Yang Peiyi
Yang Peiyi | |||||||
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杨沛宜 | |||||||
Yang performing at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, 2009 | |||||||
| Born | 21 February 2001 Beijing, China | ||||||
| Other names | Camelia Yang | ||||||
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BS) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊沛宜 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨沛宜 | ||||||
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Yang Peiyi (born 21 February 2001[1]) is a Chinese former singer. Her pre-recorded vocals for the song "Ode to the Motherland" was featured during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, although Lin Miaoke appeared on stage instead. Yang graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics in May 2025.[2]
Biography
Yang attended the Primary School Affiliated to Peking University.[3] On 8 August 2008, at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 9-year-old Lin Miaoke appeared on stage performing "Ode to the Motherland", lip-syncing to a pre-recorded vocal by 7-year-old Yang.[4] The vast majority who watched the broadcast were unaware of Yang's role until music director, Chen Qigang, revealed several days later that Lin was sent on stage in place of Yang.[5]
Yang's first album was released in September 2009.[6] In October 2009, Yang performed a medley of two songs[a] at the Hong Kong Cultural Show in Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China[b] together with Jacky Cheung, Yao Jue, and Leon Ko.[7]
Yang graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in economics in May 2025.[2]
References
- ^ 资料：《华人大综艺》小评委-杨沛宜 (in Chinese). Sina.com. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ a b "2025 Spring Commencement" (PDF). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Little Hero Behind Lin Miaoke" (in Chinese). CCTV.com. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- ^ Spencer, Richard (12 August 2008). "Beijing Olympics: Faking scandal over the girl who "sang" in the opening ceremony". London: Telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- ^ "Yang Peiyi, Lin Miaoke". Chicago Tribune. 12 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- ^ 杨沛宜签约金牌大风，首张专辑献礼祖国60华诞 (in Chinese). 11 September 2009. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "《仰望星空 / 愛是永恆》". Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
Notes
- ^ One of which was tailor-made for the poem Looking up at the Starry Sky written by the PRC Premier Wen Jiabao
- ^ 香港同胞慶祝中華人民共和國成立六十週年文藝晚會