Christian costov number. The Bulgarian Eurovision participant has Kazakh roots
Christian Kostov was born on March 15, 2000 in Moscow. The mother of a young vocalist named Zaura is a native of Kazakhstan. Christian's father's name is Konstantin, he is Bulgarian by nationality.
Christian himself does not consider his family musical. Assessing the musical taste of his parents, he assures that he grew up listening to good music. His father is a connoisseur of the works of Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, Bryan Adams, Queen and Elton John. Mother loves the music of George Michael, Stevie Wonder and Ella Fitzgerald.
Already at an early age the boy was drawn to the art of music. Therefore, when Christian was barely six years old, his parents decided to enroll him in the Moscow children’s vocal ensemble “Fidgets”.
So, by the age of 14, Kostov could boast of participating in a concert in the Kremlin with Yulia Nachalova, various performances as part of “Fidgets” both in Russia and abroad, as well as at the opening of Eurovision 2010, which took place in Moscow. The next year, he already became one of the winners of the international children's competition Sound Kids, winning the Grand Prix. Thus, Christian became a representative of the Jazz Parking production center. It was here that he gained extensive experience performing live.
In 2012, Kostov, as a participant from Bulgaria, took seventh place in the “Children's New Wave” popular music competition. In the same year, he received an invitation to a children's project led by Lina Arifulina - “School of Music”. At this competition he was one of the three winners.
In 2013, at the age of 13, Christian Kostov decided to take part in the debut season of the television project “Voice.Children” in Russia. Its mentors were well-known figures of the domestic musical community - Dima Bilan, Pelageya and Maxim Fadeev.
For the casting on March 14, 2014, Kostov chose the Alicia Keys song “If I Ain’t Got You.” The successful performance of the hit at the blind auditions ensured him great success: not one of the project’s mentors could remain indifferent to his singing. However, Christian gave preference to working with Bilan, which he never regretted.
The same song gave him a ticket to the finals, where he performed the composition “Rozhden Anusi” “You Know”. But the audience gave more votes to Christian Kostov's opponent, Lev Axelrod, who went to the super final to represent Dima Bilan's team. According to Christian himself, without such a mentor he would not have become a finalist.
A successful performance at a Russian music competition contributed to the singer’s desire to continue his musical career, and in 2015 he became a participant in the “X Factor” project in Bulgaria. After passing the casting, it turned out that Christian is the youngest vocalist to take part in the fourth season of the show.
On the project he performed both solo and in duets. In one of the stages with Darina Yotova, Christian Kostov performed the song “Stolen Love”. Also in the final of the competition, which took place on January 25, 2016, he sang together with Vasil Naydenov a song called “With God, my love” and took second place.
In the summer of 2015, Christian Kostov released his debut video for the song “Listen to the Rain,” written by Natalya Pavlova. The video was filmed in St. Petersburg.
At the beginning of October last year, the singer released another video for the song “Ne si za men.” The author of the song's lyrics is Ventsislav Chanov, the music and arrangement were written by Isaac Evans, Ray Hedges and Nigel Butler. Vasil Stefanov directed a video for it.
For the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, which will take place in Kyiv from 9 to 13 May 2017, Bulgaria nominated Christian Kostov as its representative. This became known on March 13, 2017. The 17-year-old singer is no stranger to being the youngest participant in vocal competitions, and Eurovision was no exception.
Christian will perform "Beautiful Mess" in the second semi-final on May 11, 2017. The song was written by a collaboration of three composers: one of them is Swedish by nationality, the second is Austrian, and the third is a native of Bulgaria. The song, dedicated to those who stand for what they believe in with all their hearts, was written specifically for the competition.
Christian Konstantinov Kostov. Born on March 15, 2000 in Moscow. Russian and Bulgarian singer. Finalist of season 1 of “The Voice.” Children". Representative of Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
Father - Konstantin Kostov, Bulgarian.
Mother - Zaura, Kazakh.
"Russia gave me everything that I have today. I was born in Russia, and started my creative career there", he said.
