Kelly is a wonderfully talented young woman. But you really can't compare a 20 year old who does cover songs to a man who has performed for over 20 years to his own songs. Let me hear Kelly when she's 40 and see if she still has the ability to hit those notes night after night after night as Bono does. Heck, during the contest she almost lost her voice at one point - and there were many times she hit an off note or failed to hit the note full on.
In other words, while I think the best singer won that competition,Kelly is still young and inexperienced. She has a hint of "soul" to her, which is great, but she is not at all at Bono's level. Plus, she needs to learn from Justin, the runner-up, as his charisma is enormous. Kelly has the better voice which is why she won, but Justin was there because he could work the room like few can. Kelly's voice makes all modern day divas envious. But she is no where near Justin, who in turn, is no where near Bono, in turns of charisma.
Plus, if she were to compete against a JT/R&H era Bono, Bono just might win...
While Kelly has the talent and ENORMOUS potential (and she's SO frickin' cute
), IMO, Bono is clearly the better singer. After all, as we all know, singing just isn't about one's voice.