If you haven’t already heard about Adéla, it’s time to get familiar. Less than two years after the release of her debut single, Adéla is currently opening for Demi Lovato, another iconic pop artist of the generation. Demi is not the only one in the industry who has noticed Adéla’s talent and sheer star power. She has recently appeared on Jake Shane’s podcast and was covered in a Vogue Article: it is clear that her time is coming.
Adéla Jergová is a 22-year-old Slovak singer, songwriter, and dancer. She rose to prominence as a contestant on the 2023 Netflix reality show “Dream Academy,” which concluded the formation of the girl group KATSEYE. While she didn’t make it into the group, she launched her solo career shortly after, releasing her debut single “Homewrecked” in 2024 and her first EP in 2025.
Adéla is not the type of artist or personality that goes unnoticed, and many fans online have always supported her as a solo artist. However, her time on Dream Academy did not come without backlash. Many KATSEYE fans did not like her for her outspokenness, especially when it came to calling out other favored members that ended up in the group. Even though the girls squashed the beef on the show, she continued to receive online hate and comments calling her a mean girl. She addresses this in her song “MachineGirl,” in which she does not diss any of her former contestants, but rather calls out the industry and record label for being the real instigators. The drama eventually died down, with many fans appreciating this take and approach to receiving hate. She continues to support KATSEYE, often posting photos with them online.
Since the release of her debut single, Adéla has slowly launched herself into success. She has amassed almost 800,000 followers on Instagram and over 2.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify. In such a short time, she has managed to work with many well-known choreographers, producers and artists like 100 gecs and The Dare. Her creative director and stylist is Chris Honan, who famously styles Charli XCX. It is clear from her songs and music videos that she knows who she is and what she wants: to be a pop star. One of her most popular songs, “Sex on the Beat,” offers a satirical yet on-the-nose commentary on the double-edged sword of being a young woman in the music industry. The music video is cheeky, full of dance breaks, and in your face. Adéla is clearly unafraid to embrace her sexuality and push the boundaries of her art.
In a Vogue interview, Adéla explains what inspired her to strive for pop stardom:
“I’m such an unabashedly huge fan of pop music, and I just wrote out this manifesto, literally, a Google Doc of what I liked, and why it resonated with me, and went from there.”
As she’s blown up, viewers and new listeners have come to appreciate Adéla’s straightforwardness and determination. “One thing I love about Adéla is that you can see how HUNGRY she is for this shit,” writes one commenter under a music video. To many, it’s refreshing to see a pop star being so completely open about her passions and goals — and putting in the work to get there.
On April 17, Adéla released her new single “KGB,” which is her biggest debut yet. The music video is full of different looks and sets, and the opening features Adéla doing a classic ballet routine, which is an homage to her dance background at the English National Ballet School. She is even wearing a custom recreation of the ballet costume Natalie Portman wore in “Black Swan,” made by the same designers.
In the song, she sings about being an immigrant and teaching herself English, using the KGB metaphor as a conversation starter and way to showcase her sense of humor to new audiences. “Now I get to make a song where I say, hey, if I’m gonna be a pop star, I want it so bad that I would literally kill for it, and I can do a little wink wink,” Adéla explains in a Vanity Fair Interview. So, if you want to listen to an artist who delivers pop hits and incredible choreography — stream Adéla.
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