ABOUT JACQUES HOUDEK
Singer-songwriter who represented his home nation of Croatia in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest with the single "My Friend." He has won numerous Croatian Music Awards and many of his albums have been certified platinum.
After graduating from high school in 2001, he enrolled at the Berklee College of Music. He first became known in Croatia in 2002 for entering the nation's competition to qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest.
In 2016, he played a leading role in the live children's show Kraš's Sweet Fairytale.
In 2006, he married Brigita Krkač and the couple had two children, Sofija and David.
A mentor on the Croatian version of The Voice, he was the coach to season one winner Nina Kraljic .
