Kim Petras | Before They Were Famous | How Unholy Made Her LGBTQ+ Icon

Before They Were Famous

Before becoming the first openly transgender solo artist to earn the top spot in the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, singer Kim Petras was born on August 27th, 1992 in the small German town known as Hennef. Located about 40 minutes from Cologne, Petras’ hometown was very heavy on what she likes to call “farm vibes” and boasted a ton of livestock including cows and horses. In fact, her family’s nearest neighbors were located more than ten minutes away while she was growing up. Born to an architect for a father and a dance teacher for a mom, you could say that music was always an integral part of her life and household. In the late 90s and early 2000s, Kim became obsessed with the Spice Girls and fell in love with lip-syncing to Disney songs alongside her two older sisters. More than just sing-along with her siblings, Kim would also occasionally steal clothes from their closet. Even though she was assigned the male gender at birth, Kim just wanted to look like her sisters.