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Christessa (born Christessa Marian Eilleen Griffith-Spencer) is a Zimbabwean singer/songwriter. Christessa and her family moved from the Eastern Highlands in Mutare to the more cosmopolitan Harare after her sixth birthday. Her first experience of mainstream live stage exposure came when she performed alongside Mango Groove on Oct 29th 2009 with fellow Zimbabwean musician Alan Friend. Christessa organised and created the highly successful 'Christessa and Friends' show with then boyfriend Anthony Williams, creator of the African Hunter and Fisherman magazines.

The show brought forward the untapped talent within Zimbabwe with acts from Ryan Koriya of Mann Friday, Daniel Jenkins, Chris Van as well as highly successful and talented performer Josh Ansley.

Christessa's entrance to the music world came by chance as she was introduced to Fraser Mackay, a Zimbabwean artist and musician. Together they developed her stage presence as well as her songwriting skills.

On 11th of November 2011, DJ Macson released his debut album 'My Name'. The album featured Christessa on the club track 'Inferno', co-written by Macson and Christessa. On Dec 21st 2011 Christessa released her first single 'Fill Me With Sin' on itunes. The single has been sold in more than five countries globally and won her a ranking of 3rd on the Reverb Nation's Zimbabwe Folk Rock listing.

She is currently working on her first full length album with her self owned independent label Crimson Dragonfly Studios®.

A Fan and Friend adds: I am very sad to inform all her fans out there, that Christessa committed suicide on Saturday 24 March, 2012. She will be greatly missed and always dearly loved; forever.