Good analysis. Mandissa had the best voice but she's long gone. Katherine has a well-trained voice, having attended a music conservatory and having a mother who is a voice coach. If voice were the determining factor, Mandissa would have won and Katherine would have been runner-up.
Agree about Mandissa -- but there was no way a big woman was going to go very far.
The last few weeks, Kat has been more screetching than singing. And she has been VERY pitchy. She may have a good voice, but her singing has NOT been good lately. She is making it on her looks.
Mandissa had the best voice but she's long gone
I totally agree. She was my favorite and left way too soon.