Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990

Germany in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Germany in the; Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Participating broadcaster	ARD – Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Country	Germany
Selection process	Ein Lied für Zagreb
Selection date	29 March 1990
Competing entry
Song	"Frei zu leben"
Artist	Chris Kempers and Daniel Kovac
Songwriters	Ralph Siegel ; Michael Kunze ;
Placement
Final result	9th, 60 points
Participation chronology

Last updated April 27, 2025

Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Frei zu leben", composed by Ralph Siegel, with lyrics by Michael Kunze, and performed by Chris Kempers and Daniel Kovac. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für Zagreb

The final took place on 29 March 1990 at the German Theatre in Munich and was hosted by Hape Kerkeling. Ten acts presented their entries live and the winner was selected by public televoting.

Final – 29 March 1990
Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Televote	Place
1	Isabel Varell	"Melodie d'amour"	Drafi Deutscher, Anna Rubach	3,867	6
2	Chris Kempers and Daniel Kovac	"Frei zu leben"	Ralph Siegel, Michael Kunze	11,955	1
3	Jürgen Drews	"Alpenglühn"	Hanne Haller, Bernd Meinunger	1,267	9
4	Mara Laurien	"Wetten, dass..."	Joachim Heider, Roland Kaiser, Friedhelm Lehmann	2,601	7
5	Bandit	"Alles was ich haben will"	Clemens Werner	4,064	5
6	Divo	"Melissa"	Mino Siciliano, Michele Centoza, Deborah Sasson	6,004	4
7	Xanadu	"Paloma Blue"	Tony Hendrik, Karin van Haaren, Anna Rubach	8,534	2
8	Kennzeichen D	"Wieder zusamm"	Erich Virch, Diether Dehm, Martin Engelien	2,454	8
9	Malibu	"Eine Nacht voll Zärtlichkeit"	Uwe Busse, Karlheinz Rupprich	1,180	10
10	Starlight	"Hollywood ist besser als Latein"	Günther Behrle	6,723	3

At Eurovision

"Frei zu leben" was performed thirteenth on the night, following Switzerland and preceding France. At the close of voting, it had received 60 points, placing 9th of 22 countries competing.^[1]

The show was watched by 7.02 million viewers in Germany.^[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Germany^[3]
Score	Country
12 points	Luxembourg
10 points	Ireland
8 points	Spain
7 points	United Kingdom
6 points	Belgium
5 points	Italy
4 points	Denmark Sweden
3 points	Austria
2 points
1 point	Iceland

Points awarded by Germany^[3]
Score	Country
12 points	Spain
10 points	France
8 points	Belgium
7 points	Ireland
6 points	Italy
5 points	Turkey
4 points	Israel
3 points	Luxembourg
2 points	Sweden
1 point	United Kingdom

Notes

↑ Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

References

↑ "Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
↑ Quotenmeter; AGF; GfK. "TV-Reichweite des Eurovision Song Contests in den Jahren 1976 bis 2023 nach der Anzahl der Zuschauer" . Statista. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
1 2 "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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[1] Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

[2] "Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[3] Quotenmeter; AGF; GfK. "TV-Reichweite des Eurovision Song Contests in den Jahren 1976 bis 2023 nach der Anzahl der Zuschauer" . Statista. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[1990detailed-4] 1 2 "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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