Kim Petras paid tribute to a legendary moment on the Today show during her City concert series performance on Friday.

The Unholy Singer, who is 30 years old, lived out a childhood dream as she performed on the same stage where Fergie did her famous one-handed cartwheels back in 2008.

Petras’ purple hooded long-sleeve crop top featured a viral Fergie cartwheel meme, capturing the iconic pop culture moment from 15 years ago.

The rest of Petras’ outfit was kept simple so that the top could have its moment.

She wore a hip-length leather jacket with a black mini skirt and black skin-tight thigh-high platform boots.

Her rectangle black glasses had a unique touch, featuring a thick ruffle-looking frame around the lenses.

Petras accessorized with chunky diamond-studded hoop earrings and carried a metallic silver microphone with eye-catching nails that were covered in little skulls.

Petras’ t-shirt caught the attention of the Black Eyed Peas singer herself, with Fergie tweeting about the performance.

“‘Just got to relive performing on the Today show through at Kim Petras’ the singer wrote on Twitter.

I’m so honored.

You killed those high notes babe.

Keep shining.'”

The Germany native recently released her major label debut album, Feed the Beast, which was released on Friday.

Petras sat down with PEOPLE to talk about how she has hustled relentlessly to fulfill her pop star dreams while fighting transphobia and blazing a singular trail.

“‘My purpose is to be an artist.

I just so happen to be transgender, but that’s not all that I am,’ Petras told PEOPLE.

“‘It’s been a nonstop mission since I was 12 years old to do this, but I feel like I’m just beginning.'”

Last fall, Petras made history when Unholy, her collab with Sam Smith, topped the charts, making the duo the first out trans and non-binary artists to score a number one hit.

The song earned them the Grammy for Best Pop Duo Forward Slash Group Performance, another first.

Unholy marked a turning point for Petras.

Not only was it her biggest hit to date, but it also offered her a much-needed boost.

Before the duet dropped in September, she said, “‘I was struggling to get anyone to release my music’ adding she felt stalled after her label shelved another album she’d completed.

“‘It was a really s**tty situation that then led to the biggest moment I’ve had in my career.

I’m so happy I clawed my way back.'”

Petras found solace in music as a kid, having been bullied.

“‘I always had a strong connection to pop stars, and I felt like those were my friends,’ said Petras, who began writing songs in her bedroom inspired by artists including Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and, of course, Madonna.

She sold her first jingle as a teen and at 19, moved to the US to pursue music full-time.

“‘I came here by myself, had around 500 euros and stayed illegally for two years before getting a visa,’ she said, who booked songwriting sessions with any producer who would work with her.

She eventually scored a publishing contract, launched her own label and found streaming success with her 2017 single I Don’t Want It At All.

Petras looks up to creatives who are authentic and carve out their own lane and are unafraid.

“‘That’s what I try to be.

I’m from the middle of nowhere.

I always knew I had to carve my own way.'”