Christella Litras is an award-winning composer, musician, songwriter, musical director, choir-leader, and producer for theatre, performance, the recording industry and film
Productions include: Searching for the Heart of Leeds, Queen of Chapeltown & Nine Night (Leeds Playhouse); Yellow is the Colour of Sunshine (Tutti Frutti); The Legends of Them by Sutara Gayle (Brixton House/The Royal Court), winner of Offie award for Best Performance in 2024; and the award-winning Windrush Movement of the People (Phoenix Dance), made into a BBC film.
In 2022, Christella composed her first Opera, Power (Northern Opera). In 2023, Christella’s Soca-remix of The Kaiser Chiefs, I Predict a Riot, was performed live during the opening ceremony of Leeds 2023.
Christella has toured and shared a stage with artists including: Jamiroquai, Beverley Knight, Peabo Bryson, Martha Reeves, Candi Staton, Kim Weston and Martha Walsh. Christella is a featured singer in Sting and Katie Prince’s West End Production of Message in a Bottle, whose musical director is Hamilton’s Alex Lacamoire. Christella collaborates with world-renowned producer, Glen Scott (Repute records) on various recording and artist development projects, including providing backing vocals for: Erib Bibb (Kensaltown Studios), Ricardo Ajorna (Abbey Road Studios/Kensaltown Studios).
Inspired by her mentor Geraldine Connor (creator of Carnival Messiah), Christella founded the award-winning Caution Collective, to develop the talent of local young singers. She is the Creative Director of Music House, Leeds.
