Mercedes Arn-Horn


Mercedes Arn-Horn is a Canadian musician, songwriter, director and actor. She is the lead singer and guitarist of Canadian rock band Softcult, and was formerly the lead singer, guitarist and keyboardist of the Canadian rock band Courage My Love.

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 and David Blake-Dickson. 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. 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 Phoenix Arn-Horn. 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 Synesthesia
EPs:For Now For Now Becoming Spirit Animal Skin and Bone Spectra
  • ''Teenagers ''

With Softcult

EPs:Year of the Rat Year of the Snake See You in the Dark
  • ''Heaven''

Others