"Nicole Kidman" is a song by Slovak singer and songwriter Adéla, from her debut studio album Prima (2026). It was released alongside the album on 4 September 2026 through Capitol Records, as the fourth single. Its music video was released the same day, and the song was sent to rhythmic radio on October 6. The song's title is a reference to Australian actress Nicole Kidman.
The song reached the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and the United Kingdom, the top 20 in the United States, and the top 40 in Austria, Lithuania, and Sweden. It also reached number 3 on the Billboard Global 200 chart.
Music and lyrics "Nicole Kidman" features a sample of "In My Father's House" from the 1986 album Praise Him by God's Gospel Angels. Lyrically, it was inspired by Adéla's attendance at a Golden Globes party in January 2026. While preparing for the event, she "got all glammed up" and wore a corset that she described as "so tight" that she felt like the actress Nicole Kidman. The experience later became a lyric in the song.
On 25 August 2026, Adéla announced the track listing for her debut studio album Prima, which included "Nicole Kidman" as its second track. Following the announcement, Kidman was asked about the song at the premiere of Practical Magic 2 on 26 August. She expressed her support for Adéla and said that she intended to attend the singer's The Red Bottoms Tour concert in Nashville, Tennessee, on 21 September. Kidman later followed this by uploading her first TikTok, using Adéla's song "Ain't in LA" as the video's soundtrack. Later on in an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Kidman praised Adéla stating “I can’t believe it, she wrote a song called Nicole Kidman. [...] In her video, she did all the films I’ve done, half of them I can’t even remember, so it was really good seeing it. She’s so talented.”
Critical reception Writing for The Sydney Morning Herald, Robert Moran and Barry Divola compared the song's sound to Kanye West's "golden-era chiptune soul", while noting its "handful of tacky references" to Kidman that nevertheless make the track "feel effortlessly fun".
Music video Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, the music video for "Nicole Kidman" premiered on 4 September 2026, coinciding with the release of Prima. It incorporates references to several of Kidman's film roles, including To Die For (1995), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Birth (2004) and Babygirl (2024), alongside imagery associated with her 2021 AMC Theatres advertising campaign. The reference scenes are interspersed with sequences of Adéla dancing in different outfits, in keeping with the song's lyrics. Reviewing the video for Metal, Arnau Salvadó described it as Adéla turning Kidman's "greatest hits into a high-fashion obstacle course", while citing it as an example of "where cinema still has magic". He noted the video's use of "blue lipstick, feathers and considerably more body rolling".
Commercial performance "Nicole Kidman" reached number 3 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, becoming Adéla second top ten song on the chart and the first debut artist to hold two top five hits in the tier on each ranking alongside "Ain't in LA".
In Slovakia the song debuted at number seven on the Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100, becoming Adéla second top ten entry. The song peaked at number five.
In the United States "Nicole Kidman" debuted at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Adéla second entry on the chart. The song peaked at number 11 on week ending on September 24, 2026, becoming the singer highest placement on the chart.
In Australia "Nicole Kidman" reached the top ten alongside alongside "Ain’t In LA", peaking at number seven on week ending on September 24, 2026, becoming Adéla first two top ten songs.
Charts + Chart performance Chart (2026) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 4 Canada Hot 100 (Billboard) 7 France (SNEP) 129 Global 200 (Billboard) 3 Greece International (IFPI) 1 Hong Kong (Billboard) 23 Iceland (Billboard) 12 Israel International TV Airplay (Media Forest) 5 Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan) 15 Latvia Streaming (LaIPA) 11 Lithuania (AGATA) 12 Luxembourg (Billboard) 17 Malaysia (IFPI) [Select 2026 Week 40] 16 Malaysia International (RIM) 13 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 4 Norway (IFPI Norge) 15 Panama Streaming () 92 Philippines (IFPI) [Select 2026 Week 40] 8 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) 46 Portugal (AFP) 29 Romania (Billboard) 11 Singapore (RIAS) 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 25 Thailand (Billboard) 24 United Arab Emirates (IFPI) 11 US Billboard Hot 100 11
Release history + Release dates and formats Region Date Format Label United States 6 October 2026 Rhythmic radio Capitol
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