Daniel Kovac, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Daniel Kovac

Slovenian singer

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1956

Place of Birth: Črna na Koroškem, Slovenia

Profession: singer

Nationality: Slovenia

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Daniel Kovac

  • Daniel Kovac (born 27 September 1956 in Crna na Koroškem, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)) is a German-Slovenian singer, best known for his participation in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest. 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.

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