What singer earned third place in the fifth season of Canadian Idol? Her first performance on the show was an original song named 'Sweet Talker' and she rocketed to international fame with a song regarding a possible phone transmission four years later.

Fact: Reality TV is cheaper to produce, easier to make, and, above all else, popular with audiences. When real, attention-hungry people are put on TV, almost anything can happen. And yes, most of the stuff that is shown has been scripted.