Rolling Stone reviews "Prima," the debut album from 22-year-old Slovak-born pop singer Adéla, praising its ambition and the risks she takes across the record. The review argues she is at her most compelling when demonstrating her pop star credentials through sharp songwriting and vocal performance rather than explicitly asserting them, noting that her lead single "KGB" tries too hard to convince listeners while tracks such as "Nicole Kidman" and "Boys" succeed more naturally.

The album traces Adéla's journey from her upbringing in Slovakia and move to Los Angeles four years ago, including her elimination from Netflix's "Pop Star Academy" (which formed the group Katseye), through to her current pop ambitions. Highlights include the confident, Britney Spears-influenced "Boys" and the raw, homesick ballad "Therapy," while the review is more critical of derivative tracks like "Marijuana" and "Starving Artist," which it says echo other artists too closely.