Also known as Chris Labels X Factor Genres Pop
folk
acoustic Name Kristian Kostov | Instruments Vocals
guitar, piano Years active 2014 – present | |
Born March 15, 2000 (age 24)
Moscow, Russia ( 2000-03-15 ) Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
musician
actor | ||
Associated acts Ed Sheeran, Sting | ||
when i was your man bruno mars kristian kostov cover
Kristian Konstantinov Kostov (Bulgarian: Кристиан Константинов Костов, Russian: Кристиа́н Константи́нов Ко́стов; born 15 March 2000) is a Bulgarian-Russian singer. 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 2nd place.
Contents
- when i was your man bruno mars kristian kostov cover
- Kristian kostov at ring mall iohawk ride
- Early life
- 20142016 The Voice Kids Russia X Factor Bulgaria
- 2016present Virginia Records debut single and Eurovision
- Filmography
- References
Kristian kostov at ring mall iohawk ride
Early life
Kostov was born in Moscow to a Kazakh mother and Bulgarian father. He has a brother and a sister. As a child, he learned Bulgarian and English from his father, and is known for his fluency and almost native proficiency in English.
2014–2016: The Voice Kids Russia & X Factor Bulgaria
Kostov participated in the Russian version of The Voice, Golos. He was part of the first season of the kids version of the show where his mentor was Dima Bilan and Kostov got to the finals. After his success in Russia, Kristian decided during his visit to Bulgaria to audition for X Factor Bulgaria as he is of Bulgarian origin. He made it to the final of the show after he was on elimination with the group A.V.A. but was chosen by the judges to go to the final. On the final of season 4, he performed solo the Lyube's song "Позови меня" and made a duet with Vasil Naydenov performing the song "Сбогом, Моя Любов". For the final song he chose Emil Dimitrov's song "Ако си Дал", but he finished in seсond place as Christiana Louizu won the show.
2016–present: Virginia Records, debut single and Eurovision
On 7 October, 2016, his debut single "Ne si za men" was released by Virginia Records. The song was written by Venci Venc' and music and arrangement by Ray Hedges, Nigel Butler and Isaac Evans. The song peaked to number 13 on the Bulgarian Singles Chart. He featured on Pavell & Venci Venc's single "Vdigam Level". The song 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 is the first singer at Eurovision to have been born in the 2000s decade. He finished second in the contest, which was a new best result for Bulgaria, following Poli Genova finishing in fourth place in the 2016 contest.