Franjo Tuđman, to whom he paid tribute even after his death. After 1991, he categorically rejected any possibility of performing in Serbia or Montenegro. In 2002, he marked the 40th anniversary of his musical activities with a sold-out concert Centimetar moga puta (Centimetre of My Path) in the Arena Gripe in Split, from which he donated part of the proceeds again for the construction of the Zagreb-Split highway. On 30 June 2007, he attended the eighth HDZ general assembly, and in 2009 he joined the local election campaign and openly supported the independent candidate Željko Kerum, who won the elections in Split and became the new mayor. In July of the same year, Mišo collaborated with many other entertainers on the song "Pjesmo naša" (Our Song) by Dražen Žanko, which was to become the new anthem of the HDZ. Mišo premiered his part on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the HDZ. In April 2013, he testified at the trial of the former HDZ president and former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, because the prosecution claimed that he had received illegal money from the party for his appearances in the HDZ election campaign, according to Sanader's idea. Mladen Barišić paid the fund in cash. On that occasion, he stated that he supported the HDZ "because of his son Edi, because he has been a member of the HDZ since 1990." Personal life Kovač divorced his first wife Ljubica Komadina after four years of marriage, and in 1973 he married Anita Baturina, Miss Yugoslavia, from Split, with whom he has a son Edi born in 1975, and a daughter Ivana born two years later. Both children were born in Split. His wife and their two children appear with him in the music videos for the songs "Malo mi je jedan život s tobom" (One Life With You Isn't Enough for Me) and "Ako me ostaviš" (If You Leave Me). After the death of his son Edi, his marriage to Anita broke up and he briefly tried to have a love affair with the 30-year-younger astrologer Silvija Conte Calvi Marković. After recovering and returning to the stage, Kovač's new life companion became Lidija Pintarić, whom he met in 1998 and married in 2002. Kovač has repeatedly emphasized his commitment and gratitude to Lidija and the importance of their relationship and marriage for his recovery and return to the stage. In popular culture