Bulgarian-Russian singer Kristian Kostov performs his rendition of Adele's Hello, on Hunan Satellite TV's reality show, Singer. [Photo provided to China Daily]

A Bulgarian-Russian singer is making waves on a Hunan Satellite TV show

When he was 10 years old, Bulgarian-Russian singer Kristian Kostov remembers watching pop stars having fan meetings, which attracted crowds waiting for them and screaming their names.

"Is it real? How is that possible?" he wondered.

But now, things are happening to him after he joined Hunan Satellite TV's reality show, Singer, which kicked off on Jan 11 and lasts for 14 weeks.

When his name was announced by the show's team, millions of people searched Kostov on the internet.

His performance of the romantic song, Beautiful Mess, in the first episode won the 18-year-old singer-songwriter a fan base in China.

Now, he has about 200,000 followers on his Sina Weibo account.