 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.