All This Song and Dance About Fakery Is Two-Faced Roxanne Sorooshian On Lip-Synching

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PRETTY face, cute smile, angelic voice . . . nine-year-old Lin Miaoke had everything it takes to win over the world for China when she sang solo in front of billions at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. Except, as we all now know, the angelic voice. That belonged to another girl - Yang Peiyi - who, it seems, was not deemed bonnie enough to be seen in public being, as she is, somewhat challenged in the dental department.

Beijing Games spokesman Sun Weide last week defended the decision to swap the plain child for the more photogenic one: "The artistic directors just picked the best voice and the best performer."

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All This Song and Dance About Fakery Is Two-Faced Roxanne Sorooshian On Lip-Synching

Games executive vice-president Wang Wei said this was done to achieve "the most theatrical effect".

Apparently the swap was decided o...

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