Kim Petras was born 27th of August 1992 is a Trans German singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. Between 2016 and 2020, she released music as an independent artist under her own imprint, BunHead Records, before signing with Amigo and Republic Records in 2021.
Petras began recording music as a teenager, releasing her debut extended play One Piece of Tape in 2011. She independently released her debut international single in 2017, “I Don’t Want at All”, which went on to top several viral music charts on Spotify. The song was followed by Billboard charting singles “Feeling of Falling” with Cheat Codes , “Heart to Break “, and “1, 2 ,3 Dayz Up” featuring the late icon Sophie.
Following her early success, Petras released a collection of digital singles which would later comprise her unofficial body of work known as Era 1. Petras released her debut album Clarity , on 28 June 2019.The record was preceded with a nine-week-long promotional campaign, during which Petras released one single per week with an accompanying visual lyric video. Clarity received acclaim from music critics, reached number seven on the Heatseekers Chart and number 26 on the Independent Albums chart. Following this, Petras released her second studio album, Turn off the Light (it’s literally a fucking pop masterpiece) in October 2019. In 2020, Petras saw further success with her songs “Malibu” and “Broken Glass”, the latter being a collaboration with Kygo.
In 2021 Petras signed with Republic Records and released the 7-track EP Slut Pop in 2022 (another masterpiece). *Fun Fact for the release of Slut Pop Kim wanted to see what her fans thought of the ep and told her fans to go on Omegle yo tell her what we thought of it and also a chance to meet her well the week it came out I had covid so I was at home in bed for that whole time I grabbed my iPad and went straight onto Omegle two hours in and no sign of her but there we’re so many fans on at the same time it was funny because we all thought she was trolling us but I tweeted at her asking her where you at Kim and boom next morning I woke up to a notification saying Kim Petras is now following you and also she liked my tweet I was crying lmao I love her sm.
Later in this year Petras released the single “Unholy” alongside the great Sam Smith. It marked Petras’ first number one single on the UK Singles Chart and on the Billboard Hot 100. It even hit number one in the US charts too.
Petras is a pop singer who also makes EDM, dance pop, electropop and bubblegum pop. She credits the late 1990s and early 2000s pop scene, as well as 1980s Italo Disco , as the primary basis for her sound. Petras describes herself as a ‘Kylie Minogue stan first’, citing Minogue as a key influence to her sound as a pop artist. Petras’ other inspirations include Katy Perry, Cher, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna and the Spice Girls,as well as Boy George, Debbie Harry, Queen, Freddie Mercury, Judy Garland. In an interview, Petras stated that “To me, pop music is an escape from my problems. I can put on my headphones and listen to it for three and a half minutes to forget about everything that’s bothering me. It’s always been that way for me. I feel like pop definitely saved my life in so many ways.”
Following the release of viral hit ‘Unholy’ with Sam Smith, Kim Petras has announced that she’s gearing up to drop a brand new single. Called ‘If Jesus Was A Rockstar‘, the track follows Kim confirming that she has scrapped the album titled ‘Problématique’ (girl imma definitely gonna be writing about that very soon).
Kim Petras is the blue print of what Pop Princess she be like she can sing , dance , put on a show , kind , funny , iconic, style icon and looks damn good while doing all of that. Plus I think it’s also to do with the fact anything she drops or is featured on is a bop and a masterpiece so I can’t wait to see what she drops next.
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