{
  "id": 3431576,
  "title": "Nene Royal rocks her way into AGT final with Live Golden Buzzer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/nene-royal-rocks-her-way-into-agt-final-with-live-golden-buzzer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T04:47:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/international/2026/08/26/nene-royal-wins-agt-golden-buzzer-heads-straight-to-final/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thai teenager Nene Royal, whose real name is Rattikarn Amloy, has earned a spot in the America’s Got Talent (AGT) final after receiving Mel B's Live Golden Buzzer. The 16-year-old singer and guitarist performed at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California on Tuesday night, US time. Her powerful cover of Soundgarden's \"Black Hole Sun\" left the crowd in awe, prompting Mel B to award her with the night's Golden Buzzer. The judges, Howie Mandel and Sofía Vergara, also praised Nene, with Mandel jokingly urging NBC to give her the million dollars right away. Nene's victory marks her as one of the first confirmed finalists in this season of AGT. The Thai government has supported her as a fresh face to promote Thailand and Phuket to audiences worldwide.",
  "summary": "Thai teenage rocker Nene Royal has secured a place in the America’s Got Talent final after winning Mel B’s Live Golden Buzzer with a powerful cover of Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun”. The 16-year-old singer and guitarist from Phuket performed in the second live quarter-final at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California on Tuesday night, US […] The post Nene Royal rocks her way into AGT final…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Thaiger",
        "title": "Nene Royal earns Golden Buzzer after ‘Black Hole Sun’ performance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/nene-royal-earns-golden-buzzer-after-black-hole-sun-performance",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:18:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post",
        "title": "Thai rock star Nene Royal reaches America’s Got Talent final with Golden Buzzer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/thai-rock-star-nene-royal-reaches-americas-got-talent-final-with",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:29:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}