Adéla’s rise from viral sensation to chart contender hit a new peak this week. The Slovak pop singer appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, where she reacted to Nicole Kidman praising her on the same show a month earlier.“That’s too much to even think about. She’s my muse,”Adéla said of the actress. Meanwhile, her song“Nicole Kidman”climbed from No. 9 to No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, turning a viral moment into a genuine Top 10 hit.
Adéla also opened up about the surreal experience of seeing Kidman, Dua Lipa, and Pedro Pascal make TikToks to her music. Her honest reaction?“I honestly thought it was AI. But it was not.”The singer marked her TV performance debut with a medley of“Nicole Kidman”and“Ain’t In LA”from her album Prima, cementing her arrival in the U.S. market.
From a song named after a Hollywood icon to a shoutout from the icon herself, this is the crossover nobody scripted. Adéla’s momentum shows no sign of slowing down. Have you listened to“Nicole Kidman”yet? Let us know what you think in the comments.
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