As you may know, many countries hold reality shows / talent shows like American Idol or Fame Academy, in which singers compete to win a contract, and the top selections usually release singles or albums or otherwise become famous.

As a result there's now a huge inflation of such singers. For example, I have the following photo of Katharine McPhee, who was the runner-up on the fifth season of American Idol on virtual desktop #1. Moreover, I once asked Last.fm to play me one of her songs, and it wasn't too bad.

And finally, a Dutch friend of mine recommended this song called "Silencio" by David Bisbal, who was the finalist on the Operación Triunfo reality show, and went on a solo career. And it's a really good song.

Talking with a friend about the fact that Last.fm played me some Paris Hilton songs, of which I was fond of a few, he told me that he read somewhere that such celebrities-turned-singers have become the last amateurs because all the people from the reality shows have a lot of experience on their record after they become famous.

Oh well.