Phuket teenager Nene Royal has gone from busking at a night market to sharing a stadium stage with one of the biggest names in heavy metal. The 16-year-old, whose real name is Rattikarn "Praew" Amloy, will open for Avenged Sevenfold at Singapore Indoor Stadium on October 13, according to the concert promoter.
Nene shot to international fame by winning America's Got Talent 2026, thanks to a blistering cover of The White Stripes' Seven Nation Army. It is a remarkable climb for someone who started out playing Avenged Sevenfold songs with her band, OZONE, at Naka Night Market in Phuket — where the group built a loyal local following on pure energy and volume.
The Singapore date slots into the Asian leg of Avenged Sevenfold's world tour. The California band is currently working through Australia and New Zealand before heading north later this month. Thai fans get the first crack: two shows at Bangkok's Thunder Dome on October 6 and 7 are already sold out, which makes Singapore the most accessible remaining date in the region for anyone who missed out on Bangkok tickets.
For Nene, the gig is another step in a fast-moving career. Since her AGT win she has already performed alongside Linkin Park and Mexican rock outfit The Warning, so sharing a bill with Avenged Sevenfold — a band she grew up covering — closes a very personal circle.
For travellers, this is a neat excuse to build a trip around a single night of loud guitars. Singapore in October means warm, humid evenings, an easy airport arrival at Changi, and a stadium within reach of the city's hotels and hawker centres. Fans who can travel earlier could pair the Singapore show with a few days in Phuket, where OZONE still plays the Naka Night Market circuit — a chance to see Nene's roots before the arena era fully takes over. Either way, catching a rising star on an undercard before she headlines her own tours is the kind of bragging right concert-goers rarely get in advance.
