Chris Letcher

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{{Infobox musical artist

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| birth_place = Durban, South Africa

| genre = Indie folk, baroque pop, experimental, film score

| occupation = Singer

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| years_active = 1998–present

| label = Sheer, Warner/Chappell

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| website = {{URL|www.letchermusic.com}}

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Chris Letcher is a South African singer-songwriter and film composer based in London and Johannesburg.

He has played with Urban Creep. Two of his albums made South Africa's Mail & Guardian "20 Best CDs of the Decade by South African Artists" list.[http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-12-23-mzansis-groove Mzansi's groove] Frieze, his 2007 album, is listed for that year in the Sunday Times Albums of the Decade. His second solo album, Spectroscope, was named 2011 album of the year.{{Cite web|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2011-12-23-lets-hear-it-for-local-sounds|title=Let's hear it for local sounds|date=23 December 2011}}

He wrote the scores for Claire Angelique's debut feature film, My Black Little Heart,[http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/archive/2008/07/15/claire-angelique-s-debut-film-my-black-little-heart.aspx Claire Angelique's debut film My Black Little Heart] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615151252/http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/archive/2008/07/15/claire-angelique-s-debut-film-my-black-little-heart.aspx |date=June 15, 2009 }} the BBC production of Women in Love, and director Ntshavheni Wa Luruli's film, Elelwani.{{cite web |url=http://www.eastwest-distribution.com/film_elelwani.htm |title=Elelwani - FILM |accessdate=2013-02-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102015631/http://www.eastwest-distribution.com/film_elelwani.htm |archivedate=2013-01-02 }} which was shown at the Berlinale Film Festival 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/datenblatt.php?film_id=20131845|title = Elelwani}} He also composed the score for the BBC film, Challenger, which stars William Hurt.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/william-hurt-science-channel-challenger-374576|title = William Hurt to Star in Science Channel/BBC Challenger Docu-Drama (Exclusive)| website=The Hollywood Reporter |date = 26 September 2012}} Letcher co-scored the film Black South-Easter in 2013 with Sub Pop's Spoek Mathambo.