Nene Royal Wins America's Got Talent Season 21

Nene Royal, 16, from Phuket, Thailand, won the 21st season of America's Got Talent on September 22. Her real name is Rattikarn Amloy. Royal became the first Thai winner of the competition and received a one-million-dollar prize.

In the final, Royal performed a metal version of The White Stripes song Seven Nation Army and appeared on stage with Linkin Park on The Emptiness Machine. Royal started playing guitar at the age of seven and said her interest in rock music was influenced by the rock and metal music her father listened to.

Royal said she plans to prepare songs, tour and collaborate with legendary artists after the competition. Her dream collaborators include Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park, Metallica, System Of A Down, The Warning and Limp Bizkit. She also plans to create her own songs and tour in the future.

Royal will perform as a support act at Avenged Sevenfold concerts in Singapore next month. She said it will be her first time performing as a support act with Avenged Sevenfold and that she will play in front of about 40,000 people.