Bulgarian Eurovision icon Kristian Kostov, who came second for his country at the Contest in 2017, is back with new music. The young singer-songwriter has this week released latest single “and we didn’t even kiss”.
About “and we didn’t even kiss”
Bulgaria’s Eurovision 2017 participant Kristian Kostov has released his latest single under the ‘Kian’ moniker, “and we didn’t even kiss”. The new track is an emotional, heartfelt and sultry song about yearning and wanting someone you can’t fully have. The track, like much of the music released under the ‘Kian’ name, is in a soulful, electro RnB style.
Speaking about the new single, Kristian took to his instagram to say:
i always write from my own life and personal experiences, so there’s something very special about watching something that almost made me lose my mind turn into something i’m actually grateful for. if it had to happen for this song to exist – maybe it was worth it. i hope some of you hear yourselves in it, find a little escape in it, or at least feel less alone in all the things that never got the chance to become anything. as i said before, this one is for everyone who had to get over someone they never got to have.
The new single from Kristian Kostov is the latest to be released under the Kian moniker. The track was written by Kristian himself, with co-writing and production credits from Devin Velez and Alex Parker.
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Who is Kristian Kostov?
Bulgarian-Kazakh singer Kristian Kostov was born in Moscow in 2000 to a Kazakh mother and a Bulgarian father. At a young age, Kristian showed a passion for music. He took part in the first season of the Russian version of The Voice Kids, where he was mentored by Eurovision winner Dima Bilan. In the show, Kristian made it all the way to the finals. After his success in Russia, Kristian auditioned for the fourth season of X Factor Bulgaria in 2016. He was selected as one of the three male contestants who advanced to the live shows and would eventually make it to the finals of the show.
In 2016, following his X Factor run, Kristian released his debut single “Ne si za men”. The track was released by Virginia Records and at number 13 on the Bulgarian Singles Chart. In 2019, the Bulgarian star was announced as one of the competitors of the seventh season of China’s world famous singing competition, Singer. At the time, Kristian was the youngest contestant in Singer‘s history, at just 18 year’s old.
Kristian Kostov’s Eurovision journey
For the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Bulgarian broadcaster BNT internally selected Kristian Kostov to represent the nation, with the song “Beautiful Mess”. The song was written by members of the songwriting team Symphonix International, Borislav Milanov, Sebastian Arman, Joacim Bo Persson, Alex Omar and Alexander V. Blay
At the Contest in Kyiv, Kristian performed in the second of the Semi-Finals. It was revealed after the Contest that he was the winning performer in that Semi-Final. Advancing to the Saturday Grand Final, “Beautiful Mess” would eventually finish in second place, Bulgaria’s best result in Eurovision at that point in time. “Beautiful Mess” was awarded 615 points, at that point in the Contest’s history, the second highest points ever awarded to an entry, behind only the winner of the 2017 Contest, Salvador Sobral. Kristian received 337 points from the public televote, and 278 points from the international juries. At the Contest in Austria in 2026, Kristian returned to the stage as part of the 70th anniversary Eurovision celebration performance.
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