Jacques Houdek

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jacques Houdek
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Apr 14, 1981(1981-04-14)
Age	43
Birthplace	Zagreb
Country	Croatia
Horoscope	Aries

Jacques Houdek Biography

Jacques Houdek is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on April 14, 1981 in Zagreb, Croatia. 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.

A mentor on the Croatian version of The Voice, he was the coach to season one winner Nina Kraljic.

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”. Houdek began his professional solo career in 2000 and has since published many recordings and albums out which 13 have been certified silver (5 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 winner Nina Kraljić. Aside from Croatian, he has sung and recorded in English, Italian, German, Spanish, French, Slovene, Macedonian, and Maori language.

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 “Čarolija” (Magic), 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 Šljivac 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. In 2004, he provided the singing voice of Aladdin for the Croatian dub of the Aladdin franchise, with Dušan Bućan voicing the character for the dialogues.

In 2006, he married Brigita Krkač and the couple had two children, Sofija and David.

Jacques Houdek Net Worth

Jacques Houdek is one of the richest Pop Singer from Croatia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jacques Houdek 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

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.

Jacques Houdek was born as Željko Houdek on April 14, 1981 in Velika Gorica. 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.

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Who is Jacques Houdek Dating?

According to our records, Jacques Houdek married to Brigitte Krkač. As of December 1, 2023, Jacques Houdek’s is not dating anyone.

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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”.

Facts & Trivia

Jacques Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Croatia. Jacques Houdek celebrates birthday on April 14 of every year.