Heartland Idol Finals 2022

Fairgoers clap as they watch the the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kids in the crowd put their hands on their hearts as the national anthem plays before the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

April Creech performs during the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kirby Ray, right, speaks with Rosaline Bailey before she sings at the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Claire Bonner sings during the the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Terra Chantle sings during the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Iliana Zuniga sings during the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cece Rodgers sings during the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cece Rodgers sings during the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Joe Wilcox sings during the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Rosaline Bailey sings during the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Miranda Schlosser sings during the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Terra Chantle sings during the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cece Rodgers raises her fist before performing at the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cece Rodgers smiles at the crowd as she performs during the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cece Rodgers sings during the Fair Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Hailey Alhvin sings during the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Previous Hearland Idol winner, Lisa Allen, of Ritter Communications, sings during the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Contestants line up and clap before the winner is announced at the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cece Rodgers reacts to being named the winner of the 2022 Ritter Communications Heartland Idol competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cece Rodgers reacts as fellow competitors congratulate her winning the title "Hearland Idol 2022" on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Randy Palen, karaoke dj, raises his hands in celebration during the Heartland Idol Finals competition on Monday, Sept. 12 at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cece Rodgers holds the competition prize, a check for $1,000, as she wins the title "2022 Heartland Idol" on Monday, Sept. 12 in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)