From an early age he was interested in music. Started training in the studio in 2006 "Fidgets". And in the same year he performed at the Kremlin Palace together with, participated in numerous concerts at various venues in Moscow.
Together with the group “Fidgets” he went on tour throughout Russia and abroad. “Fidgets” have repeatedly participated in various competitions. In 2009, they had the honor of opening Eurovision in Moscow.
In 2011, he won the Grand Prix at the international children's competition “Sound Kids”. Christian was accepted as a resident of the production center Jazz Parking under the management of Alexey Batychenko, in which he gained important experience.
In 2012, Christian represented Bulgaria at the Children's New Wave 2012, taking seventh place. In October of the same year, he was invited to become a participant in the new children's television project “School of Music” by Lina Arifulina, where he performed with popular artists, including Batyrkhan Shukenov, and took third place.
In the fall of 2013, Christian successfully passed the casting (blind auditions) of the first season of the Russian television project "Voice. Children". At the blind auditions, Christian performed Alicia Keys' song "If I Ain't Got You." All three mentors turned to him, he chose the team.
Then he performed Andrei Grizzly’s song “This Music”. And at the “Knockout Song” stage, he again performed Alicia Keys’ song “If I Ain’t Got You,” which secured his ticket to the final. In the finale, Christian performed Rozhden Anusi’s song “You Know.”
In the summer of 2015, at the age of 15, Christian Kostov took part in the 4th season of the talent show "The X Factor Bulgaria". Having successfully passed the casting, he became the youngest participant in the fourth season. Before this, Christian, who was rapidly moving towards the final in the semi-finals of the show, together with the group “AVA”, became a contender for relegation. But the judges gave their votes in favor of Christian, and he made it to the finals.
At the finale of the show, he performed the song of the Lyube group “Call Me”, and also sang a duet with Vasil Naydenov - they together performed the song “With God, my love”. For the final song he chose Emil Dimitrov's song "Ako si dal". And according to the results of the audience voting, Christian took 2nd place.
In 2016, Christian signed a contract with the music label Virginia Records (Bulgaria). On October 7, 2016, he released his debut single with the song “Ne si za men” (“Not for me”). The lyrics were written by Venci Venc', with music and arrangement by Ray Hedges, Nigel Butler and Isaac Evans. The song was in first place for two weeks in the national hit parade of Bulgarian songs most often heard on radio and television.
In addition, as a guest artist, Christian Kostov recorded the song “Vdigam Level” with the duet Pavell & Venci Venc, which spent 14 weeks in a row at the top of the same chart.
At the beginning of 2017, he was accepted to Berkeley, where he will study in 2018.
On March 13, 2017, it was officially announced that Christian Kostov will represent Bulgaria at the adult competition Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv. Christian's candidacy was approved by the broadcaster through an internal selection process. He performs with the song “Beautiful Mess” (composers of this song are Borislav Milanov from Bulgaria, Sebastian Armann from Austria, and Joakim Bo Persson from Sweden).
He said about his composition: “The song says that the world is in chaos, every day something bad happens, it’s not clear what we can expect from the future... And the only thing that helps us move forward is love, not only love between two people, but love for everything that surrounds us."
He is the youngest participant in the 2017 competition. “I really want to win Eurovision. I represent not only myself, but the whole of Bulgaria, all Bulgarians from all over the world. This is a big responsibility,” said Christian.
Pau took second place, behind Portuguese representative Salvador Sobral.
Christian Kostov - Beautiful Mess
It’s interesting that he took part in the concert at the Artek MDS. However, Kyiv did not dare to quarrel with an EU member state. Christian expressed words of support to a Russian woman whose entry into the Eurovision 2017 contest was blocked by the Kiev regime.
Christian Kostov's height: 183 centimeters.
Personal life of Christian Kostov:
Not married.
Christian was friends with Ragda Khanieva, a super-finalist of the “Voice. Children". There were rumors that they were dating. However, whether it was just friendship or something more is not known.
Loves extreme sports. He said: “I love extreme situations. I love to climb on roofs, I’m not afraid of anything... I often go to the mountains. I love to climb skyscrapers.”
