Pharrell Williams, Nicole Kidman in China for Singles Day Gala

By Bridget O'Donnell

Alibaba brought out some mega-stars for last night's insane Singles Day Gala at Shanghai's Mercedes-Benz Arena, with Pharrell Williams, Nicole Kidman, Maria Sharapova, Jessie J, Kris Wu and Karen Mok all making appearances along with Alibaba founder Jack Ma.

Alibaba founder Jack Ma

Nicole Kidman introduces Jack Ma

Pharrell Williams performs with Karen Mok

Williams and Wu teamed up to perform a special song titled "Double 11." Here's a sampling of the actual lyrics:

You are not alone

You may think you are just home

Something you all should know

You can do wonders

It's shiyi shiyi

If you could believe

You can do it, keyi

Change the world with renminbi

There's strength in numbers

It's shiyi shiyi

Watch the full thing below:

https://v.qq.com/txp/iframe/player.html?vid=q0503n79z6b&width=500&height=375&auto=0

Some other highlights included Jessie J singing "Price Tag" (the irony!)...

Nicole Kidman speaking Chinese:

https://v.qq.com/txp/iframe/player.html?vid=o0503cgkx08&width=500&height=375&auto=0

And Jack Ma debuting this six-minute kung-fu style video:

https://v.qq.com/txp/iframe/player.html?vid=r0503o3josd&width=500&height=375&auto=0

The e-commerce giant has already smashed 11/11 sales records, earning a whopping RMB10 billion (USD1.5 billion) in the first three minutes of the shopping holiday.

[Images via China Daily]

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