Daniel Kovac
Daniel Kovac (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.
Daniel Kovac
- Name
- Daniel Kovac
- Birth Name
- Daniel Kovač
- Born
- 27 September 1956
- Birthplace
- Črna na Koroškem, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia
- Occupation
- Singer
- Nationality
- Slovenia
- Fields
- pop music
- Languages
- Slovene
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Daniel Kovac (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.
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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.
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• Name — Daniel Kovac • Birth Name — Daniel Kovač • Born — 27 September 1956 • Birthplace — Črna na Koroškem, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia • Genre — Pop • Occupation — Singer • Website — Daniel Kovac Band
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Daniel Kovac born at Črna na Koroškem.
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