Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Adéla Shouts Out KATSEYE Members at Los Angeles Concert
At a concert in Los Angeles, singer Adéla noticed Lara Raj and Megan Skendiel from KATSEYE in the audience.
She had met them when they were contestants on a show called The Debut: Dream Academy.
They trained together because they all hoped to become performers in a group.
Adéla did not make it past the first round, but she continued making music on her own.
At the concert, she talked about her song “Ain’t in LA.”
The song says people do not have to be famous in Los Angeles or fit one kind of image to be talented and important.
Adéla spotted KATSEYE members Lara Raj and Megan Skendiel in the audience at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.
She recalled moving to Los Angeles for The Debut: Dream Academy and training alongside other contestants.
Adéla did not advance beyond the competition’s first round, while former contestants went on to pursue their shared goal with KATSEYE.
She explained the meaning of “Ain’t in LA,” a track on her debut album Prima, during the show.
The song challenges the idea that Los Angeles fame and narrow beauty standards determine talent or worth.
- Who
- Singer Adéla, with KATSEYE members Lara Raj and Megan Skendiel in the audience.
- What
- Adéla acknowledged the former contestants and discussed the message of her song “Ain’t in LA.”
- When
- During Adéla’s recent Los Angeles show; no date is specified.
- Where
- Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles.
- Why
- Adéla reflected on her shared history with the KATSEYE members and explained that her song challenges narrow ideas of fame, beauty and success.
Song’s critique
Broader meaning
What “Ain’t in LA” says about Los Angeles
Song’s critique
The song pushes back against the city’s celebrity culture and the repeated celebration of particular famous people and beauty standards.
Broader meaning
Adéla said the song is not simply a rejection of Los Angeles; the city represents a wider idea that talent and worth do not depend on location or fitting a prescribed image.
- Venue
- Fonda Theatre
- City
- Los Angeles
- KATSEYE members acknowledged
- Lara Raj and Megan Skendiel
- Competition series
- The Debut: Dream Academy
- Song discussed
- “Ain’t in LA”
- Album
- Prima, Adéla’s debut album
- Adéla’s competition result
- She did not advance beyond the first round.