On the October 22, 2026 episode of NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Slovak singer ADÉLA recalled thinking she was being pranked when she saw famous people making videos to her songs. She even thought the clips might be AI. She wasn't exposing a deepfake: the genuine participation of Nicole Kidman was simply too extraordinary to believe.
Why is the song named “Nicole Kidman”?
The track appears on ADÉLA's album PRIMA, released September 4. Her record label traces the idea to dressing up for a glamorous event and feeling like the movie star. The video draws on imagery associated with Moulin Rouge! and Eyes Wide Shut. It is a song about confidence and movie-star glamour, not a recording by Kidman.
How did the tribute come full circle?
In September, Kidman praised the song on Fallon's show. On October 5, ahead of a Chanel fashion show in Paris, she joined Pedro Pascal, Dua Lipa and Kristen Wiig for a lip-sync video. When the song reached her name, the actress herself took the spotlight. On October 22, ADÉLA appeared on the same talk show, called Kidman her muse, and explained her initial disbelief. She also performed a medley of “Nicole Kidman” and “Ain't In LA.”
Why is the moment funny?
Usually a fan borrows a celebrity's image. Here the celebrity entered the fan's creation, leaving its author wondering whether reality had been faked. In an age of convincing synthetic video, the real footage seemed almost too perfectly scripted.
Bottom line
The AI remark was a joke about astonishment, not an allegation of fakery. ADÉLA wrote a song inspired by Kidman, and Kidman answered in person.
References (7)
- [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9MpJpgE8h0
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- [5] https://parade.com/news/nicole-kidman-lip-syncs-adela-song-chanel-pedro-pascal-dua-lipa-kristen-wiig
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- [7] https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/ADLA-Performs-Nicole-KidmanAint-In-LA-Medley-On-Fallon-20261023
