China pop's new favorite Xu Jiaying has released her cover of a Chinese pop classic, Xiao Sai Zou Yi Hui, or "Walk gracefully¹ once". Her cover will become the theme song for the upcoming film "New York New York".

 

中国歌坛新晋最受欢迎歌手徐佳莹版《潇洒走一回》封面公布。该歌曲也是电影《纽约纽约》主题曲。
 

 

In just a few days, the music video of her cover received five million daily views. Related posts on Weibo gained 20 million reads, triggering tons of comments even before the premiere of the movie.

 

Xu Jiaying rose to fame in the Chinese music reality show "I am a Singer". She later gained many fans with her music talent and engaging personality.

 

The new song is a cover of a 90's pop classic, originally sung by Hong Kong singer Sally Yeh.

 

The cover was chosen as the theme song for the film because the lyric² fits well with the film's plot.

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