Leah Siegel (born January 14, 1979), known professionally as Firehorse, is an American singer-songwriter and musician.

Firehorse
Birth nameLeah Siegel
Born (1979-01-14) January 14, 1979 (age 45)
Brooklyn, New York City
GenresAlternative rock, experimental rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, violin
Years active2004–present
LabelsLeah Siegel, Walk Don't Run Records, Pledgemusic
Websitethisisfirehorse.com

Career

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Leah Siegel is the daughter of Robert Siegel and Jane Siegel.

Siegel wrote a song in a commercial for Topsy Foundation, which promotes early childhood development in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The commercial won a Clio Award, Grand LIA and award at Cannes,[1] in addition to being named an "ad worth spreading" by the nonprofit group TED Conference. The 90-second clip was shown in its entirety in the It's not all doom and gloom section of Russell Howard's Good News on BBC2 in 2010.

Siegel co-wrote the theme for Haven with Andre Fratto.[2]

Siegel's latest album is under the alias Firehorse[3] and contains the completed version of the song If You Don't Want To Be Alone used in the Topsy Foundation commercial.

Siegel is involved in a number of side projects: she fronts the vintage soul/R&B outfit Brooklyn Boogaloo Blowout, sings in the Citizens Band, a cabaret collective featuring musicians from the group Beirut, and in Leisure Cruise with former Broken Social Scene member Dave Hodge. She has a clothing line in the works.[4]

Influences

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Her musical influences are Joni Mitchell, Judy Garland, Doris Day, Nina Simone and Janis Joplin.[5]

Discography

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As Firehorse

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  • And so they ran faster... (2011)
  • Pills From Strangers (2013)

As Leah Siegel

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Albums

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  • Leah Siegel Presents (2004)
  • Little Mule (2006)

Extended plays

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  • The Lemon (2005)

References

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  1. ^ "The Topsy Foundation".
  2. ^ "Haven(IMDB)". IMDb.
  3. ^ "Firehorse".
  4. ^ "Other projects".
  5. ^ "Influences". Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
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