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n singer who rose to popularity after winning '' Hrvatski Idol 2'', the Croatian version of ''

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. Additionally, he also took part in

's casting show Starmania and reached the top-12. One of the songs from his album "Reci Da Si Za", called "The Party", written by

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, Johnny Elkins,

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& Joe, was released as a single and video. Patrick was the second only Idol to previously appear on another

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' performance show, he reached the Top 40 of

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singing

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' song "Angels" (incidentally he sang this song again on the night of his

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victory), he was also criticised for not being fluent in

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and was told to read a list of terms such as

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. He only gained 5% (36,203) of the total votes that week.

Hrvatski Idol Performances

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*Top 7: "Daj Ugasi Žeđ" by Giuliano *Top 6: "

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" by Falco *Top 5: "

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" by R. Kelly *Top 4: " Would I Lie To You?" by

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*Top 3: "Nema Razloga" by

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*Top 3: " Amazing" by

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*Grand Final: "Moj Broj" *Grand Final: " Džuli" by

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Discography

Albums *'' Reci Da Si Za'' (July 2006) Singles *" Pull Me Out From Inside" (July 2006) *" Moj Broj" *" Samo Reci Da"

External links

*http://www.patrickjurdic.com Official Site *http://www.statelinemusic.com Composers of More than just a Crush (Samo Reci Da) and Dreaming about you {{DEFAULTSORT:Jurdic, Patrick 1985 births Living people 21st-century Austrian male singers English-language singers from Austria Austrian people of Croatian descent Starmania (TV series) participants Hrvatski Idol winners