| Firehorse | |
| Birth Name: | Leah Siegel |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York City |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Years Active: | 2004–present |
| Genre: | Alternative rock, experimental rock |
| Instrument: | Vocals, guitar, violin |
| Label: | Leah Siegel, Walk Don't Run Records, Pledgemusic |
Leah Siegel (born January 14, 1979), known professionally as Firehorse, is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
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]
Her musical influences are Joni Mitchell, Judy Garland, Doris Day, Nina Simone and Janis Joplin.[5]