Childhood
Christian Kostov was born in the capital of Russia on March 15, 2000. His birthday fell on the zodiac sign of Pisces. 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.
Singer Christian Kostov
Christian himself does not consider his family musical, as he admitted in an interview in 2014. Assessing his parents' musical taste, he assures that he grew up listening to good music. His father appreciates the work 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”. Participation in the life of a musical group predetermined Christian’s creative biography. Creativity captivated the boy and became the meaning of his life.
Christian Kostov sang in “Fidgets”
So, by the age of 14, Kostov could boast of participating in a concert in the Kremlin with Yulia Nachalova, performing as part of Fidget 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. Here he gained extensive experience performing live.
Parents of Christian Kostov
Christian Kostov's father's name is Kostyusha, he is Bulgarian. The mother of the young talent is from Kazakhstan, her name is Zaura. She admits:
Christian was introduced to music by my eldest son, Daniel. I always say, what is it? Christian is his project.
Despite the fact that all the father’s relatives are Christians, and the mother’s are Muslims, all traditions and holidays of both sides are honored in the family.
Zaura temporarily did business in Moscow, her parents raised their grandson. Due to his maternal grandparents, the beloved understands the Kazakh language.
The biography of Christian Kostov has one interesting fact: in Kazakhstan the boy managed to pay a visit twice. Most of all, his attention fell on the picturesque mountains and national cuisine. This delighted the little performer.
In the words of Christian himself, his family cannot be noted as musical. However, he is sure that he and his brother grew up receiving decent music. His parents really appreciate the music of Elton John, Frank Sinatra, Queen, Tamara Jones and others.
Music
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”. He was one of the top three winners at this show.
"Voice. Children" - Christian Kostov
In 2013, at the age of 13, Christian Kostov decided to take part in the debut season of the television project “The Voice. Children" in Russia. Its mentors were well-known figures of the Russian 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 preferred working with Bilan, which he never regretted.
Christian Kostov “You Know” - Finale “The Voice.Children”
The same song gave him a ticket to the finals, where he performed Rozhden Anusi’s composition “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.
Darina Yotova and Christian Kostov - “Stolen Love”
On the project he performed both solo and in duets. At 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, 2020, he sang together with Vasil Naydenov a song called “With God, my love” and took second place.
In the summer of 2020, Christian Kostov released his debut video for the song “Listen to the Rain,” written by Natalya Pavlova. The video was filmed in St. Petersburg.
Christian Kostov at Eurovision in Kyiv
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 took place in Kyiv from 9 to 13 May 2020, Bulgaria nominated Christian Kostov as its representative. This became known on March 13, 2020. The 17-year-old singer is no stranger to being the youngest participant in vocal competitions, and Eurovision was no exception.
Christian Kostov at Eurovision - Beautiful Mess
Christian performed the song "Beautiful Mess" in the final on May 13, 2017. The song was written in the 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 Salvador Sobral. Let us note that the young man beat all the favorites that the bookmakers were focusing on.
Kostov’s “Beautiful Mess” video for Eurovision 2017 has already received hundreds of thousands of views.
Christian Kostov and Dima Bilan
Christian Kostov took part in a tour after the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The news of his participation being confirmed was a great present for him on his 17th birthday. He shares his successes with the public on Instagram. The artist duplicates many posts on Twitter and VKontakte. You can also see his current photos there. Christian loves to participate in fashion photo shoots; the guy changes his hair color, periodically dyeing his hair blond or simply decorating himself with light strands. According to some reports, Christian's height is 183 cm and his weight reaches 75 kg.
Christian’s activities in participating in “The Voice.” Children"
In 2011, Christian Kostov became the proud winner of the Grand Prize at an international children's competition. The name of the competition is melodious - Sound Kids.
In 2012, Russian singer Christian Kostov had the chance to be a member of a production center with the beautiful name Jazz Parking. A little later, young Christian manages to become a representative of Bulgaria in the “New Children's Wave-2009”. There he takes seventh place.
October of the same year brought new information to the biography of Christian Kostov: the snotty-nosed performer received an invitation to participate in the “School of Music”. This is a new children's television project. There, along with popular artists, the devil performs at a high level. His work was appreciated: sympathy becomes the proud owner of third place.
Christian never despairs if he gets second or third place. He understands that he has failed somewhere, but this is not a reason to stop.
Personal life
In 2014, rumors about Christian Kostov’s affair with the super-finalist of the “Voice” project began to actively spread on the Internet and in the press. Children" by Ragda Khanieva. At some point, Ragda began to be seriously considered his girlfriend.
Christian Kostov and Ragda Hanieva
However, Christian himself denied this information in a quick interview for his fan club. He was connected only by friendship with the young singer.
Participation in “Voice. Guys"
In the fall of 2013, when he was thirteen, he participated in the “Voice.Children” project. Having easily passed the screening, and then the blind auditions, he got into the next stage of selection. He performed the song If I Ain't Got You. Of all three mentors who turned to him, the lover chooses to become Dima Bilan’s ward. And I was right. Christian walked into the expected stage confidently, with the song “This Mouzon” from Andrey Grizzly.
Next was the “Song for elimination” period, after passing which the participants ended up in the ending. Christian Kostov again chooses the song If I Ain't Got You and ends up in the epilogue. Ant. Start. The final is a difficult stage, but this, that is, usually did not stop the young singer. He performed Rozhden Anusi’s song “You Know,” which proved his professionalism to everyone. Unfortunately, he dropped out in the final, giving the victory to Alisa Kozhikina.
Christian Kostov now
In 2020, there were changes in the singer’s personal life. Christian Kostov began to be noticed in the company of two-time silver medalist of the 2018 Olympics Evgenia Medvedeva. It is assumed that the young people met on a talk show dedicated to Eurovision. Evgenia’s departure to Toronto, where the girl continued to train under the guidance of Brian Orser, did not interfere with close communication.
The young figure skater still communicates with Christian virtually. There is no talk of Medvedeva becoming Kostov’s wife, but the girl intrigued fans with a photo of a diamond ring, which she posted on social networks.
Christian Kostov and Evgenia Medvedeva
In January 2020, the artist won the EBBA - European Border Breakers Award, as well as the Public Choice Award, which is determined by popular vote. Christian represented Bulgaria at the award ceremony.
The singer’s popularity also dictated the increase in the rhythm of his life. Kostov’s fans created the Team Kris community; his performances are awaited in different parts of the world. In a week, Kostov manages to visit three countries with concerts.
Christian Kostov - "Depth"
Christian Kostov has a personal channel on YouTube hosting, where the young man posts the latest recordings of cover versions he performed, and footage of programs in which he has recently participated. In the fall, the singer presented the hit “Depth”; in six months the video collected about a million views. Now he is planning to release a mini-album, called “Get it”. The premiere is scheduled for July 27.
Eurovision 2017
On March 13, 2020, it officially became known that Christian will become the youngest participant in Eurovision 2017, where he will perform from Bulgaria with the song Beautiful Mess. The alcohol was prepared for Euro 2017 in an intensive mode, rehearsing for six to eight hours on Christmas Eve, every day. In the final of Euro 2017, held on May 13 of this year, Christian Kostov became the proud owner of 2nd place with 615 points. This is an all-time record for Bulgaria!
