Mercedes Arn-Horn

Mercedes Arn-Horn
Mercedes Arn-Horn
Birth name	Mercedes Arn-Horn
Born	October 31, 1993 (age 31); Toronto, Canada
Origin	Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Alternative rock, Pop rock, acoustic rock, synthpop, grunge, shoegaze, indie, dreampop, Easycore (early)
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, vocalist, director, actor
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, cello
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Warner Canada, Easy Life Records
Member of	Softcult
Formerly of	Courage My Love

Mercedes Arn-Horn (born 1993^[1]) is a Canadian musician, songwriter, director and actor.^[2] She is the lead singer and guitarist of Canadian rock band Softcult,^[3] and was formerly the lead singer, guitarist and keyboardist of the Canadian rock band Courage My Love.^[4]

Early life

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

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.^[5] 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^[6] 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)

Others

"All The Things She Said" (cover) - Halflives feat. Mercedes From Courage My Love^[7]
"Still Love" - Teenage Wrist feat. Softcult

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	When Innocence Is Lost^[8]	Molly
2005	1-800-Missing	Amanda Strickland	Episode: "A Death in the Family"
2009	Doppelganger	The Double	(Short)
TBA	Metalheads^[9]^[10]	Amanda Rozek

References

^ Owens, Paige. "Meet twin duo Softcult and hear their brand-new track "Spit It Out"". Alternative Press Magazine. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023. Finding inspiration in artists such as Kurt Cobain, who passed away the year the twins were born...
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Canadian duo Softcult can't be tamed on grunge-pop debut "Another Bish"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
^ "Courage My Love: A Q&A; with singer Mercedes Arn-Horn - AXS". Archived from the original on June 5, 2015.
^ Owens, Paige (July 23, 2021). "Meet twin duo Softcult and hear their brand-new track "Spit It Out"". AltPress. Retrieved December 29, 2021. ...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.
^ "Softcult: "In order for the world to change, there has to be some…". Kerrang!. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^ "Halflives – All The Things She Said (2016, File) - Discogs". Discogs.
^ "Christkindl Market - E-Arnhorn". www.christkindl.ca. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007.
^ "Metalheads: A 90's Metal Comedy".
^ "Courage My Love frontwoman to star in '90s-based comedy film, 'Metalheads'". AltPress. May 22, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

External links

Mercedes Arn-Horn at IMDb

[:3-1] Owens, Paige. "Meet twin duo Softcult and hear their brand-new track "Spit It Out"". Alternative Press Magazine. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023. Finding inspiration in artists such as Kurt Cobain, who passed away the year the twins were born...

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Canadian duo Softcult can't be tamed on grunge-pop debut "Another Bish"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 10, 2021.

[4] "Courage My Love: A Q&A; with singer Mercedes Arn-Horn - AXS". Archived from the original on June 5, 2015.

[5] Owens, Paige (July 23, 2021). "Meet twin duo Softcult and hear their brand-new track "Spit It Out"". AltPress. Retrieved December 29, 2021. ...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.

[6] "Softcult: "In order for the world to change, there has to be some…". Kerrang!. Retrieved April 17, 2023.

[7] "Halflives – All The Things She Said (2016, File) - Discogs". Discogs.

[8] "Christkindl Market - E-Arnhorn". www.christkindl.ca. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007.

[9] "Metalheads: A 90's Metal Comedy".

[10] "Courage My Love frontwoman to star in '90s-based comedy film, 'Metalheads'". AltPress. May 22, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

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