eurovision 1990

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac represented Germany at Eurovision 1990 in Zagreb with “Frei zu leben”, finishing 9th of 22.

Germany

1990

who
Slovenian singer
born
27 September 1956, Črna na Koroškem
contest
1990
best result
9th, 1990
music
pop
sang for
Germany

Biography

Daniel Kovac is a German-Slovenian singer who has lived in Germany since 1968. With Chris Kempers, Kovac sang “Frei zu leben” in Zagreb in 1990 and finished ninth.

Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Daniel Kovac”.

At Eurovision

One song, and what became of it.

  1. 1990 Zagreb

    Germany

    “Frei zu leben”

    9th of 22 Finished 9th of 22, with 60 points.

    Billed as
    Chris Kempers and Daniel Kovac
    Sung in
    German
    Written by
    Michael Kunze, Ralph Siegel
    Conductor
    Rainer Pietsch
    Running order
    13th of 22
    Age on the night
    33
    Won that year
    Italy: Toto Cutugno, “Insieme: 1992”

    The story of Eurovision 1990: Songs about the Wall, hosts who quit, and a tape that started without Spain

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