Watch America’s Got Talent winner Nene Royal fulfil a dream by joining her favourite band Avenged Sevenfold onstage in Singapore
Sixteen-year-old Nene Royal, the 2026 winner of America’s Got Talent, joined her favourite band Avenged Sevenfold onstage in Singapore on 13 October. The appearance fulfilled a dream for the Thai singer and guitarist and brought her from a late addition to the support bill to a guest performer with the band.
Royal opened the show at the 12,000-capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium with covers including Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun”, Muse’s “Hysteria” and Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name”. She later joined Avenged Sevenfold for “Bat Country” and “Unholy Confessions”. Royal had previously said she felt both excited and nervous about performing with her heroes.
- Nene Royal joined Avenged Sevenfold onstage in Singapore.
- The 16-year-old performed two songs with her favourite band.
- She had earlier supported the band with a set of rock covers.
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America’s Got Talent is a US television competition in which performers compete before judges and a public audience. Nene Royal is a Thai singer and guitarist who won its 2026 series at the age of 16.
Avenged Sevenfold are an American heavy metal band known for songs including “Bat Country” and “Unholy Confessions”. A support act performs before the main artist at a concert, giving newer or less established performers a chance to reach that audience.