Kristian Konstantinov Kostov (; born 15 March 2000) is a Bulgarian-Kazakh singer.He has a double citizenship: Russian and Bulgarian.Sources:1. Quote: "17-летний участник «Евровидения» родился в Москве и учится в столице России, живет в Болгарии, имеет российское и болгарское гражданство."2. Quote: "Я живу в России, но у меня двойное гражданство, поэтому представляю Болгарию, – сказал Костов Sobesednik.ru." He was a finalist in season one of The Voice Kids Russia and a runner-up in the fourth season of X Factor Bulgaria. 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. In January 2019, he was one of seven singers who performed in the seventh season of Singer (previously I Am a Singer).
Personal life
Kostov was born in Moscow to a Kazakh mother and a Bulgarian father. He has an older brother, Daniel, and a younger sister, Sofia. 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.
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. After his success in Russia, Kristian auditioned for the fourth season of X Factor Bulgaria as he is of Bulgarian origin. He was selected as one of the three male contestants who advanced to the live shows and became one of the finalists.Христиана Лоизу, Дарина Йотова и Кристиан Костов са финалистите в “Х Фактор” 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.НОВИЯТ X Factor на България е Християна Лоизу 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.Младият музикален идол Кристиан Костов с дебютна песен The song peaked at 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". 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 Singers history at 18.
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-Mei13.795%4th Safe(4th overall, with 12.96% combined) Round 2 Knockout"In My Blood" / "Stitches"Shawn Mendes12.125%5th Round 2 Challenge "Spoiled Innocence" Yoga Lin 6.205% 7th Eliminated Round 3 Qualifier "I See Fire" Ed Sheeran colspan=2 Return Performance Breakouts "Get It" / "Rift" Kristian Kostov 6.28% 7th Breakout Failure
He appeared as an interval act on the night of the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria.
Discography Extended plays Title Details Shower Thoughts Released: 10 August 2018 Label: Symphonix Formats: Digital download Prologue Released: 15 March 2019 Label: Universal Music Formats: Digital download Mood: Released: 10 July 2020 Label: Polydor Records Formats: Digital download
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUT FRA NLD SCO SWE SWI "Ne si za men" / "You Got Me Girl" 2016 — — — — — — rowspan="7" "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"(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 — — — — — — rowspan="2" "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"(MaxiGroove & Kristian Kostov) 2015 "Vdigam Level"(Pavell & Venci Venc' featuring Kristian Kostov) 2016 SeTaaBrat "Live It Up" 2019 rowspan="2" "Sorry" 2023 "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Other collaborations Title Year Peak chart positions Album CISTopHit Weekly General chart"Mir bez voyny": 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). "Mir bez voyny"(Deti Zemli featuring Open Kids, Respublika Kids, Sofia Tarasova, etc.) 2014 313 rowspan="2" "We Rock to Chengdu"(Han Geng featuring NICHKHUN, Park Boram and Kristian Kostov) 2021 -
Awards and nominations
Berlin Music Video Awards The Berlin Music Video Awards is an international festival that promotes the art of music videos. +YearNominated workAwardResultRef.2026"I AM YOU"Best Cinematography
References
External links
Kristian Kostov profile at Virginia Records