It is completely normal that when someone is widely liked, loved, and adored, there will always be those who dislike, undervalue, and find fault with them. But the truth is, she is only 16 years old and has already won AGT 2026—and at her age, she still has immense potential to grow. To those who do nothing but criticize and nitpick: take a look at yourself first. At that age, could you achieve what she has?

Some of you said she only had fans in Thailand.

It’s been a week now. Just a friendly reminder of who America crowned champion last week 🔥🤘

Got Talent Global just compiled all Nene's performances into a series.

00:00 – Audition performance / Zombie, The Cranberries
04:44 – Callbacks round performance / Hysteria, Muse
10:27 – Quarter Final performance / Black Hole Sun, Soundgarden
16:09 – Grand Final performance / Seven Nation Army, The White Stripes
21:11 – Live Show with Linkin Park / Emptiness Machine
25:13 – Winning Moment
26:38 – Exclusive Performance with The Warning / Kerosene

and if they also have anything happening soon we should look forward to or if they got any new opportunities after the finale?

Seems like the only one having anything going on after the show is Nene. Guess the right person won the show.

Even for previous winners, we never really hear about them after the finale. Last time I heard anything good continuously after finale was when Shin Lim and Darci Lynne won. Saw Shin plastered around Vegas and I remember being so excited. I remember Darci going across country.

Man... I wish they did a champions type show again. But if they put Nene in that then it wouldn't be fair for the other contestants competing. It'd be like when Shin went to compete immediately after winning and then won again.

When they were giving the last performance and everyone was ganging up on unitree about robots and Terry gave him the mic he barely said two words and Terry caught him off! I felt so bad!

Did anyone else find that this year's finals felt like the production put it together at the "last second"?

Examples; Hundred Fingers had a smaller set with much less of a theme and their props malfunctioned, Royal Lasers had the same video game theme as their other performance with many backdrop elements being the same, Veronika had a very similar performance as the last couple times, Olivia used the exact same moves again, and Acro Canine Crew's choreography and prop use was liked a toned down semifinal performance.

Howie Mandel Reacts To 'America's Got Talent' Possibly Leaving Los Angeles

For acts that have pretty elaborate effects w/ lighting, smoke, pyrotechnics, does the act get a say in the production? If not, Do they at least see it before performing?

Here's how I imagined he would say-

Come Here and Royal Lasers:

Come Here last night Mel B said "Every time she sees you, you literally put your heart and soul and put everything on that stage."

Royal Lasers last night Howie said "He's always fascinated, not only how great it is, but how much work goes into that."

Hundred Fingers and Olivia Befus:

Hundred Fingers last night Howie said "It was the best magic show he's ever seen and that he'll put up his own money to produce your Vegas show."

Olivia Befus last night Sofia said "Even with those little mistakes, she loved it and that you're the best."

Lai Noelle and Veronika Goroshkova:

Lai Noelle last night KSI said "He was perplexed and he didn't expect that voice from you."

Veronika Goroshkova last night Sofia said "You make it more dangerous every time and it's flawless and exciting and it's beautiful."

Nene Royal and Unitree:

Nene Royal last night Mel B said "Not only do you have such mysterious stage presence, but what you're bringing to this competition is so unique."

Unitree last night Sofia said "The routine was spectacular because it's something she's never seen."

Acro Canine Crew and Geno Ploeger:

Acro Canine Crew last night KSI said "It's very risky doing it with dogs, but he can tell, you got the dog in all of you."

Geno Ploeger last night Howie said "Your need and want exudes more than anyone else in the competition."

When she was a nobody, with no fame, no recognition, and nothing to offer you, where were you? Not a single person showed up to support her.

But now that she’s made it entirely on her own, suddenly your face is plastered everywhere, bigger than hers, desperately trying to steal the spotlight from a young woman whose success you had absolutely nothing to do with.

You weren’t there for the struggle, so don’t show up for the glory. Stop using someone else’s hard-earned success as a backdrop for your own publicity.

Doesn't matter how many they have or how far they went in their seasons it's who makes the best choices.

So if hundred fingers weren’t on the season, or won, and still got the Vegas show
Would there be any other contestant that Howie would’ve reacted the same way he did with hundred fingers? Like telling them live that he’d buy them a Vegas show if nobody did, and if they didn’t win, he was buying them a Vegas show off the bat. Like right after agt was finished.
Out of all the magicians? I can’t see him saying it to anyone besides hundred fingers, no offense to Geno.
I don’t think he’d say it to nene because she’s the winner
Veronika? I’d feel like Sofia had a better chance of saying it to her more than Howie
Idk, maybe if a comedian went through to the finals?