pop festival, Croatia's national competition for entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. There he was noticed by maestro Zdravko Sljivac who offered him a collaboration and publicly praised him by saying that a singer such as Houdek is born once every 300 years. The next month, Houdek signed an exclusive contract with Croatia Records, the leading music publisher in the region, with whom he has produced 13 albums.

During campaign for 2007 parliamentary election, Houdek sang party anthem "HDZ zna" (HDZ knows) for the conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) which was at the time ran by Ivo Sanader. He later also sang for the mayoral campaign of the populist Milan Bandic. Houdek said in an interview for Jutarnji list that he is apolitical and that those were just professional engagements as any other.

In January 2011, Houdek placed 4th in the finals of the Open Mic UK singing contest held in London's O2 Arena. He also participated in the British TV show X Factor, where he was given the nickname "Croatian Sensation" and entered the top 100 candidates. He was unable to continue his participation in the contest because he did not receive a work permit in time.

In February 2017, Houdek was selected to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine. He qualified for the final, placing 8th in the second semi-final and eventually placing 13th in the grand final with the song "My Friend".

Over the years, he has performed in the Zagreb's Gavella and Comedy theaters, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his career, the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, and has sold out solo concert in Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall for five times.

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Filmography

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Eurosong 70: Nasi ljudi, nase pjesme Poster

Eurosong 70: Nasi ljudi, nase pjesme TV Special2026Self - Guest

Kuci za Bozic TV Special2024Self

Beovizija Poster

Beovizija TV Special2018Self

A-strana Poster

A-strana TV Series2017Self

The Eurovision Song Contest Poster

The Eurovision Song Contest TV Special2017Self - Croatian Contestant

The Eurovision Song Contest: Semi Final 2 Poster

The Eurovision Song Contest: Semi Final 2 TV Special2017Self - Croatian entry

Zvijezde Poster

Zvijezde TV Series2017Self - Judge

Eurovoxx TV Series2016Self

The Voice: Najljepsi glas Hrvatske Poster

The Voice: Najljepsi glas Hrvatske TV Series2015Self - Judge

Hidden Talent Poster

Hidden Talent Short Film2014

Hit godine TV Special2014Self

Studio 45 Poster

Studio 45 TV Series2011Self

Evergreen TV Series2009Self

Koledzicom po svijetu Poster

Koledzicom po svijetu TV Series2007Self

Showtime TV Series2007Self

Zvijezde pjevaju Poster

Zvijezde pjevaju TV Series2007Self - singer

Dora TV Movie2005Self

Bozicni Zutokljunac TV Movie2004Jacques

Dora TV Movie2004Self

Dora TV Movie2003Self

Dora TV Short2002Self

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