Adéla Sells Out the Fonda as 'Nicole Kidman' Hits No. 2 Globally

Adéla opened the first of two sold-out nights at Los Angeles' Fonda Theatre on Thursday holding two simultaneous hits on Spotify's Global 50 chart: "Nicole Kidman" at No. 2 and "Ain't in LA" at No. 4. Both tracks come from her debut album "Prima," released last month, and both landed on the chart at the same time — a rarity for a new artist headlining her first major tour, the "Red Bottoms" run.

Chappell Roan watched from the balcony. So did Katseye members Lara Raj and Megan Skindiel, alongside Saint Satine's Emily Kelavos — and Adéla stopped the show to acknowledge them.

What did Adéla say about her past?

The singer used the moment to reflect on the Netflix competition "Pop Star Academy," the show that formed the group that became Katseye. "I moved out here a couple of years ago; I moved here for the show that I was on," she told the crowd. She did not make it past the first round of that competition.

"It's crazy because my best friends that I met through the show are here tonight," Adéla said. "We would train just down the street every day for two years and try to become pop stars together. And guess what, that didn't work out for me but it did for them, shout out to y'all."

That self-deprecating framing no longer matches the facts. Over the past year Adéla has charted a path toward becoming one of pop's most promising new stars, grinding steadily for years before hitting full throttle after "Prima" arrived.

How did Nicole Kidman respond to her namesake song?

Earlier this week, Kidman herself cashed in on the song's success, filming a TikTok set to the track with Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal and Dua Lipa. The namesake endorsement arrived days before Adéla took the Fonda stage, where the temperature inside the venue suggested the buzz is well-earned, as the source review put it.

What did the show look like?

Adéla performed in knee-high pink heels on an empty stage accented by a dance barre — a nod to her own training as a ballet dancer. She led a team of backup dancers through cuts from "Prima" and her debut EP "The Provocateur," revisiting early songs such as "Superscar" and "DeathByDevotion" alongside newer material like "Red Bottoms" and "I'm the Man."

The set echoed pop royalty, per the source: the razor-sharp dance moves of Britney and the sass of Madonna, whose classic "Vogue" was mashed with opening song "KGB" — perhaps not coincidentally. Fans throughout the venue wore shock-pink wigs in tribute to Adéla's signature look.

The reviewer described her as "a showwoman in the purest sense, working every angle and performing from her gut," and noted that the Fonda audience, including a "gobsmacked" Chappell Roan, "lapped up every bit of it."

Are Adéla's pop-star ambitions already fulfilled?

Adéla has made her intentions explicit. On "KGB," she sneers: "I wanna pop off so these big mouths can't say shit." The lyric states the goal plainly — she wants to be a pop star.

If her Fonda show was any indication, that moment may have already arrived.