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A pretty girl who won national fame after singing at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was only miming.
Wearing a red dress and pigtails, Lin Miaoke charmed a worldwide audience with a rendition of "Ode to the Motherland".
But the singer was Yang Peiyi, who was not allowed to appear because she is not as "flawless" as nine-year-old Lin.
The show's musical director said Lin was used because it was in the best interests of the country.
The revelation follows news that a fireworks display used during the opening ceremony was apparently faked.
'Smiling angel'
Speaking on Beijing Radio station, musical director Chen Qigang said the organisers needed a girl with both a good image and a good voice.


Lin Miaoke performs at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games

They faced a dilemma because although Lin was prettier, seven-year-old Yang had the better voice, Mr Chen said.
"After several tests, we decided to put Lin Miaoke on the live picture, while using Yang Peiyi's voice," he told the radio station.
"The reason for this is that we must put our country's interest first," he added.
"The girl appearing on the picture must be flawless in terms of her facial expression and the great feeling she can give to people."
Singer Lin, who is being called the "smiling angel", has already become a media celebrity because of her performance.
She told state-run China Daily that she felt "beautiful" in the red dress she wore during the performance.
Her dad told the newspaper that she already had fans all over the country.
According to Chinese news reports, Yang said she did not regret the decision, saying she was satisfied to have had her voice featured in the opening ceremony.

This is the second "fake" story about the opening ceremony
Viewers around the world saw a display in which 29 firework "footprints" travelled across Beijing from south to north.

But a senior official from the Beijing organising committee (Bocog) confirmed on Tuesday that footage of the display had been produced before the big night.

This was provided to broadcasters for "convenience and theatrical effects", according to Wang Wei, Bocog's executive vice-president.
"Because of poor visibility, some previously recorded footage may have been used," he told a daily press conference.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7556058.stm


They are both cute and this is one of the reasons young kids grow up to have self image problems


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The one on the right is more adorable though.

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I heard that on the news.  They're both cute, that was moronic of them.

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saw this already
its well sad

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That's so sad.

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Aw, that's fucked up. There both very cute kids, and it's just wrong to cover that up. >:(

Fuckers.

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EVerything is sooo fake at the ceremony wow

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Hah...

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It's China, what do you expect?
Regard for human feelings? Psht.

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So sad, but so true.

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Quote: from Baron Samedi at 5:50 pm on Aug. 12, 2008

The one on the right is more adorable though.

truth.

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wow

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Quote: from Meep123 at 8:52 pm on Aug. 12, 2008

It's China, what do you expect?
Regard for human feelings? Psht.

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Wow, that makes me feel so disappointed.

I feel so bad for her.

"We must put our country's interest first" Seriously? Seriously!?

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