Kim Petras

The singer won the Grammy under the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category for her duet performance of 'Unholy' with Sam Smith, and this also makes her the ...

The win also makes her the first transgender woman to win in this category. Kim also paid tribute to her friend, transwoman and pop musician Sophie who tragically passed away in 2021 at 34. Pop singer Kim Petras has created history as the first openly transgender woman to win a Grammy award at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards that was held today.

The popstar won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Unholy with Sam Smith, becoming the first trans woman to win this award.

Listen back to an International Women’s Day [tribute mix to SOPHIE curated by Abyss X](https://crackmagazine.net/article/mixprofile/international-womens-day-sophie-by-abyss-x/) below. Kim Petras made history at the Grammy Awards last night (5 February), becoming the first trans woman to win the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. SOPHIE, especially, my friend who passed away two years ago, who told me this would happen and always believed in me.

Kim Petras, who worked with Sam Smith on the song Unholy, made history by being the first transgender woman to be awarded a Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group ...

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). The FPI route is for foreign investment in rupee-denominated debt. The ECB mechanism is for borrowings in foreign currency. [Kim Petras](/topic/kim-petras)and Sam Smith on Monday shared the Grammy Award for the best pop duo. I simply want to express my gratitude to all the amazing transgender icons that came before me and pushed these doors wide so that I could be present tonight "said Kim. Kim thanked the

The youngest person to go through gender reassignment surgery has broken another record as the first transgender musician to win a Grammy.

Petras began writing music in her bedroom aged 12 — as a form of escape from a life which was at the time isolating, confusing and painful. Dr Luke denies any wrongdoing and is currently in the process of suing Kesha for defamation. Her career also began as a teen — she first started releasing music in 2008 but it wasn’t until 2018 that her first Top 40 hit Heart to Break was released. Petras was ultimately successful — she underwent her surgery aged 16 following an evaluation by a psychiatrist. [award](/topic/award) because I am the first transgender woman to win this award. The track went to number one in multiple countries, including the UK, Australia, the US and Canada.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras' "Unholy" Grammys set is called "Satanic" and "evil" by conservatives, including Ted Cruz.

During the ceremony on Sunday Another added some conspiracy-baiting into the mix, [saying](https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1622450108641021953) Madonna (who introduced the performance) [ looked like a statue](https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2023/january/nyc-elevates-horned-statue-paying-homage-to-rbg-and-abortion-critics-say-it-looks-satanic) erected in New York City that conservatives have called “satanic” as well. “I know we on the right probably use the word satanic too often but this performance from Sam Smith is literally a tribute to Satan,” [wrote](https://twitter.com/ben_kew/status/1622451517759315969) one viewer. 5), [Sam Smith](http://billboard.com/artist/sam-smith) and [Kim Petras](http://billboard.com/artist/kim-petras) offered a rousing [performance](https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/sam-smith-kim-petras-unholy-2023-grammys-1235213311/) of their hit single “ [Unholy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq9gPaIzbe8&ab_channel=SamSmithVEVO),” in which Petras performed alongside drag stars Violet Chachki and Gottmik dressed in devil costumes, while Smith was in a bright red top hat with devil horns sticking out from it for the final chorus. “I just want to thank all the incredible transgender legends before me who kicked these doors open for me so I could be here tonight,” she said during her speech, especially thanking the late SOPHIE for her constant support. “Everyone who believed in me to this point, I love you so much.”

"Unholy" collaborators Sam Smith and Kim Petras went for a red-hot coordinated fashion moment on the Grammys 2023 red carpet, joined by Gottmik and Violet ...

[tweeted](https://twitter.com/maemurrayxo/status/1619996988111720448?s=20&t=t1d_lHLyQ1Tyz9ZaWLut1w) in response. [took the stage](https://nypost.com/2023/01/25/bad-bunny-mary-j-blige-more-to-perform-at-grammys-2023/) during the Grammys for a fiery performance of “Unholy” that polarized viewers; conservative types (including Texas Sen. [Added](https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1620004014531448833?s=20&t=t1d_lHLyQ1Tyz9ZaWLut1w) author Owen Jones, “Sex has always been a running theme in modern pop music, and music videos often flaunt it. “If Sam Smith were thin, cis, and straight, they wouldn’t be ridiculed for how they present and dress. If Harry Styles wore the same fits on a magazine cover, y’all would be screaming YAS QUEEN. [on the Grammys 2023 red carpet](https://pagesix.com/2023/02/05/grammys-2023-live-red-carpet-all-the-celebrity-outfits/) Sunday.

Kim Petras gave an emotional speech Sunday night accepting her first Grammy Award, dedicating her win to transgender artists who came before her.

I wouldn’t be here without her and her support,” she said. Petras, 30, first rose to international stardom in the early 2000s when she appeared on German airwaves in a push for permission to have gender-affirming surgery. At the time, she was thought to be the youngest trans person in the world to have the procedure, which is rarely performed on minors. "I adore you, and your inspiration will forever be in my music." “I don’t think I could be here without Madonna,” Petras said. “I want to thank all the incredible transgender legends before me who kicked these doors open for me so I could be here tonight,” Petras said.