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| Unholy: Kim Petras 'grateful' for hit song with Sam Smith | Unholy: Kim Petras 'grateful' for hit song with Sam Smith |
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| Sam and Kim have been number one in the UK for a month | Sam and Kim have been number one in the UK for a month |
| Sam Smith and Kim Petras have been dominating the charts with their smash hit Unholy. | Sam Smith and Kim Petras have been dominating the charts with their smash hit Unholy. |
| The bold track about cheating in a relationship has spent four weeks at UK number one, charted globally and been remixed by electronic duo Disclosure. | The bold track about cheating in a relationship has spent four weeks at UK number one, charted globally and been remixed by electronic duo Disclosure. |
| It's Sam's eighth number one - but for guest artist Kim it's special because, after years of dreaming about it, she's finally charted in the top 40. | It's Sam's eighth number one - but for guest artist Kim it's special because, after years of dreaming about it, she's finally charted in the top 40. |
| "It's incredible, it's been a huge goal for me," she tells BBC Newsbeat. | "It's incredible, it's been a huge goal for me," she tells BBC Newsbeat. |
| Though her first single, I Don't Want It At All, was released in 2017, and her first album Clarity in 2019, the 30-year-old has been recording music since she was a teenager. | Though her first single, I Don't Want It At All, was released in 2017, and her first album Clarity in 2019, the 30-year-old has been recording music since she was a teenager. |
| Kim is from Germany, but says she "looked at the UK Singles Charts every week" as a kid. | Kim is from Germany, but says she "looked at the UK Singles Charts every week" as a kid. |
| "I've just always found the UK has a more interesting take on music than America does most of the time," she says. | "I've just always found the UK has a more interesting take on music than America does most of the time," she says. |
| 'Want to cry' | 'Want to cry' |
| Kim says representation at the top of the charts - Sam is non-binary and Kim has spoken openly about being a trans woman - is something she didn't see growing up. | Kim says representation at the top of the charts - Sam is non-binary and Kim has spoken openly about being a trans woman - is something she didn't see growing up. |
| "I'm really grateful," she says. | "I'm really grateful," she says. |
| "And, of course, as a kid I would have loved to see someone getting number one in the UK as a trans woman or trans man." | "And, of course, as a kid I would have loved to see someone getting number one in the UK as a trans woman or trans man." |
| Sam Smith: 'I'm not male or female' | Sam Smith: 'I'm not male or female' |
| Artists chasing a viral TikTok moment | Artists chasing a viral TikTok moment |
| Critics praise Swift album but lament lack of hits | Critics praise Swift album but lament lack of hits |
| Kim gets emotional: "It makes me want to cry. It's amazing." | Kim gets emotional: "It makes me want to cry. It's amazing." |
| She appreciates how much her fans have been there for her over the years. | She appreciates how much her fans have been there for her over the years. |
| "They've been my friends for a long time - a lot of fans [who are sending me messages] have supported me and they're really proud," she says. | "They've been my friends for a long time - a lot of fans [who are sending me messages] have supported me and they're really proud," she says. |
| Kim adds she has a "big community" of trans people that she talks to and who "help each other out". | Kim adds she has a "big community" of trans people that she talks to and who "help each other out". |
| Kim's next single is If Jesus Was A Rockstar | Kim's next single is If Jesus Was A Rockstar |
| Like Unholy, the religious theme continues for Kim's next single, If Jesus Was A Rockstar. | Like Unholy, the religious theme continues for Kim's next single, If Jesus Was A Rockstar. |
| Produced by pop legend Max Martin - the man involved in hits by Britney Spears, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift - the song, she says, is about feeling excluded from religion as a trans woman. | Produced by pop legend Max Martin - the man involved in hits by Britney Spears, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift - the song, she says, is about feeling excluded from religion as a trans woman. |
| 'Gay club bangers' | 'Gay club bangers' |
| "If religion was cool and inclusive, maybe I could have found myself in that but as religion doesn't really include trans people, it's never been something that I was able to do. | |
| "Everyone has their own relationship with spirituality and religion - this is just my take on that," she says. | "Everyone has their own relationship with spirituality and religion - this is just my take on that," she says. |
| For those familiar with Kim's music, the song is a huge departure from her usual releases. | For those familiar with Kim's music, the song is a huge departure from her usual releases. |
| "My whole life I've been making gay club bangers. And I love those! I feel like I was born and raised in gay clubs," she says. "But it felt like it was time to switch it up." | "My whole life I've been making gay club bangers. And I love those! I feel like I was born and raised in gay clubs," she says. "But it felt like it was time to switch it up." |
| Kim at the 2021 Met Gala, which had the theme "In America: An Anthology Of Fashion" | Kim at the 2021 Met Gala, which had the theme "In America: An Anthology Of Fashion" |
| Kim says her second album will be cohesive but that each song will also have a different identity. | Kim says her second album will be cohesive but that each song will also have a different identity. |
| Although her sound might change from song to song, one thing which Kim won't stray from is her daring fashion sense. | Although her sound might change from song to song, one thing which Kim won't stray from is her daring fashion sense. |
| She attended fashion's biggest night, the Met Gala, in 2021 dressed as a horse, and she wore a latex face mask to the VMAs last year. | She attended fashion's biggest night, the Met Gala, in 2021 dressed as a horse, and she wore a latex face mask to the VMAs last year. |
| "Fashion is such a form of expression for me, I'm in the studio in crazy heels," she says. | "Fashion is such a form of expression for me, I'm in the studio in crazy heels," she says. |
| "I can't be creative unless I feel good about myself. It's a huge part of my existence." | "I can't be creative unless I feel good about myself. It's a huge part of my existence." |
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