Kim Petras

Kim Petras impresses me because she refused to let her story become her ceiling. The Bonn-born artist drew international attention transitioning as a teenager, but instead of being defined by that headline she built real craft, writing tracks for Fergie and JoJo before launching her own glittering brand of pop. Then in 2023 she landed a Grammy alongside Sam Smith, turning every headwind into fuel. That mix of resilience and unapologetic glamour is what I find magnetic. Pop made by someone who understands pain tends to have a spine under the sparkle, and I suspect her best work is still ahead.

Name (English)

Kim Petras

Name (Japanese)

キム・ペトラス

Reading

きむ・ぺとらす

Born

August 27, 1992 (age 33)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Monkey

Origin

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Occupation

songwriter / singer / pop singer

Awards & achievements

• 2023 Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
• 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards
• 2023 Out100
• 2022 MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Social Message
• 2023 Queerty Awards

• Official sitehttps://kimpetras.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kimpetras/
• Xhttps://x.com/kimpetras
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Petras
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60964

Tags

• North Rhine-Westphalia
• songwriter
• singer
• pop singer

Last updated

2026-06-16

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.