Nene Royal Rocks Into ‘AGT’ Final With Cover of Soundgarden’s ‘Black Hole Sun’: Watch

Royal cranked it up yet again with a performance of Soundgarden’s signature song, “Black Hole Sun.”

Thai rock star Nene Royal has made history by reaching the Grand Final of America’s Got Talent (AGT) following a high-energy performance in the Live Show round that impressed the judges so much that she was awarded a Golden Buzzer.

A twist of fate put a guitar in Nene Royal’s hands. Aged seven, she wanted to join the computer science club at her school in Phuket, Thailand, but it was already full. “The only place left was in the music club, and the teacher handed me a guitar,” she told This Week in Asia. “The moment I started playing, something c