BEAUTIFUL MESS 

KRISTIAN KOSTOV

SECHUK JURY

Rating

 203.5/320 (63.6%)

INTERNATIONAL JURY

BULGARIA

INT

JURY TOTAL

111

Amar

Not exactly what I was expecting from Bulgaria this year, but I'm still pretty impressed. This is a very contemporary and modern boy-band/young Justin Bieber type of ballad that should perform well with a large Eurovision demographic. 

7

Benedek

Second year in a row when i like Bulgaria . This song is one of the strongest this year. His chances depends on the live performance but if the singer will be able to deliver it will slay. I think Bulgaria has a good chance again for top 10. This will qualify easy.

9

Christos

Bulgaria …hmmmm. I am a little bit confused with this song. I compare this with the amazing very first entry of the country in Kiev in 2005 that it hadn’t been managed to go to the final. So modern with amazing voice, music, lyrics and I am very happy for my Balkan friends that they have the right way to the trophy… It is much more than possible to see Bulgaria in the top 3… or less highly… For sure a nice song in this year’s contest 

8

Daria

This is just not my stuff and I don’t feel anything while listening to the ballad. Absolutely nothing to remember.

6.5

Douwe

Bulgaria turn to the same team who were behind Poli's 'ILWAC' for 2017. Kristian is a fantastic talent and the youngest performer in Kyiv. Sleek production, well-polished and the traditional instruments add more flavour but 'Beautiful Mess' is quite generic and there is a lack of authenticity and emotion (in spite of the poignant lyrics). If he pulls off the live and the staging is as good as last year this is definitely qualifying but not a winner and Australia does it better in the battle of the best youngster ballad.

7

Elena

A beautiful ballad, but oh so slow. I realise a ballad is supposed to be slow, but this is so slow I find myself thinking about everything else when trying to listen to this song. I think this song will be forgotten as soon as it ends.

3

Frederico

Even though I don’t like this much I have to recognise that this is a strong entry, it’s just not for me. With a good performance and staging on the night I think this could do really very well.

5

José

Lyrics, vocals and musical arrangements together make one of the best Bulgarians entries ever. I found it exotic, and even when is a ballad in a year of ballads, it doesn't feel like "another ballad". I don't know how Kristian can do live, but I wish Bulgaria a great success.

8

Mark L

A really lovely song, but now there are a batch of songs by male singers that sound similar, ( Bulgaria , Ireland , Australia ) I think they will ruin each others chances

7

Melissa

This is lovely! Kristian has a nice voice, the song is very well mixed and has a nice build to it. One of the better ballads in this year's selection. I genuinely cannot think of a bad thing to say about "Beautiful Mess"

9

Octavio

Great choice and impressive voice. Catchy melody , deep lyrics , powerful voice. That's an amazing song which touches our souls deeply, Sounds like a really professional and confident singer.

10

Paul C

This is a very nice entry from Bulgaria . Kristian has a very nice voice, its a nice and peaceful ballad. 

8

Pia

not a ballad again .....ok his song is quite pretty, and he sings it well , but as I said before , ballads ,ballads ballads .......

5

Roberto

I had, again, the classic feeling : I've heard this before, and maybe many times. Not a beautiful mess, just a mess. Quite tedious and pale. It leaves me uninterested.

4

Roy

I did expect something similar to their success of 2016 but I doubt if they will have the same success. The singer is young but with a strong voice but the song itself did not touch me at all

6

Samantha

Like Australia , Kristian's mature voice belies his age. The song is modern, evocative, and deep, with a hint of ethnicity...more than just a standard love ballad. 

8.5

UNITED KINGDOM JURY

BULGARIA

UK

JURY TOTAL

92.5

Andrew G

boring song and I think it will get lost in the contest

3

Danny

Poli gave Bulgaria their best result ever last year, and they’re sticking with the same composers this year. It’s a decent enough track which is very contemporary and seems to be doing amazingly in the bookies odds, but for me it lacks that certain something that Poli’s song had. It should do fairly well, but it is not going to eclipse last year’s result.

6

David B

Another angst-ridden ballad. It's OK but hard to distinguish from many others this year. The song meanders along on waves of melancholy before disappearing without having achieved much. More 'boring mess' than 'beautiful'.

5

David E

This is dull and boring. I don't like it. He's also about 12... shouldn't he be in Junior Eurovision? Whatever, this is just sooooooo uninteresting.

3

Dean

Not a patch on their 2016 entry, this is a disappointment. Well produced, yes, and Kristian’s voice sounds nice, but it takes too long to get going, and I’m not sure if it gets anywhere. This will get lost in a sea of (better) ballads.

6

Eddie

A modern ballad sung by a young man. It sounds good and he has a nice tone to his voice. For me, in this year, it doesn’t stand out enough. I wish they would have gone down the pop route.

6.5

Edward

This would not sound out of place in a Nordic noir.  I can see the merit of the song, which does have an intense atmosphere and builds.  I am just not very uplifted by it and also a little unconvinced by the lyrics, which feel a bit forced, even pretentious.

6.5

Gary

Its difficult to comment on this when the singer is so young (the first Contestant born this century?) 16/1i is I feel is too young for such a huge stage (the same goes for Australia and Ireland to be fair). Anyway, the song sounds familiar, but it lacks impact and I fear for his stage performance. Happy to be proved wrong, but I am not sure I see this qualifying. Its feels too simple.

6

Joe  

This is good again from Bulgaria , he sings well and the song is actually really strong. Could do very well.

7.5

Kevin

Kristian Kostov turned 17 on 15-Mar and will be representing Bulgaria with a song called Beauiful Mess, mature vocal, with meaning and feeling I feel this my do really well, predicting top 5 in the final

8

Lloyd

A good well crafted song that would not be out of place in the western charts. The song is not distinctive enough for me, missing a spark, but think it will be a grower. I believe this has got potential to give a quality live performance and may change my opinion.

6.5

Mark M

I really like his voice and the song is strong and memorable.  It won't do as well as Poli but should hopefully qualify.

7

Martin

Beautiful lyrics in a love song do not always make for a classic Eurovision entry.  Even though this reads as an amazing poem, the deathly slow pace of the music together with Kristian's vocals, superb though they are, does not endear me to this.  Unfortunately "Beautiful Mess" could be the banner headline for this song in Kyiv...

6

Matt

Pleasant and well sung song; it doesn't really stand out but certainly not a bad entry.

6

Nico

I like the chorus, definitely a song I'm happy to listen to, yet somehow lacking in that instant grab factor. There's a bit of a lack of stage presence at the moment, but there's time to work on this.

6.5

Sally-Ann

Angst-ridden and heartfelt it may be, but this ballad is also incredibly boring and I doubt I'll listen to it ever again after the semi final or - surely not - the final. 

3