Adéla Releases New Pop Single With a Cunt Attitude and a Slovak Edge
Slovak pop artist Adela releases her latest single, “KGB,” a provocative, high-energy track that fuses her Slovak roots with sharp pop ambition.
In the new song, Adéla sings of her time as a young girl, staying up late to study English, reflecting on her upbringing and how her experience as a trainee on the Netflix hit series Dream Academy, a competitive music program, has shaped her view of success and global aspirations.
Throughout her video, Adéla embodies the role of a Dominatrix Ballerina, combining her ballet training with daring choices in high fashion. Fans of the psychological thriller film Black Swan will be excited to learn that the film’s original costume designers, Kate and Laura Mulleavy of the renowned fashion label Rodarte, designed her ballerina corsets for the “KGB” music video.
Underneath the playfulness, hot-pink hair, and hard-hitting choreography, the song and video metaphorically explore identity and the pressures on artists in the spotlight, such as the constant eyes on you, both culturally and in the music industry. Adéla sings about being the center of attention for the wrong reasons, rather than for the love of the art, a frustration she carries with her.
The video ends with a disclaimer stating that the artist does not endorse the organization or their actions. In an interview with Vanity Fair, she expresses, “I didn’t want it to seem like I agreed with the KGB or agreed with what happened historically, and I’m just like making light of it. This is actually something that has terribly influenced my country, but I’m using something that has affected us historically so badly, and I’m, for the first time ever, maybe going to get something good out of this.”
With “KGB,” Adéla doesn’t just introduce a rebellious pop era; she asserts control over her narrative, turning the controversy of her background into bold empowerment.
Written by Samantha Ysaguirre
