Kristian Kostov
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Kris |
| Born |
March 15, 2000 Moscow, Russia |
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| Years active | 2014 – present |
| Labels | Virginia Records |
Kristian Kostov (Russian: Кристиан Костов, born 15 March 2000) is a Bulgarian-Russian singer and songwriter. He was a finalist in Season 1 of the Russian Golos Kids and a runner-up in the 4th season of Bulgarian X Factor.[1]
Career
2014:The Voice Kids Russia
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.[2]
2015–2016:X Factor Bulgaria
After his success in Russia, Kristian decided during his visit to Bulgaria to audition for X Factor Bulgaria as he is of Bulgarian origin.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
| 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 laught | "I See Fire" | Safe |
| "The Lazy Song" | |||
| Semi-final | One old and one new song | "Yesterday" | Bottom two (3rd) |
| "Sorry" | |||
| Final showdown | "Jealous" | ||
| 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–present:Virginia Records and debut singles
On 7 October 2016 his debut single "Ne si za men" was released by Virginia Records. The song was writen by Venci Venc' and music and arrangement by Ray Hedges, Nigel Butler and Isaac Evans.[6]
Discography
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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| BUL | ||||||||||||
| "Ne si za men" | 2016 | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Вижте и чуйте нашия 15-годишен Кристиян от Москва - голямата музикална сензация!". trud.bg. 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "Участники детского "Голоса" готовятся к новым выступлениям". nnews.nnov.ru. 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "Кои са финалистите в X Factor?". trud.bg. 21 October 2015.
- ↑ Христиана Лоизу, Дарина Йотова и Кристиан Костов са финалистите в “Х Фактор”
- ↑ НОВИЯТ X Factor на България е Християна Лоизу
- ↑ Младият музикален идол Кристиан Костов с дебютна песен