Phuket youth artist Nene Royal says she is ‘100% Thai’ after America’s Got Talent rise
Phuket native Nene Royal said she is from Phuket, Thailand and “100% Thai” after her America’s Got Talent appearance, as the government pledged support for her competition campaign.
Thai youth artist Rattikarn Amloy, known as Nene Royal, said she is from Phuket, Thailand and is “100% Thai” after gaining sudden attention from her appearance on America’s Got Talent.
Speaking on July 14 after performing music for the prime minister and cabinet ministers, Nene said she wanted people to know she is from southern Thailand and from Phuket. She addressed claims that she was Cambodian, saying she is from “Phuket, Thailand” and has no other ancestry.
Tourism Minister Surasak Phantujaroenworakul said the event followed the prime minister’s decision to support Nene after seeing a video clip of her America’s Got Talent audition on July 8 while on duty in Malaysia. He said the government wanted to explore how it could help promote and support her after she brought recognition to Thailand.
According to the minister, the government will cover all competition expenses and help publicize her campaign so that people in the United States can vote for her in the contest.
Nene asked Thai people to follow her social media channels and continue encouraging her. She said she still had not fully realized how quickly her fame had grown and that her life had changed significantly, with people now recognizing her wherever she goes.
She said her biggest dream is to become a global artist, release her own music and go on concert tours. Nene added that she already has two or three songs and asked supporters to wait for their upcoming release.
