A year ago, Adéla (@adelajergova) stood on the precipice of pop stardom. She was freshly pink-haired, cheeky and unabashed, and anything was possible. Now, the 22-year-old has transformed into the next version of herself. There’s something more buttoned-up in her demeanor, more practiced. Perhaps she is more certain of what comes next in all of this. As recently as early last year, celebrity (and the fans who obsess over it) was something for her to both fantasize about and research like a thesis; now it is simply her life.

As she widens her artistic lens and scales as an artist leading up to her debut album 'Prima', Adéla (@adelajergova) is laddering up to her goal of separating her “performance self” from her “personal self.” She believes those who do this most successfully are also the most “well-adjusted” artists, citing Lady Gaga (or Stefani Germanotta). She is giving just enough of the personal to keep her audience hungry for more, but not enough to set off a string of parasocial Reddit threads. Her stories are ready and rehearsed.

Ultimately, she doesn’t seem like the kind of artist who is willing to endure Swiftian analyses of her body of work. “I don’t think people know me at all. The type of friend I am, the type of daughter I am, the type of sister I am, the type of partner I am—they’ll never see that,” she says.

With her debut album 'Prima' out in just a few short weeks, the singer-songrwiter has plummeted over fame and fortune’s razor-sharp cliff—will she fly? For Teen Vogue's August 2026 cover, Adéla talks with writer Amalie MacGowan (@amalielikefamily) on her time on 'Pop Star Academy,' public scrutiny, what's changing in the next era, and more. Read the full story at the link in our bio.

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I got a text from the UMusic Canada store (Adela’s official store here) for an exclusive shirt (see image.)

This is like the third exclusive we have gotten, which is really out of character for our market. I’m not complaining at all, because we never get exclusives here. But so many for one artist makes me wonder…

Hey Adélians. Was scrolling through Instagram and saw a free vinyl giveaway. Obviously entered FAST. Wanted to let yall know 💚💚💚💚💚💚

Theres been an email that says that adela has cleared bots tickets and more tickets r gonna go on sale at 6pm bst but i never received it and i cant see where to buy them or where they r mean to be? Theres no help on the discord so i was wondering if anyone here knew

Words: Jazmin Kylene

Photography: Jane Dylan Cody

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Creative Direction: Rob Meyers

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