Beijing Olympics: Faking scandal over girl who 'sang' in opening ceremony - Telegraph: "Mr Chen's interview gave an extraordinary insight into the control exercised over the ceremony by the Games' political overseers, all to ensure the country was seen at its best.
Officials have already admitted that the pictures of giant firework footprints which marched across Beijing towards the stadium on Friday night were prerecorded, digitally enhanced and inserted into footage beamed across the world.
Mr Chen said the initial hopefuls to sing the anthem had been reduced to ten, and one, a ten-year-old, had originally been chosen for the quality of her voice. But she, too, had fallen by the wayside because she was not 'cute' enough.
'We used her to sing in all the rehearsals,' Mr Chen said. 'But in the end the director thought her image was not the most appropriate, because she was a little too old. Regrettably, we had to let her go.'"
What else was faked?
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