KIM PETRAS

She/Her

“Kim Petras is a German singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. In 2006, Petras, then aged 13, appeared on a German television current-affairs show in which she discussed her medical gender transition. At age 14, she appeared in a documentary and a talk show, in a push to get permission for early gender confirmation surgery at age 16, before the minimum age of 18 in Germany. In November 2008, Petras announced that the surgery was completed. Petras [sais] a few months after the procedure: “I was asked if I feel like a woman now – but the truth is I have always felt like a woman – I just ended up in the wrong body.” Petras’s collaborative 2022 single “Unholy” with Sam Smith topped charts internationally, including the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first openly transgender solo artist to reach number one in the United States. Petras was the first openly transgender artist to receive a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (for “Unholy” in 2023) and the second transgender woman to win a Grammy.” [Source]

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