Nela Pocisková's Dvorský Story Turns Into a Debate About Success

After filming the STVR talk show Neskoro večer, Slovak singer and actress Nela Pocisková posted an emotional Instagram video about her history with opera tenor Peter Dvorský. The clip, meant as a tribute to a mentor, quickly became known instead for one line: that she "could have been Adéla," a reference to internationally successful Slovak singer Adéla Jergová.¹²

What happened

During the taping of Neskoro večer, Peter Dvorský appeared as the main guest marking his 75th birthday. Host Peter Marcin asked him which Slovak pop-scene performer he would choose to collaborate with, and Dvorský named Nela Pocisková.¹⁴

Pocisková recalled that she first met Dvorský around age twenty, after singing a jazz version of a West Side Story song at a bank awards ceremony. She recounted that he approached her once the performance ended and urged her to pursue opportunities outside the country, using the words: "Po tom vystúpení prišiel za mnou a povedal mi, že mám ísť von. Mohla som byť Adéla…"¹⁴

She said she did not go abroad, stayed in Slovakia, and had two children instead: "No a ja som nešla, zostala som na Slovensku, porodila dve deti." She also recalled a later meeting with Dvorský at an event in Košice where she performed again.²⁴

Why it spread

According to Mediaklik/Pravda, the comparison to Jergová's career struck part of the audience as boastful, and comments under the video questioned Pocisková's talent and character. One commenter said she lacked the necessary talent to have been like Adéla, another called her an overly dogged perfectionist, and one mockingly said he himself could have been Michael Jackson.¹

The same outlet reports that the sharpest reactions drew the most attention online, even though milder opinions may also have been posted. Actor Milan Ondrík separately commented on how Slovaks react to success, saying the world recognized Adéla as a star and criticizing envy and the impulse to tear down people who are doing well.¹

As a result, the original context of the video — a reflection on an unrealized opportunity connected to Dvorský's encouragement — was largely overshadowed by the mocking comparison, according to the same source.¹

What is true

Multiple Slovak outlets confirm the core facts: Pocisková published the Instagram video, Dvorský named her during the Neskoro večer taping, and she referenced Adéla Jergová's foreign success while describing Dvorský's decades-old advice to go abroad.¹²⁴

Some surrounding details — including the exact circumstances of the online backlash, individual mocking comments, and Milan Ondrík's remarks — are reported only by Mediaklik/Pravda and have not been independently corroborated by the other outlets in this dossier.¹

It also remains a single-source detail that Pocisková's emotions arose specifically during the filming of Neskoro večer, and that Dvorský was explicitly listed among the show's guests; other outlets describe the same taping without stating this in identical terms.¹