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| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] –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 andDaniel Kovac | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 60 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Germany was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Frei zu leben", composed byRalph Siegel, with lyrics byMichael Kunze, and performed byChris Kempers andDaniel Kovac.[1] The German participating broadcaster on behalf ofARD,Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final.
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The final took place on 29 March 1990 at the German Theatre inMunich and was hosted byHape Kerkeling.[1] Ten acts presented their entries live and the winner was selected by public televoting.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
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| 1 | Isabel Varell | "Melodie d'amour" | Drafi Deutscher, Anna Rubach | 3,867 | 6 |
| 2 | Chris Kempers andDaniel 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 |
"Frei zu leben" was performed thirteenth on the night, followingSwitzerland and precedingFrance. At the close of voting, it had received 60 points, placing 9th of 22 countries competing.[2]
The show was watched by 7.02 million viewers in Germany.[3]
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