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

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.