ADÉLA brings "Nicole Kidman" and airborne splits to Fallon

Her television debut moves from a red-lit ensemble number to a quiet seated finish, and the comment section is crowded with talk of the choreography.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,934,473 views a day, 26 times a normal first day on this channel (73,246).

ADÉLA: Nicole Kidman/Ain't In LA Medley | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Most musical performances on the Tonight Show channel settle in at a modest pace. This one did not: ADÉLA's medley passed nearly two million views in its first day, and the comments arrived at roughly thirty-five times the usual rate.

Jimmy Fallon introduces it as her TV debut, holding up her album PRIMA. The opening is staged like a stage show rather than a talk-show slot: a spoken intro under red light, ADÉLA standing inside a ring of dancers, then the lights come up as they lift her and "Nicole Kidman" begins. At one point she is held aloft in a split, still singing.

Then the dancers leave. ADÉLA sits down on the lit steps and talks to the room. "Can't believe I'm on Jimmy Fallon!" she says, then: "This next song changed my life." What follows is a short, seated "Ain't In LA," with nobody around her.

The choreography is what most viewers bring up: the lifts, the backup dancers, the ballet that still shows in her movement. Plenty of others single out that pause to speak to the audience. A good number of commenters trace her path back to The Debut: Dream Academy, the 2023 HYBE and Geffen competition that produced KATSEYE, where the Slovak singer did not make the final group. Some say they saw her as an opening act only months ago.

Her sit-down interview from the same night also drew a big audience. In it she talks about growing up in Slovakia, hearing that the real Nicole Kidman had mentioned her song, and gets Fallon up for a Swaggerina dance lesson.

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What viewers say

the choreo is INSANE
@user-fs1xo1bo7nSee it on YouTube
I love how she talked to the audience before she sang ain’t in la I’ve never seen another artist do that before it was really refreshing to see :)
@Ktarr-z5eSee it on YouTube
from a rejected dream academy contestant to today's global rising superstar, ADÉLA!!
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Love how she still incorporates her ballet in her choreography!
@drx6139See it on YouTube
The backup dancers are killing me 😭
@SleepingontheLavenderHazeSee it on YouTube
in TEARS been here since the beginning can’t believe how big she has gotten
@ayla_jdSee it on YouTube
cannot believe i saw her 6 months ago as an OPENER and look at her now 🥹 so so endlessly proud 💕
@madstermiindSee it on YouTube
Not me, grinning ear to ear for this woman. Wow, she ate that performance up. Choreography is insane, as are vocals and stage presence. I am so proud of her. Adela, it is only going to get better from here
@nielakorneSee it on YouTube
I think I've never heard this crowd being so cheery
@blossom-x6vSee it on YouTube
i got chills when she started singing aint in LA omg 😭😭 i was tearing up …. she’s come so far
@zyciieSee it on YouTube