The singer breaks barriers by becoming the first trans woman to win the award for Best Pop Duo or Group Performance. And, although she is German, this independent artist has been able to get her songs on the Billboard list and, likewise, manage to become the first transgender woman to win a Grammy Awards gramophone, the most important gold award in music in the United States.
Of course, she has not done it alone, so she can continue breaking rules. Her work on Unholy, a song that she announced in September 2022 and already has more than 795 million listeners on Spotify and 124 million on YouTube.
From the first moment that Kim Petras and Sam Smith published Unholy, the controversy unraveled, and that is that the singers clearly focused on infidelity in the nucleus of conservative families, something that a part of their group did not like very much. public, while the other loved it. And it is that they both knew that this was a true hit that would revolutionize and excite the market.
And to be honest, that’s how it has been. Unholy has taken them to the top of the Grammys and has helped Kim Petras continue adding successes and breaking barriers. So much so that at the gala that took place last night in Los Angeles, she herself told the public that Sam Smith himself had asked her to be the one to collect the award if they won it. “Sam kindly wanted me to accept the award because I’m the first transgender woman to win it,” the Heart to Break author said.
Petras wanted to thank Sam, but likewise all the “incredible transgender legends” who came before her. “To those who broke down the doors so I could be here tonight: Sophie, especially my friend who died two years ago and who assured me that this would happen and always believed in me. Thank you for the inspiration, Sophie. I adore you and your inspiration will always be in my music,” added the singer.
Kim Petras dedicates some nice words to Madonna
To finish her speech, the artist wanted to dedicate a few words to Madonna, a singer who has always been a benchmark for the LGBTQIA + collective and who has been precisely in charge of presenting the gold award in her category.
“I don’t think I could be here without Madonna”
“To Madonna, for fighting for LGBTQ rights, I don’t think I could be here without Madonna. To my mother — I grew up nearby in a hidden part of Germany and my mother always believed in me: that I was a girl. And I wouldn’t be here without her and her support. “To everyone who has believed in me so far, I love you so much. To the Grammy Academy, thank you. This is a great moment for me. Sam, thank you. You are an angel and a hero.” in my life, I love you, as well as all the people who have collaborated in making this song. I love you”, maintained Petras to end his moving speech of thanks.
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Andrea Esteban
