Tops of Taste goes to Shippenville dude with a flare for country

Just over 620 people voted from the crowd of over 700 at Sunday's Taste of Talent finals. The steering heat didn't stop Kaleb Beichner from two high energy performances to woo the audience and judges.

Beichner spent the first few weeks of the competition almost sedately hiding behind a guitar as he sang, often with his eyes closed. The judges were complimentary of his voice and song choice but suggested he get out from behind the guitar.

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He listened.

Not only did he take their advice he stunned judge Nathaniel Licht who commented that Beichner wasn't even close to the same performer he saw in week one adding that he was blown away. All judges said that Beichner was a completely different performer in the finals as he appeared to have high energy walking back and forth around the stage and working the audience.

​And it must've been enough, a.standing ovation ensued after his final song and he was the top vote getter in the competition.

Alexander Karg, Ruth Herrick and Christian Agnew each gave crowd pleasing performances. Emcee Tammi Dahl Matthews said votes between the contestants were really close the day before in the semi-finals and just didn't really know who was going to rise to the top.

Editor's note: This posterization was an accident that we just thought looked cool so we thought we'd share it anyway.

The dapperest dude in Taste!

A voice that belts it through your brain.

From the soul.

The epitome of "I did it My Way!"

A quick learner and the winner.

See more of this year's Taste of Talent photos by Eight & 322 at ​https://sayerrich.zenfolio.com/p639871164