Mercedes Arn-Horn
{{Short description|Canadian musician (born 1993)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mercedes Arn-Horn
| birth_name = Mercedes Arn-Horn
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|31}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Canada
| origin = Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
| instruments = Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, cello
| genre = Alternative rock, Pop rock, acoustic rock, synthpop, grunge, shoegaze, indie, dreampop, Easycore (early)
| occupation = Musician, songwriter, vocalist, director, actor
| years_active = 2009–present
| label = Warner Canada, Easy Life Records
| current_member_of = Softcult
| past_member_of = Courage My Love
| associated_acts = Courage My Love, Softcult
}}
Mercedes Arn-Horn (born October 31, 1993{{Cite web |last=Owens |first=Paige |title=Meet twin duo Softcult and hear their brand-new track "Spit It Out" |url=https://www.altpress.com/softcult-ap-recs-spit-it-out-video/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324110336/https://www.altpress.com/softcult-ap-recs-spit-it-out-video/ |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en |quote="Finding inspiration in artists such as Kurt Cobain, who passed away the year the twins were born..."}}) is a Canadian musician, songwriter, director and actor.{{cite web |url=https://www.musicology-online.co.uk/article/mercedes-arn-horn-the-leading-lady-of-comedy-film-metalheads |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-01-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201314/https://www.musicology-online.co.uk/article/mercedes-arn-horn-the-leading-lady-of-comedy-film-metalheads |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |df=mdy-all }} She is the lead singer and guitarist of Canadian rock band Softcult,{{Cite web |title=Canadian duo Softcult can't be tamed on grunge-pop debut "Another Bish" |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/softcult-another-bish |access-date=2021-07-10 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en}} and was formerly the lead singer, guitarist and keyboardist of the Canadian rock band Courage My Love.{{cite web| url = http://www.axs.com/news/courage-my-love-a-q-a-with-singer-mercedes-arn-horn-45289| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150605134236/http://www.axs.com/news/courage-my-love-a-q-a-with-singer-mercedes-arn-horn-45289| archive-date = 2015-06-05| title = Courage My Love: A Q&A; with singer Mercedes Arn-Horn - AXS}}
Early life
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Mercedes Arn-Horn was born in Toronto. One of her first influences was going to an Alice Cooper concert at the age of 11.
Courage My Love
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Mercedes formed Courage My Love in 2009 with her twin sibling Phoenix Arn-Horn (drums, vocals, keyboards) and David Blake-Dickson (bass). The band were signed to Warner Canada in early 2010 after being discovered at a Battle of The Bands competition in their home town of Kitchener, Ontario. Arn-Horn was 17 years old when she signed the deal.{{cite web |url=https://www.altpress.com/features/softcult-ap-recs-spit-it-out-video/ |title=Meet twin duo Softcult and hear their brand-new track "Spit It Out" |last=Owens |first=Paige |date=July 23, 2021 |website=AltPress |publisher= |access-date=December 29, 2021 |quote="...because we got signed when we were 17, we were so young in this environment with people that have way more experience than us. And we never really felt like we could stand up for our ideas or if we weren’t necessarily comfortable with something or [if] we weren’t really vibing with something. It was really hard to take the reins as artists."}} Brandon Lockwood replaced David Blake-Dickson on bass in 2012.
Courage My Love have released seven EPs and two full-length albums and have toured both in Canada and internationally with bands such as Simple Plan, As It Is and Halflives.
Softcult
Mercedes formed Softcult in 2020 with her twin sibling{{Cite web |title=Softcult: “In order for the world to change, there has to be some… |url=https://www.kerrang.com/softcult-mercedes-phoenix-arn-horn-see-you-in-the-dark-interview-riot-grrrl-shoegaze-punk-cover-story/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}} Phoenix Arn-Horn (drums, vocals). They were signed to British label Easy Life Records in 2020.
Softcult released its debut EP, Year Of The Rat, in 2021. A follow-up EP, Year Of The Snake, was released in 2022. Their third EP, See You In The Dark, was released in 2023.
Discography
=With Courage My Love=
Albums:
- Becoming (Full-Length) (2015)
- Synesthesia (2017)
EPs:
- For Now (2011)
- For Now (Acoustic Sessions) (2012)
- Becoming (EP) (2013)
- Spirit Animal (2014)
- Skin and Bone (2014)
- Spectra (2020)
- Teenagers (remixes) (2020)
=With Softcult=
EPs:
- Year of the Rat (2021)
- Year of the Snake (2022)
- See You in the Dark (2023)
- Heaven (2024)
=Others=
- "All The Things She Said" (cover) - Halflives feat. Mercedes From Courage My Love{{cite web| url = https://www.discogs.com/release/16909425-Halflives-All-The-Things-She-Said| title = Halflives – All The Things She Said (2016, File) - Discogs| website = Discogs}}
- "Still Love" - Teenage Wrist feat. Softcult
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 1997 | When Innocence Is Lost{{cite web |url=http://www.christkindl.ca/entertainment/arnhorn/ |title=Christkindl Market - E-Arnhorn |website=www.christkindl.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209092319/http://www.christkindl.ca/entertainment/arnhorn/ |archive-date=2007-12-09}} | Molly | |
| 2005
| Amanda Strickland | Episode: "A Death in the Family" |
| 2009
| Doppelganger | The Double | (Short) |
| TBA
| Metalheads{{Cite web|url=http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/478852641/metalheads-a-90s-metal-comedy/|title = Metalheads: A 90's Metal Comedy}}{{cite web |url= https://www.altpress.com/news/courage_my_love_frontwoman_to_star_in_90s_based_comedy_film_metalheads/ |title= Courage My Love frontwoman to star in '90s-based comedy film, 'Metalheads' |author= |date= May 22, 2015 |website= AltPress |publisher= |access-date= December 29, 2021 |quote=}} | Amanda Rozek | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0035962}}
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