About Kim Petras
Kim Petras is a German singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. After attracting international attention for transitioning as a teenager, she released the EP One Piece of Tape (2011) and wrote tracks for Fergie, JoJo, Skylar Stecker, and Twice. She released her debut single, "I Don't Want It at All", in August 2017, followed the single "Heart to Break" (2018), which charted at No. 52 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart. She followed this with Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1 (2018), Clarity (2019), Turn Off the Light (2019), and the single "How It's Done" (2019); the last of these featured on the soundtrack of Charlie's Angels. A further track, "Broken Glass" (2020), charted at number 23 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart. That year, she became the first out transgender act to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Petras signed to a Republic Records imprint in 2021.
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