Singles by Christian Kostov:
2015 - “Ready to Fly”
2015 - “Listen to the rain”
2016 - “Don’t sit for me”
2016 - “Vdigam Level”
2017 - “You Got Me Girl”
2017 - “Beautiful Mess”
Video clips of Christian Kostov:
2014 - “When I was your man”
2014 - “A world without war”
2015 - “Buchenwald Alarm”
2015 - “Listen to the rain”
2015 - “Titanium”
2016 - “Pair of wings”
2016 - “Ne si za men”
2016 - “Let it go”
2016 - “Vdigam LEVEL”
2016 - “We are one country”
2016 - “Give me love”
2017 - “You got me girl”
2017 - “Taste the feeling”
2017 - “Beautiful Mess”
Christian Kostov represents Bulgaria at Eurovision in Kyiv. But this is exactly the case when a performer from Russia becomes the favorite of the song competition even in conditions when Kyiv did everything possible to sabotage our performance.
Let us remind you that Yulia Samoilova was not allowed into Ukraine, citing her participation in the Crimean concert. At the same time, the so-called SBU professionals overlooked Kostov. Meanwhile, this young performer took part in a concert on the fields of Artek in 2014 - at the moment when Crimea returned to Russia. Kostov also lives in Moscow, but due to his origin, he also represents Bulgaria at various kinds of song competitions. Constantinople found out what is so remarkable about this young singer, who after the second semi-final of Eurovision 2017 began to be called a favorite and, moreover, a student of Dima Bilan...
Christian Kostov. Biography
Christian Kostov was born on March 15, 2000 in Moscow, Russia. His mother Zaura is Kazakh, his father Konstantin Kostov is Bulgarian. From early childhood, Christian was interested in music, and his parents decided to send him to the Fidget studio.
In 2006, he was cast in the group "Fidgets" and began his training there. In the same year, he performed at the Kremlin Palace together with Yulia Nachalova, and participated in numerous concerts at various venues in Moscow. Together with the group he went on tour throughout Russia and abroad. "Fidgets" have repeatedly participated in various competitions. In 2009 they opened Eurovision in Moscow.
In 2011, Kostov won the Grand Prix at the international children's competition Sound Kids. Became a resident of the Jazz Parking production center. In 2012, he represented Bulgaria at the Children's New Wave 2012, where he took seventh place. In October of the same year, he was invited to the new children's television project "School of Music" by Lina Arifulina, where he performed with popular artists, including Batyrkhan Shukenov, and took third place.
At the age of 13, in the fall of 2013, Kostov passed blind auditions for the first season of the Russian television project “The Voice. Children,” where he performed Alicia Keys’ song If I Ain’t Got You. All three mentors turned to him, he chose Dima Bilan’s team.
At the next stage of the “Battle” Kostov performed with Andrei Grizzly’s song “This Music”.
In the “Song Bang” stage, he also performed Keys’ song If I Ain’t Got You, which secured his ticket to the final.
In the finale he performed Rozhden Anusi's song "You Know".
Christian Kostov in Crimea
On June 1, 2014, he took part in a concert at the Artek International Children's Center, Crimea. Video blogger Anatoly Shariy pointed out this fact in the next episode of his program -. However, the SBU of Ukraine chose not to notice what was said. No sanctions were applied to young Kostov.
Christian Kostov. "Eurovision"
On March 13, 2017, it was officially announced that Christian Kostov will represent Bulgaria at Eurovision 2017 in May in Kyiv. On May 11, in the 2nd half of the 2nd semi-final, Kostov performed the song Beautiful Mess. He became the youngest participant in the competition this year.
By the way, in the winter of 2017, Kostov was accepted into Berkeley, where, due to graduating from high school and participating in Eurovision 2017, he will begin his studies in 2018.
Christian Kostov. Dima Bilan
Eurovision 2017 was marked by the rise of a new star: Christian Kostov, performing from Bulgaria, won the hearts of the audience. If you believe the tabloids, Christian is a citizen of two countries at once, Russia and Bulgaria, but there is another interesting detail in his biography: his mother Zaura is Kazakh by birth. the site decided to tell its readers how Christian went to fame.
