AGT Reveals the Winner of Season 21! Find Out the Finale Results (SPOILERS)
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The competition was fierce, but ultimately America and Judges Howie Mandel, Mel B and Sofía Vergara — plus Host Terry Crews — all saw this Act's undeniable star potential. The $1 million grand prize has officially been awarded, and after months of competition, the crown went to...
Who won America's Got Talent Season 21?
Nene Royal is the lucky Act crowned the winner of this year's AGT!
Hailing from Phuket, Thailand, the 16-year-old rocker first impressed when she walked onto the stage during Round 2 of Auditions. Her powerful punk rock cover of The Cranberries' 1994 grunge hit "Zombie" took the Judges and the internet by storm, with the performance gaining hundreds of millions of views in a matter of days across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. After going viral, it quickly earned the title of the most-viewed Audition of the entire season.
"I start playing guitar since I was 7, and my biggest dream is I really want to be superstar on tour," Royal explained in the episode.
Nene Royal's journey on AGT
Following her impressive Audition, Mandel decided he needed to see Royal one more time before making a final decision about the Top 44. He invited her to his Judges' Callbacks round, where she easily made it through after singing Muse's "Hysteria," advancing to the Live Quarterfinals.
For her Live Quarterfinal Act, Royal earned a standing ovation for her take on Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun." The performance was so impressive, in fact, that Mel B. awarded the teen with her season's Live Golden Buzzer, advancing her straight to the Final.
Skipping the Live Semifinal entirely, the next time fans saw Royal perform was for her rendition of The White Stripes' iconic "Seven Nation Army." The next night, following America's Vote, she collaborated with Linkin Park for a special "The Emptiness Machine."