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
35th Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Daniel Kovac