Olympics opening ceremony

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Oh dear.....given GG's gushing over the opening ceremony and in particular the little girl singer her heart out maybe a little retraction is in order...below from the beeb website.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7556058.stm


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.

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 "so 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. "I'm satisfied to have had my voice in the opening ceremony," she said.

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.

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haha, I really hope that GG says something about this. If he doesn't he'll be part of the global conspiracy to deceive!



Here's pics of the two girls - that one's a pure heifer eh?!

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I have always admired GG as he has stood up for things that I have believed in (though not all) but I can understand why some don't like him and he may come across as arrogant to some. This would be a good opportunity to eat some humble pie and admit a mistake.

I don't know which of the two girls to feel sorry for...if either.

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yeah, it would be good if he did admit he'd been duped.

I should point out, I wasn't slagging off that girl - but the idea that she wasn't pretty enough.

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I think (I hope) everyone caught that joke faceless....it is a shame that someone thought that cause one of the girls has straighter teeth and a nicer smile she would be better to put on stage. I think the world would have been charmed with the real girl singing anyway.

BTW I think I am right in saying that your Avatar is Roger Mellie faceless? yeah?

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yep, it's Roger Mellie - done as Alan Sugar in The Apprentice.

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I don't know why they bothered. Chinks all look the bloody same to me...

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haha, have you been at the sadowitz again?

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I feel a Python moment coming on........

I like Chinese....they only come up to your knees.

Sing along now everyone...

Yet they're always friendly and they're ready to please.
I like Chinese, I like Chinese,
There's nine hundred million of them in the world today,
You'd better learn to like them, that's what I say...................

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Actually I've just noticed how out of date those lyrics are......but "there's 1 billion three hundred and fifty million of them in the world today" doesn't have the same ring does it?