Christian was born in Moscow on March 15, 2000. As he claims, he never had any musical talent, but his mother and aunt persistently insisted that he take up vocals. At the age of six, Christian was cast in the group "Fidgets" and began his training there. But he was never a soloist: according to Christian himself, he was “average” - he never stood out from the crowd and always sang as part of a group. The memory of this evokes sad emotions in him; in one of the interviews he even cried while talking about the difficulties in “Fidgets”. His mother Zaura, as it turned out, was not even aware of the child’s problems.
In the Kremlin, he performed as part of a group together with Yulia Nachalova in the same 2006. Then his star life began - numerous tours throughout Russia and abroad. And in 2009, he, along with other children, performed at the opening of Eurovision in Moscow.
In 2011, Kostov won the Grand Prix of the international children's competition Sound Kids and a resident of the Jazz Parking production center. In 2012, Kostov represented Bulgaria at the Children's New Wave 2012, where he took seventh place. In October of the same year, he was invited to become a participant in the new children's television project "School of Music" by Lina Arifulina, where he performed with popular artists, including Batyrkhan Shukenov, and took third place.
At the age of 13, in the fall of 2013, Kostov passed the blind auditions of the first season of the Russian television project “The Voice. Children.” All three mentors turned to him, he chose Dima Bilan’s team. The boy made a splash and gained great popularity, reaching the finals of the project.
In the summer of 2015, at the age of 15, Christian Kostov took part in the fourth season of the talent show The X Factor Bulgaria. After passing the casting, he became the youngest participant in the fourth season. Several brilliant performances on the project’s stage secured him second place in the competition and a contract with the Bulgarian music label Virginia Records. His first single remained at the top of the Bulgarian charts for two weeks.
In March of this year, the singer turned 17 years old, and this year his career took a new turn. He became the youngest participant in Eurovision this year and one of the main contenders for victory (according to bookmakers, his main competitor is Italian Francesco Gabbiani).
There were a lot of rumors and speculation surrounding Christian’s participation in the competition. For example, skeptics assumed that the young man would not be allowed into Ukraine because in 2014 he performed at a concert in Crimea - at the Artek children's camp. For the same reason, Russian participant Yulia Samoilova was denied entry. But it turned out that Christian visited Crimea even before the introduction of new rules for crossing the Ukrainian border, so nothing prevented his participation in the competition.
On the contrary, according to bookmakers, the scandal with Yulia Samoilova brought additional points to Christian Kostov. It is assumed that the Russian-speaking part of voters may give preference to the Bulgarian performer - for the reason that he was born and lives in Moscow.
The young Bulgarian receives enormous support from Russian pop stars, especially from his former mentor.
“I can’t single out many people this year, but what he is doing at the age of 17 is worthy of world attention!!! How quickly time flies, and an artist who was just a child produces such tracks and such an approach to music!!! He represents Bulgaria, but he is also our hero!) I have a direct connection with him and feel some moral responsibility for what is happening now, because I had the opportunity to work with this talented musician on the project #voiceofchildren! It will surprise you for many, many years if you choose him as your musical hero!!!" - Dima Bilan wrote in his Instagram post.
26 contestants take part in the Eurovision final. Ten of them were determined in the semi-finals on May 9. Six more participants automatically qualified for the finals - these are representatives of the five founding countries of the competition (Great Britain, Italy, Spain, France and Germany) and Ukraine, the host of the festival. The finalist of the competition will be determined on May 13.
Name: Kristian Kostov
Date of Birth: March 15, 2000
Age:
17 years
Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia
Height: 183
Activity: singer, participant in music shows, silver medalist of Eurovision 2017
Family status: not married
Christian Kostov: biography
Christian Kostov was born in the capital of Russia on March 15, 2000. The mother of a young vocalist named Zaura is a native of Kazakhstan. Christian's father's name is Konstantin, he is Bulgarian by nationality.Christian himself does not consider his family musical, as he admitted in an interview in 2014. Assessing the musical taste of his parents, he assures that he grew up listening to good music. His father is a connoisseur of the works of Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, Bryan Adams, Queen and Elton John. Mother loves the music of George Michael, Stevie Wonder and Ella Fitzgerald.
Singer Christian Kostov
Already at an early age the boy was drawn to the art of music. Therefore, when Christian was barely six years old, his parents decided to enroll him in the Moscow children’s vocal ensemble “Fidgets”.So, by the age of 14, Kostov could boast of participating in a concert in the Kremlin with Yulia Nachalova, various performances as part of “Fidgets” both in Russia and abroad, as well as at the opening of Eurovision 2010, which took place in Moscow. The next year, he already became one of the winners of the international children's competition Sound Kids, winning the Grand Prix. Thus, Christian became a representative of the Jazz Parking production center. It was here that he gained extensive experience performing live.
Christian Kostov sang in “Fidgets”
In 2012, Kostov, as a participant from Bulgaria, took seventh place in the “Children's New Wave” popular music competition. In the same year, he received an invitation to a children's project led by Lina Arifulina - “School of Music”. At this competition he was one of the three winners."Voice.Children"
In 2013, at the age of 13, Christian Kostov decided to take part in the debut season of the television project “Voice.Children” in Russia. Its mentors were well-known figures of the domestic musical community - Dima Bilan, Pelageya and Maxim Fadeev.For the casting on March 14, 2014, Kostov chose the Alicia Keys song “If I Ain’t Got You.” The successful performance of the hit at the blind auditions ensured him great success: not one of the project’s mentors could remain indifferent to his singing. However, Christian gave preference to working with Bilan, which he never regretted.
The same song gave him a ticket to the finals, where he performed the composition “Rozhden Anusi” “You Know”. But the audience gave more votes to Christian Kostov's opponent, Lev Axelrod, who went to the super final to represent Dima Bilan's team. According to Christian himself, without such a mentor he would not have become a finalist.
"X Factor"
A successful performance at a Russian music competition contributed to the singer’s desire to continue his musical career, and in 2015 he became a participant in the “X Factor” project in Bulgaria. After passing the casting, it turned out that Christian is the youngest vocalist to take part in the fourth season of the show.
Christian Kostov in the show "X Factor"
On the project he performed both solo and in duets. In one of the stages with Darina Yotova, Christian Kostov performed the song “Stolen Love”. Also in the final of the competition, which took place on January 25, 2016, he sang together with Vasil Naydenov a song called “With God, my love” and took second place.Creation
In the summer of 2015, Christian Kostov released his debut video for the song “Listen to the Rain,” written by Natalya Pavlova. The video was filmed in St. Petersburg.At the beginning of October last year, the singer released another video for the song “Ne si za men.” The author of the song's lyrics is Ventsislav Chanov, the music and arrangement were written by Isaac Evans, Ray Hedges and Nigel Butler. Vasil Stefanov directed a video for it.
Eurovision 2017
For the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, which took place in Kyiv from 9 to 13 May 2017, Bulgaria nominated Christian Kostov as its representative. This became known on March 13, 2017. The 17-year-old singer is no stranger to being the youngest participant in vocal competitions, and Eurovision was no exception.
Christian Kostov today
Christian performed "Beautiful Mess" in the final on May 13, 2017. The song was written by a collaboration of three composers: one of them is Swedish by nationality, the second is Austrian, and the third is a native of Bulgaria. The song, dedicated to those who stand for what they believe in with all their hearts, was written specifically for the competition.As a result, 17-year-old Christian took second place, losing only to the singer from Portugal. Note that the young man beat all the favorites that the bookmakers were targeting.
Kostov’s “Beautiful Mess” video for Eurovision 2017 has already received more than a hundred thousand views.
Personal life
In 2014, rumors began to actively spread on the Internet and in the press about Christian Kostov’s affair with the super-finalist of the “Voice.Children” project, Ragda Khanieva. At some point, Ragda began to be seriously considered his girlfriend.