ADONXS, Kiss Kiss Goodbye | Beaming with Pride

In the 24th edition of Beaming with Pride (2025), we highlight the song, “Kiss Kiss Goodbye” performed by ADONXS.  

Prepare to beam with P-R-I-D-E ️‍! Beaming with Pride celebrates, embraces, and spotlights songs by LGBTQ musicians or allies.  Here, we provide background and insight into musician(s) and analyze + go gaga over the decadent bops served up.  When the music dictates deeper, more transcendent discussion, we ensure the point is fully articulated.  All styles of music are welcome while the songs can be classics or brand-spanking new. So, without further ado, in the 24^th edition of Beaming with Pride ️‍ (2025), we highlight “Kiss Kiss Goodbye” performed by ADONXS.

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“Oh, you seemed so holy, it almost fooled me / Truly, when you said you love me, it almost moved me.” Oh, snap, ADONXS! The dashing , deep-voiced, openly gay Slovak singer (real name, Adam Pavlovčin) piques our ears with his Eurovision Song Contest 2025 single, “Kiss Kiss Goodbye”. Pavlovčin wrote “Kiss Kiss Goodbye” with CHAiLD (LUX), Maella, and Ines Coulon. Ronald Janeček, George Masters-Clark, and Lorenzo Calvo produced it.

As the title and the excerpted lyrics from the pre-chorus suggest, matters of the heart play a sizable role. In the first verse, ADONXS mentions two kisses representing love and desperation. “There’s no other place to hide / Only one survives, when the night arrives / Will you be my ride or die?” In the second verse, before asking the same question, he sings, “Caught in a motion, you’re wearing me out / Tainted devotion, heart on the ground.” The section to beat, the centerpiece, is the chorus:

“Kiss, kiss goodbye (Kiss, kiss goodbye)

Kiss, kiss goodbye (Kiss, kiss goodbye)

Now keep your half apologies, drunken apathy

Over and over again

Kiss, kiss.”

ADONXS is fierce AF throughout “Kiss Kiss Goodbye.” His robust bass voice is the sugar honey iced tea – no cap! The melodies he brings to life with his voice, including some falsetto (!) are nicely contoured and tuneful to the nth degree.  The musical backdrop is sleekly produced – exquisite! Set in a minor key, the dramatic, choral, and orchestral music cues are epic.  The keyboards, synths, and programming are top-notch too.  “Kiss Kiss Goodbye” is not an overtly queer song, but it feels like a necessary addition to an ever-growing queer music catalog.  ADONXS slays! 

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ADONXS // “Kiss Kiss Goodbye” // Warner Music Czech Republic s.r.o. // 2025

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