Menzel was invited to perform " Let It Go " at the 86th Academy Awards in March 2014 , where the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song . When John Travolta announced her before she sang the song , he incorrectly introduced her as " Adele Dazeem " . The slip-up became a popular Internet meme . According to a source for E! , Menzel was not upset about the mishap . In response to the misnaming , she reportedly printed up satirical playbills that promoted her name as Adele Dazeem , noting her past work in '' Nert '' ( '' Rent '' ) , '' Wicked-ly '' ( '' Wicked '' ) and '' Farfignugen '' ( a play on the word '' Fahrvergnügen '' , referring to '' Frozen '' ) . Three days after the ceremony , Travolta publicly apologized to Menzel for mispronouncing her name . At the 87th Academy Awards , Menzel presented the award for Best Original Song alongside Travolta where she jokingly introduced him as Glom Gazingo . Travolta then finally pronounced her name correctly when he appeared on stage
86th Academy Awards
86th Academy Awards
Idina Menzel