Kim Petras

About

Kim Petras (; German: [ˈpeːtʁas]; born 27 August 1992) is a German singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. After attracting international attention for transitioning as a teenager, she released her debut EP, One Piece of Tape (2011), and wrote tracks for Fergie, JoJo, Skylar Simone, and Twice. In August 2017, Petras released her debut single “I Don’t Want It at All”, followed by the single “Heart to Break” (2018), which charted at No. 52 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart. She followed this with her second EP, Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1 (2018), the mixtapes Clarity and Turn Off the Light (both 2019), and the single “How It’s Done” (2019); the last of these featured on the soundtrack of Charlie’s Angels. A further track with Kygo, “Broken Glass” (2020), charted at No. 13 on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
In 2021, Petras signed to Dr. Luke’s Amigo Records, an imprint of Republic Records. That year, she became the first transgender act to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Her 2022 EP, Slut Pop, featured “Throat Goat”, which went viral in 2023 after a sign language interpreter provided an explicit translation…