Kristian Kostov
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Kostov in 2017
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| Birth name | Kristian Konstantinov Kostov |
| Also known as | Kris |
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15 March 2000 Moscow, Russia |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Virginia |
Kristian Konstantinov Kostov (Bulgarian: Кристиан Константинов Костов, born 15 March 2000 in Moscow) is a Russian-Bulgarian singer. He was a finalist in season one of the 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.
Kostov was born in Moscow to a Bulgarian father and a Kazakh mother. As a child, he learned Bulgarian and English from his father, and is known for his fluency and almost native proficiency in English.
Kostov participed 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.
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