 This movement soon spread across Singapore, beyond schools and into the public arena such as community centres.Led by The Merlion, which was formed at Clementi Community Centre in 1983, there were more than 20 xinyao groups registered with a neighbourhood community centre by mid-1987 ..Songs such as "A Step at a Time" (一步一步来) written and sung by "xinyao" artists were popular with those born in the mid-1960s to 1970s.