IMessage won't work with some contacts

Hi everybody,
today I wanted to text my friend using iMessage.
I noticed that my friends name is not in blue. I see all my iMessage contacts in blue, except this my friend.
I tried to switch iMessage off on my phone and on phone of my friend, but it doesn't work.
What I can do to fix this problem?

Your friend's phone number is not properly registered with iMessage or the phone number you have for your friend in your contacts list is not correct. The number in your contact list must match exactly to the number your friend is using.

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