Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "", 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, (BR), selected their entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
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 Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place 1Isabel Varell "Melodie d'amour" 3,867 6 2Chris Kempers and Daniel Kovac "Frei zu leben" 11,9551 3Jürgen Drews "Alpenglühn" 1,267 9 4 Mara Laurien "Wetten, dass..." 2,601 7 5 Bandit "Alles was ich haben will" Clemens Werner 4,064 5 6 Divo "Melissa" 6,004 4 7 Xanadu "Paloma Blue" 8,534 2 8 Kennzeichen D "Wieder zusamm" 2,454 8 9 Malibu "Eine Nacht voll Zärtlichkeit" 1,180 10 10 Starlight "Hollywood ist besser als Latein" Günther Behrle 6,723 3
At Eurovision "" was performed thirteenth on the night, following and preceding . At the close of voting, it had received 60 points, placing 9th of 22 countries competing.
The contest was broadcast on (with commentary by Fritz Egner) and on SSVC Television. The show was watched by 7.02 million viewers in Germany.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Germany Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Germany Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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