“Ship’s Got Talent” ended Wednesday night and it surely did not disappoint.
The three remaining finalists, Kassandra Lawyer, Tara Kennedy and Sophia Jones, stood out in their own individual ways.
Instead of singing one song each, the finalists sang twice to earn the audience’s and judges’ votes.
The judging panel for the final consisted of Diane Jefferson, Kapri Brown and J.C. Morgan.
Lawyer began Heat 1 of the finals with “Saving All My Love,” originally by Whitney Houston. When the audience and judges heard the song choice, there was a collective gasp in the room, but Lawyer delivered on her performance.
Kennedy performed an acoustic cover of “Grenade,” originally by Bruno Mars. The judges loved this rendition, and Jefferson said, “I am not a Bruno Mars fan, but I was a fan of that.”
Wrapping up the first heat, Jones sang “Hometown Glory,” originally by Adele. The judges had mixed reactions to this performance.
Heat 2 began with Kennedy performing “Wrecking Ball,” originally by Miley Cyrus.
Morgan had mixed feelings about this performance and called it “safe.”
The second act for this heat was Jones, performing “Mercy,” originally by Duffy. The audience really loved this performance and so did the judges.
Closing out the competition, Lawyer delivered a solid performance of “Bound to You,” originally by Christina Aguilera. The judges praised the performance. Jefferson exclaimed, “If that was a dragon, you slayed it.”
After the performances ended, the voting began. The audience members were voting on their phones for which act they wanted to win.
Then, the results were announced.
Finishing in third place was Tara Kennedy. The runner-up was Sophia Jones, and the overall winner of “Ship’s Got Talent” was Kassandra Lawyer.
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