Kristian Kostov
Bulgarian-Kazakh singer (born 2000)
- Pop
- acoustic
- soul
- Singer
- songwriter
- musician
- actor
- model
- Vocals
- guitar
- piano
- Holistic Monkeys
- Xuman
- Symphonix
- Universal
- Virginia
Musical artist
Kristian Konstantinov Kostov (Bulgarian: Кристиан Константинов Костов; born 15 March 2000) is a Bulgarian-Kazakh singer.[1] He was a finalist in season one of The Voice Kids Russia and a runner-up in the fourth season of X Factor Bulgaria.[2] He represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Beautiful Mess", finishing in second place. In January 2018, Kostov won the EBBA Public Choice award.[3] In January 2019, he was one of seven singers who performed in the seventh season of Singer (previously I Am a Singer).[4][5][6]
Personal life
Kostov was born in Moscow to a Kazakh mother and a Bulgarian father.[7] He has an older brother, Daniel, and a younger sister, Sofia.[8] As a child, he learned Bulgarian from his father, English from his brother, and Kazakh from his grandfather.
On 5 May 2019, he witnessed the Aeroflot Flight 1492 accident at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia.[9]
Career
2014–2016: The Voice Kids Russia & X Factor Bulgaria
Kostov participated in the Russian version of The Voice. He was part of the first season of the kids version of the show where his mentor was Dima Bilan, who chose Kostov to advance to the finals.[10] After his success in Russia, Kristian auditioned for the fourth season of X Factor Bulgaria as he is of Bulgarian origin.[11] He was selected as one of the three male contestants who advanced to the live shows and became one of the finalists.[12] During the finals, he performed the Lyube's song "Позови меня" solo, a duet with Vasil Naydenov for "Сбогом, Моя Любов", and Emil Dimitrov's song "Ако си Дал" as his winning song on the second night. When the final results were revealed, he was runner-up.[13]
| The X Factor performances and results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
| First audition | Free choice | "When I Was Your Man" | Through to bootcamp |
| Bootcamp | Group performance | "Chandelier" | Through to Judge's houses |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "If I Ain't Got You" | Through to live shows |
| Live show 1 | Number one's | "Thinking Out Loud" | Safe |
| Live show 2 | Halloween | "Take Me to Church" | Safe |
| Live show 3 | First love | "I'm Not The Only One" | Safe |
| Live show 4 | Bulgarian hits | "Невидим" | Safe |
| Live show 5 | Movie Soundtracks | "Wild Wild West" | Safe |
| Live show 6 | Divas and Heroes | "Болката отляво" | Safe |
| Live show 7 | Disco hits | "Treasure" | Safe |
| Live show 8 | International hits | "Позови меня" | Safe |
| Christmas show | Christmas edition | "Mistletoe" | No eliminations |
| Live show 9 | Love is everything | "Story of My Life" | Safe |
| "Крадена любов" (with Darina Yotova) | |||
| Live show 10 | Tears and laughs | "I See Fire" | Safe |
| "The Lazy Song" | |||
| Semi-final | One old and one new song | "Yesterday" | Bottom two |
| "Sorry" | |||
| Final showdown | "Jealous" | Saved by majority vote | |
| Final | One solo and one duet song | "Позови меня" | Runner-up |
| "Сбогом, моя любов" (with Vasil Naydenov) | |||
| Songs of the series | "Ако си дал" | ||
2016–2018: Virginia Records, debut single and Eurovision
On 7 October 2016, his debut single "Ne si za men" was released by Virginia Records.[14] The song peaked to number 13 on the Bulgarian Singles Chart. He featured on Pavell and Venci Venc's single "Vdigam Level", which was released on 25 November 2016, and peaked to number 13 on the Bulgarian Singles Chart. On 13 March 2017, it was announced that he would represent Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Beautiful Mess".[15] He finished in second place.
