Livid_Liberal
08-12-2008, 10:14 AM
Olympic girl seen but not heard
updated 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/oly.kids/index.html
From John Vause
CNN
BEIJING, China (CNN) --
A little girl and her song captivated millions of viewers during the opening
ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. But what they saw was not what they heard.
Games organizers confirm that Lin Miaoke, who performed "Ode to the Motherland"
as China's flag was paraded Friday into Beijing's National Stadium, was not
singing at all.
Lin was lip-syncing to the sound of another girl, 7-year-old Yang Peiyi, who was
heard but not seen, apparently because she was deemed not cute enough.
Yang Peiyi's voice was heard during Friday's
opening ceremony, but her face was never seen.
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/oly.kids/art.girl.cctv.jpg
Lin Miaoke was the darling of the Olympic opening
ceremony,but it turns out she was lip-syncing.
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/oly.kids/art.lin.xinhua.ap.jpg
"The reason was for the national interest," said Chen Qigang, the ceremony's musical
director, in a state radio interview. "The child on camera should be flawless in
image, internal feeling and expression. ... Lin Miaoke is excellent in those aspects."
The decision was made at the highest levels, Chen said.
"We had to do it," he said. "We'd been through several inspections. They're all very strict.
When we rehearsed at the spot, there were several spectators from various divisions, especially
leaders from the Politburo, who gave the opinion it must change."
Another reason I'm not watching the "Olympiad" :rolleyes:
updated 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/oly.kids/index.html
From John Vause
CNN
BEIJING, China (CNN) --
A little girl and her song captivated millions of viewers during the opening
ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. But what they saw was not what they heard.
Games organizers confirm that Lin Miaoke, who performed "Ode to the Motherland"
as China's flag was paraded Friday into Beijing's National Stadium, was not
singing at all.
Lin was lip-syncing to the sound of another girl, 7-year-old Yang Peiyi, who was
heard but not seen, apparently because she was deemed not cute enough.
Yang Peiyi's voice was heard during Friday's
opening ceremony, but her face was never seen.
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/oly.kids/art.girl.cctv.jpg
Lin Miaoke was the darling of the Olympic opening
ceremony,but it turns out she was lip-syncing.
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/oly.kids/art.lin.xinhua.ap.jpg
"The reason was for the national interest," said Chen Qigang, the ceremony's musical
director, in a state radio interview. "The child on camera should be flawless in
image, internal feeling and expression. ... Lin Miaoke is excellent in those aspects."
The decision was made at the highest levels, Chen said.
"We had to do it," he said. "We'd been through several inspections. They're all very strict.
When we rehearsed at the spot, there were several spectators from various divisions, especially
leaders from the Politburo, who gave the opinion it must change."
Another reason I'm not watching the "Olympiad" :rolleyes: