Sara Achorn, of Rochester, was named the overall winner of the “Plymouth County’s Got Talent” singing competition last Thursday night.
Twenty-two finalists competed at the Rosebrook Event Center in Wareham after making it through the preliminary round of the competition on the previous Saturday.
Ms. Achorn, a 16 year-old sophomore at Old Rochester Regional High School delivered a powerful performance of “House Of The Rising Sun,” which earned her a recording session with the Grammy-nominated Surefire Creative Studios based in Boston.
Five industry professionals judged the finals in five categories: intonation, vocal technique/quality, stylistic choices, stage presence and overall performance.
A $100 cash prize was awarded to the top scorers of each age group. Jenna Lynch, 8, of Mattapoisett was the winner of the 12 & Under category. Ashley DeSilva, 15, of Pembroke, was the winner of the 13-15 age group, and Sarah Achorn won the 16 & Over category.
“The judges were so very impressed with all the finalists,” said Jillian Zucco, the reigning Miss Middleboro and producer of this event, “so much so, that Jared Hancock of Surefire Creative Studios announced during awards an offer to provide each of them one free hour of recording time at his studio.”
Proceeds from this event will benefit local children treated at Boston Children’s Hospital through the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH), the national platform for the Miss America Organization whose mission is to help save and improve lives of children treated at hospitals within the network.
Tax-deductible donations to the local chapter of CMNH can still be made on Ms. Zucco’s donation page at http://www.missamericaforkids.org/Donate/missmiddleboro2015.