A 10-year-old Indian guitarist performed on “America’s Got Talent” for the first time.
In Tuesday’s program, Maya Neelakantan sang Papa Roach’s “Last Resort” to a delightfully delighted panel and audience.
Judge Simon Cowell used one word to describe Maya’s headbanging skill as he saw her perform: “Whoa!”
She began by strumming cautiously, then let go.

Cowell claimed she “turned into this rock goddess.”
“I think you just picked yourself up a viral moment,” fellow panelist Howie Mandel rightly predicted.
Several publications covered her electrifying audition.
Maya participates in a YouTube channel maintained by her parents, but she faced quite different circumstances in a nationally televised competition.
“What an honor that I got to play for the first time on stage, and it’s on America’s Got Talent!” she remarked on a YouTube video of her performance. “Thank you for creating an unforgettable memory for me!!”