2019–present: Singer
On 11 January 2019, Kostov was revealed as the last of the seven first-round performers competing on the seventh season of China's long-running singing competition, Singer, whose cast consisted of veteran Chinese singers Liu Huan, Chyi Yu, Yang Kun, Wu Tsing-fong, Zhang Xin, and Escape Plan. Kostov was also the youngest contestant in Singer's history at 18.[4][5]
| Singer 2019 performances and results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Song | Original Singer | Percentage | Rank | Result |
| Round 1 Qualifier | "Beautiful Mess" | Kristian Kostov | 14.34% | 4th | Safe (5th overall, with 12.42% combined) |
| Round 1 Knockout | "Hello" | Adele | 10.50% | 5th | |
| Round 1 Challenge | "Crazy" / "Don't" | Gnarls Barkley / Ed Sheeran | 10.69% | 6th | Safe |
| Round 2 Qualifier | "Remember" | A-Mei | 13.795% | 4th | Safe (4th overall, with 12.96% combined) |
| Round 2 Knockout | "In My Blood" / "Stitches" | Shawn Mendes | 12.125% | 5th | |
| Round 2 Challenge | "Spoiled Innocence" | Yoga Lin | 6.205% | 7th | Eliminated |
| Round 3 Qualifier | "I See Fire" | Ed Sheeran | — | Return Performance | |
| Breakouts | "Get It" / "Rift" | Kristian Kostov | 6.28% | 7th | Breakout Failure |
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Shower Thoughts |
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| Prologue[16] |
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| Mood:[17] |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [18] | FRA [19] | NLD [20] | SCO [21] | SWE [22] | SWI [23] | |||||||
| "Ne si za men" / "You Got Me Girl"[24][25] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Beautiful Mess" | 2017 | 60 | 160 | 91 | 75 | 51 | 85 | |||||
| "Слушай дождь" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Глубина" (Depth) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Ты Мой Огонь" (You Are My Fire) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "The One (I Need You)" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Burning Bridges"[26] (with Jowst) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Get It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shower Thoughts | |||||
| "Honest" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mood: | ||||
| "Better" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Things I Like" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Thinking" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Depressed On Wednesday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Take Me Back" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Psycho" (as VOSTOK) | — | — | — | — | — | — | Time | |||||
| "Welcome To The Show" (as VOSTOK) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Time" (as VOSTOK) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "2020" (as VOSTOK) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Built Different" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Alice" (as VOSTOK) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Intentional" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mine | ||||
| "Iris" (as VOSTOK) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Mine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Ready to Fly"[27] (MaxiGroove & Kristian Kostov) | 2015 | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Vdigam Level"[28] (Pavell & Venci Venc' featuring Kristian Kostov) | 2016 | SeTaaBrat | ||||||||||
| "Live It Up" (B-OK featuring Roxie and Kristian Kostov) | 2019 | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Sorry" (Tra$h featuring YKEY and Kristian Kostov) | 2023 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||
Other collaborations
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIS [29] | |||
| "Mir bez voyny"[30] (Deti Zemli featuring Open Kids, Respublika Kids, Sofia Tarasova, etc.) | 2014 | 313 | Non-album singles |
| "We Rock to Chengdu" (Han Geng featuring NICHKHUN, Park Boram and Kristian Kostov) | 2021 | - |
References
- ^ He has a double citizenship: Russian and Bulgarian.
Sources:
1. Украинский журналист Шарий напомнил СБУ о поездке фаворита "Евровидения" в Крым. Komsomolskaya pravda (in Russian). 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
Quote: "17-летний участник «Евровидения» родился в Москве и учится в столице России, живет в Болгарии, имеет российское и болгарское гражданство."
2. ""Евровидение"-2017: Пелагея переживает за свою армянку". Rambler News. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
Quote: "Я живу в России, но у меня двойное гражданство, поэтому представляю Болгарию, – сказал Костов Sobesednik.ru." - ^ "Вижте и чуйте нашия 15-годишен Кристиян от Москва - голямата музикална сензация!". trud.bg. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Kristian Kostov wins Public Choice Award at EBBAs". eurovision.tv. 18 January 2018.
