Spiritchaser (duo)
Spiritchaser are a South African musical duo best known for 2011 number one South African hit single "These Tears"[1][2][3][4][5][6] co-produced and written with UK artist Est8 [7] and licensed to Sony Music Entertainment (Africa)[8] in 2011 and featured on Now! That's What I Call Music 56 (South Africa).[8] The record spent over 38 Weeks in the South African ‘Media Guide Top Ten retaining number one spot for over an 8 week period.[7] This led to a tour of South Africa playing on the same bill as South African DJ Black Coffee live at The Vodacom Unlimited Experience in Durban on Friday, 16 December 2011.[9][4] The piano from "These Tears" was subsequently used by Johannesburg born and SAHHA nominated music producer Makwa[10][11] in Kwesta's follow-up 2018 number one hit record in South Africa called Spirit [12][13][14][15] which was Certified Platinum by RISA[16] and nominated for the South African Music Awards.[6][17][9][14] "These Tears" was also used in the CBS televion series Ringer in 2012.[18][19][20]
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- "Kwesta drops collab with US rapper Wale - and fans love it!". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
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