Slovak singer and songwriter ADÉLA is set to make her live debut in London next month with 2 nights at The Lower Third, nestled in the heart of Denmark Street-London’s legendary music hub. These shows arrive hot on the heels of her explosive debut EP, The Provocateur, a bold and theatrical exploration of ambition, betrayal, and self-discovery. Drawing from her own experiences and her lifelong dream of pop stardom, ADÉLA crafts a hyperreal narrative of a young woman navigating the highs and lows of chasing fame. Each track is a vignette of defiance, desire, and drama.

Each track on the project tells the dramatised story of a young woman willing to do what it takes to achieve her dreams, as ADÉLA recounts several experiences, ranging from betrayal, defiance, and exploitation, while making it all feel larger than life.

Kicking off this October, ADÉLA will bring her undeniable stage presence to London, New York and Los Angeles, offering fans a chance to witness her larger-than-life vision come alive onstage.

The EP features her two previously released singles, the Grimes co-produced offering MachineGirl, a high-voltage commentary on the spectacle surrounding female conflict and DeathByDevotion, which fuses hard-hitting synths to underscore the seductive draw of stardom detailed in her lyrics.

“I want to create a world that's relatable on a human level,” she says when speaking of the project.

I want to talk about things that are maybe uncomfortable. That’s who I am also as a person: I’m super blunt and kind of clinical, in a sense. Feelings, both positive and negative, hold the same weight to me.

The performing arts are nothing new to the 21-year-old singer, who first started taking ballet lessons at the age of three in Moscow and later attended elite ballet academies in Vienna and London.

Though she remains a true dancer at heart, music’s pull soon became too strong to ignore. Outside of school, she spent hours on end teaching herself English through shows on Disney Channel and celebrity interviews on YouTube.

So resilient in achieving her dreams, ADÉLA successfully gained Olivia Rodrigo’s vocal coach as a teacher and continued honing her songwriting skills as a medium of self-expression and processing her adolescence.

She first emerged onto the world stage as a Top 20 finalist for the girl group KATSEYE in the 2020 Netflix series Pop Star Academy, where she quickly rose in the ranks due to her supportive attitude, high-ranking scores, and diligent work ethic.

Though ultimately eliminated, ADÉLA emerged hungrier and sharper. Now armed with a pink mane and new music made alongside Dylan Brady, Grimes, Blake Slatkin and Leland, among others, she’s ready to come into her own.

In a pop landscape often dominated by polish and predictability, ADÉLA really is a breath of fresh theatrical chaos.

The Provocateur is on all streaming platforms now and tickets for The Provocateur Tour Part 1 are HERE.

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Dale Melita
Scene's head pop critic/pop culture enthusiast, living in Brighton. Since 2021, I write a silly monthly column, sometimes interview artists, occasionally review theatre and listen to pop music daily!

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