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German-Slovenian singer

Daniel Kovac
Birth name	Daniel Kovač
Born	(1956-09-27) 27 September 1956 (age 68) Črna na Koroškem, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer

Website	Daniel Kovac Band

Musical artist

Daniel Kovac (Slovene: Kovač; born 27 September 1956) is a German-Slovenian singer, best known for his participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990.

Kovac moved to Germany with his family in 1968, and started working as a session singer in the late 1970s. In the 1980s, he became a presenter for the Munich-based television music channel musicbox, at the same time hosting radio shows for Bayerischer Rundfunk. Kovac met Ralph Siegel through his studio work, and in 1990 was offered the chance by Siegel to perform a song in the German Eurovision selection. The song, "Frei zu leben" (Free to Live) was a duet with Chris Kempers, and won the selection by a convincing margin. "Frei zu leben" went forward to the 35th Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 5 May in Zagreb, where it placed ninth of 22 entries.

Kovac subsequently worked as a presenter for music channel VH1. He remains musically active, leading his own band.

References

ESC National Finals database 1990
"ESC History 1990". Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2009.

External links

Daniel Kovac Band website (German)

Preceded byNino de Angelo
with Flieger

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
1990
(with Chris Kempers)

Succeeded byAtlantis 2000
with Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben

v t e Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 ~~1996~~ 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Artists	Lale Andersen Nino de Angelo Ann Sophie Atlantis 2000 Inge Brück Heidi Brühl Cascada Alex Christensen Roger Cicero Cindy and Bert ~~Ben Dolic~~ Dschinghis Khan Katja Ebstein Elaiza Margot Eskens Joy Fleming Conny Froboess Maxi and Chris Garden Gitte Gracia Malik Harris Margot Hielscher Hoffmann and Hoffmann Wyn Hoop Guildo Horn Les Humphries Singers Isaak Jamie-Lee Jendrik Chris Kempers Alice and Ellen Kessler Daniel Kovac Lena ~~Leon~~ Levina Roman Lob Lord of the Lost Lou Oscar Loya Siw Malmkvist Max Corinna May Mekado Michelle Münchener Freiheit Wencke Myhre Nicole No Angels Nora Nova Ingrid Peters Freddy Quinn Stefan Raab Mary Roos Michael Schulte Walter Andreas Schwarz Ireen Sheer Bianca Shomburg Silver Convention Sisters Stone and Stone Sürpriz Texas Lightning Lena Valaitis Ulla Wiesner Wind
Songs	"Always on the Run" "Anouschka" "Aufrecht geh'n" "Ein bißchen Frieden" "Black Smoke" "Blood & Glitter" "Bonne nuit ma chérie" "Can't Wait Until Tonight" "Diese Welt" "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" "Disappear" "Dschinghis Khan" "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" "Feuer" "Flieger" "Frauen regier'n die Welt" "Frei zu leben" "Für alle" "Für zwei Groschen Musik" "Ghost" "Glorious" "Guildo hat euch lieb!" "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" "Ein Hoch der Liebe" "I Can't Live Without Music" "I Don't Feel Hate" "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" "Is It Right" "Johnny Blue" "Junger Tag" "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" "Let's Get Happy" "Lied für einen Freund" "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" "Marcel" "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" "No No Never" "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben" "Paradies, wo bist du?" "Perfect Life" ~~"Planet of Blue"~~ "Primaballerina" "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat" "Rockstars" "Rücksicht" "Run & Hide" "Satellite" "Sing Sang Song" "Sister" "So geht das jede Nacht" "Die Sommermelodie" "Standing Still" "Taken by a Stranger" "Telefon, Telefon" "Telegram" "Theater" "Träume sind für alle da" "Über die Brücke geh'n" "Verliebt in Dich" "Viel zu weit" ~~"Violent Thing"~~ "Wadde hadde dudde da?" "Wer Liebe lebt" "Wir geben 'ne Party" "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" "You Let Me Walk Alone" "Die Zeiger der Uhr" "Zeit" "Zwei kleine Italiener"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Germany did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Anastasiou Azúcar Moreno Beat Christos Callow and Wave Céline Carzo Toto Cutugno Lonnie Devantier Edin-Ådahl Egon Egemann Emma Kayahan Chris Kempers and Daniel Kovac Philippe Lafontaine Maywood Nucha Liam Reilly Rita Simone Stjórnin Ketil Stokkan Tajči Joëlle Ursull
Songs	"Bandido" "Brandenburger Tor" "Eitt lag enn" "Frei zu leben" "Fri?" "Give a Little Love Back to the World" "Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim" "Há sempre alguém" "Hajde da ludujemo" "Hallo Hallo" "Horis skopo" "Ik wil alles met je delen" "Insieme: 1992" "Keine Mauern mehr" "Macédomienne" "Milas poli" "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus" "Quand je te rêve" "Shara Barkhovot" "Som en vind" "Somewhere in Europe" "White and Black Blues"

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