It’s been 10 years since John Travolta inadvertently created Idina Menzel’s alter ego.
A decade has formally handed since Travolta, 70, notoriously flubbed Menzel’s, 52, title on the 2014 Oscars when, upon introducing her to the stage, he referred to as her “Adele Dazeem.” In a humorous video shared through TikTok and her Instagram Story on Saturday, March 2, Menzel wished Adele a contented birthday.
“Hey, Adele Dazeem, it’s Idina Menzel. I simply wish to say comfortable birthday,” she mentioned within the video, which she captioned, “Glad tenth Birthday, Adele Dazeem!”
The Hire star continued, “I’m sending you a lot love and constructive vitality, I hope you’ve gotten the perfect, finest day.” Menzel then sang a rendition of “Glad Birthday” earlier than concluding her properly needs with, “Have a terrific one, plenty of love, bye!”
@idinamenzel Glad tenth birthday, Adele Dazeem!
Menzel has voiced Elsa in Disney’s Frozen franchise since 2013. As a part of the 86th annual Academy Awards the next 12 months, she carried out the Frozen soundtrack’s Oscar-nominated track, “Let It Go,” the place she was launched by Travolta.
“There’ll all the time be a particular place in my coronary heart for the film musical and for the songs that create their most memorable moments,” the Grease star mentioned in his section. “Right here to carry out the Oscar-nominated, gorgeously empowering track ‘Let It Go,’ from the Oscar-winning animated film Frozen, please welcome the wickedly proficient, one and solely, Adele Dazeem.”
(Frozen took dwelling two Oscars for Greatest Authentic Music and Greatest Animated Function.)
Menzel has confirmed to be an excellent sport concerning the combine up over the previous decade, routinely joking concerning the incident on social media. In 2022, the actress participated within the viral “Not My Title” problem on TikTok the place she included Adele Dazeem amongst her iconic roles, from Elphaba in Broadway’s Depraved to Lea Michele’s mother on Glee.
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Following the 2014 ceremony, Travolta advised Us Weekly that he had been “beating [himself] up” over the snafu. “Then I assumed … What would Idina Menzel say? She’d say, ‘Let it go, let it go!’ Idina is extremely proficient and I’m so comfortable Frozen took dwelling two Oscars [on] Sunday night time!” he advised Us on the time.
For her half, Menzel admitted in 2015 that she was initially thrown by the error as she took the stage. “However then I simply received again on monitor and reminded myself of the place I used to be, and what a gorgeous second it was,” she advised Billboard on the time, including that Travolta reached out to her privately to apologize. “He was actually gracious and despatched this beautiful e mail, and we’re buddies and it’s all cool. Please. I imply, I’ve solely benefited from it!”
