Chinese officials have admitted deceiving the public over another aspect of the Olympic opening ceremony: the picture-perfect schoolgirl who sang as the Chinese flag entered the stadium was performing to another girl's voice.9-year-old Lin Miaoke, the pig-tailed girl in the red dress, had become a national sensation, giving interviews to all the most popular newspapers, and lapping up praise for her performance.
But after several days, the show's musical designer felt forced to set the record straight. He finally gave an interview to Beijing radio saying the real singer was a seven-year-old girl who had won a grueling competition to perform the anthem, a patriotic song called "Hymn to the Motherland".
At the eleventh hour, a member of the Chinese politburo attending the final rehearsal decided that the the winner, a girl called Yang Peiyi-- despite having a perfect voice-- was not cute enough and had buck teeth. Chinese officials, obsessed with looking perfect and putting on a perfect show, made the switch.
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