- ^ a b "《歌手2019》神秘嘉賓是18歲小鮮肉！ 台灣女神強對決網驚：神仙打架". ETtoday. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ^ a b 湖南卫视歌手官方微博 (2019-01-04). "#歌手# 欢迎你，《歌手》首位00后天才歌手！ @KristianKostov克里斯". 新浪微博. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ^ "Kristian Kostov will participate in Singer 2019". EXCTRA. 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- ^ Mamsikashvili, Rezo (13 March 2017). "KRISTIAN KOSTOV WILL REPRESENT BULGARIA AT EUROVISION 2017 WITH "BEAUTIFUL MESS"". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
- ^ "Instagram".
- ^ "Russian Aeroflot plane makes emergency landing in Moscow". BBC News. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Участники детского "Голоса" готовятся к новым выступлениям". nnews.nnov.ru. 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Кои са финалистите в X Factor?". trud.bg. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Христиана Лоизу, Дарина Йотова и Кристиан Костов са финалистите в “Х Фактор”
- ^ НОВИЯТ X Factor на България е Християна Лоизу Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Младият музикален идол Кристиан Костов с дебютна песен
- ^ Jordan, Paul (13 March 2017). "Bulgaria is a 'Beautiful Mess' in 2017". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Prologue - EP by Kristian Kostov on Apple Music". iTunes. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Mood: - EP by Kristian Kostov on Apple Music". 10 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "austriancharts.at – Discographie Kristian Kostov". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "lescharts.com – Discographie Kristian Kostov". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl – Discografie Kristian Kostov". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 19 May 2017 – 25 May 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com – Discography Kristian Kostov". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "hitparade.ch – Discographie Kristian Kostov". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Не си за мен - Single by Kristian Kostov on Apple Music". iTunes. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
- ^ "You Got Me Girl - Single by Kristian Kostov on Apple Music". iTunes. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
- ^ "Burning Bridges - Single by Jowst & Kristian Kostov". iTunes. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Ready to Fly - Single by MaxiGroove & Kristian Kostov on Apple Music". iTunes. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
- ^ "Вдигам Level (feat. Kristian Kostov) - Single by Pavell & Venci Venc' on Apple Music". iTunes. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
- ^ TopHit Weekly General chart
"Mir bez voyny": "Дети земли - Мир без войны". Tophit. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
The TopHit Weekly General chart's rankings are based on airplay on 230 radio stations in Russia, as well as 200 Russian-language radio stations all over the world (in Ukraine, the CIS countries, the Baltic states, Cyprus, Israel, Germany, the United States, and Canada). - ^ Дети всей Земли призывают к миру без войны. V Gorode (in Russian). 2014-12-10. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
""Katapulta Creative Team", "Республика Kids" и "Open Art Studio" презентовали видео "Мир без войны"". Bagnet (in Russian). 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kristian Kostov.
- Kristian Kostov profile at Virginia Records (in Bulgarian)
- Kristian Kostov on Twitter
- Kristian Kostov at IMDb
| Preceded by | Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | Succeeded by Equinox with "Bones" |
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- Krassimir Avramov
- Deep Zone and Balthazar
- Equinox
- Poli Genova
- Intelligent Music Project
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- Kristian Kostov
- Sofi Marinova
- Miro
- Mariana Popova
- Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov
- Victoria
- "Angel si ti"
- "Beautiful Mess"
- "Bones"
- "DJ, Take Me Away"
- "Growing Up Is Getting Old"
- "If Love Was a Crime"
- "Illusion"
- "Intention"
- "Let Me Cry"
- "Lorraine"
- "Love Unlimited"
- "Na inat"
- "Samo shampioni"
"Tears Getting Sober"- "Water"
- Note: Entries scored out signify where Bulgaria did not compete
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