{"id":1610,"date":"2026-07-11T16:23:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2026-07-11T16:23:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:23:34","slug":"shy-16-year-old-guitar-prodigy-stuns-americas-got-talent-audience-with-fierce-90s-alt-rock-cover-read-more-16-year-old-guitar-prodigy-stuns-americas-got-talen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/?p=1610","title":{"rendered":"Shy 16-Year-Old Guitar Prodigy Stuns \u2018America\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 Audience With Fierce \u201990s Alt-Rock Cover Read More: 16-Year-Old Guitar Prodigy Stuns ‘America’s Got Talent’ Audience.."},"content":{"rendered":"

Viewers catching\u00a0America’s Got Talent<\/a><\/em>\u00a0were in for the ultimate surprise when they were treated to just turning 16-year-old Thailand native\u00a0Nene Royal<\/a>\u00a0who traveled to the U.S. to showcase her emerging musical talents on the stage.<\/p>\n

The young musician\u00a0offered a wholesome backstory\u00a0of traveling from Phuket, Thailand with her father on hand for support. “I started playing guitar since I was 7 and my biggest dreams is that I really want to be a superstar on tour,” she nervously told the judging panel, confirming that\u00a0America’s Got Talent<\/em>\u00a0was the biggest stage that she had performed on.<\/p>\n

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What the audience got was not a pop ballad or some vocal gymnastics, but rather a gritty, fully rocked up version of\u00a0The Cranberries<\/a>‘ 1994 smash, “Zombie.” Setting the tone with a roaring guitar slide to open and nimble-fingered playing, Nene then unleashed a blood curdling growl before pulling back into the core of the alt-rock smash after some requisite head banging.<\/p>\n

Royal displayed a stage presence well beyond years, commanding the audience and some of the judges to sing along with the “Zombie” chorus. Her voice, able to handle Dolores O’Riordan’s range from more melodic and tender to forceful with a bit of a growl, hit perfectly with the crowd and even yielded a few stunned looks. Finishing out the audition with a blistering guitar lick and one more impressive growl, she earned a huge ovation from the crowd.<\/p>\n

Nene Royal Covers The Cranberries’ “Zombie” on\u00a0America’s Got Talent<\/em><\/h3>\n
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