ancing ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁▁ ▁She ▁c ites ▁Whit ney ▁Houston , ▁Sel ena ▁Quint an illa , ▁Christ ina ▁Agu il era ▁and ▁Maria h ▁Care y ▁as ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁vocal ▁inspir ations ▁in ▁her ▁earlier ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁Vo ice , ▁Y o ▁So y ▁El ▁Art ista ▁and ▁Tour ing ▁C á th ia ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁The ▁Vo ice ▁ear ning ▁a ▁three - ch air ▁turn ▁from ▁Sh ak ira , ▁U sh er ▁and ▁Bla ke ▁Sh el ton . ▁She ▁chose ▁Sh ak ira ▁as ▁her ▁coach . ▁In ▁the ▁battle ▁round , ▁C á th ia ▁lost ▁to ▁Mary ▁Mir anda ▁but ▁was ▁st olen ▁by ▁U sh er . ▁She ▁advanced ▁through ▁the ▁knock outs ▁be ating ▁Ryan ▁In nes . ▁In ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 6 ▁C á th ia ▁was ▁elimin ated . ▁She ▁performed ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁finale ▁first ▁with ▁Jud ith ▁Hill , ▁S asha ▁Allen ▁and ▁Kar ina ▁Ig les ias ; ▁then ▁with ▁Mich elle ▁Cham uel , ▁Jos iah ▁Haw ley ▁and ▁V ED O . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁C á th ia ▁competed ▁on ▁Te lem undo ' s ▁" Y o ▁So y ▁El ▁Art ista ," ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁and ▁placing ▁in ▁the ▁Top ▁ 5 ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁While ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁she ▁worked ▁with ▁artists ▁like ▁Luis ▁F ons i ▁and ▁Ol ga ▁T añ on