Chinese officials have admitted that 9-year-old Lin Miaoke was lip-synching "Hymn to the Motherland" at the Olympic ceremonies. The real singer was 7-year-old Yang Peiyi.

The reason?

"The main consideration was the national interest. The child on the screen should be flawless in image, in her internal feelings and in her expression," says Chen.

The musical director says it was a "last-minute decision, a choice we had to make" to swap out the singer. 

 Watch the video of the infamous lip-synching below. [People]