Leah Kauffman (born c. 1986) is an American
singer
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and
songwriter
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who is responsible for singing and writing popular
viral videos
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, including "My Box in a Box", "
I Got a Crush... on Obama", "
Obama Girl vs. Giuliani Girl", "I Like a Boy", and "Bernie Bae". The first song was written by Kauffman, the second and third were co-written by Kauffman and
Ben Relles. Kauffman does not appear in the videos, instead actresses
lip sync
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to her vocals.
Most recently, Kauffman wrote and performed the song "Perfected: The Ann Coulter Song", the video of which features Kauffman, rather than a lip-syncing stand-in, for the first time.
Kauffman was born in
Abington Township, Pennsylvania, and is a 2004 graduate of
Abington Senior High School. She majored in magazine journalism at
Temple University
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. In 2014, she was the Executive Producer of Philly.com's Lifestyle & Entertainment verticals.
About Me , Leah Kauffaman
Retrieved May 18, 2014.
References
External links
LeahKauffman.comLeah Kauffman
on MySpace
Perfect me, Ann Coulter
by Leah Kauffman
1986 births
Living people
People from Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
American women pop singers
American parodists
American satirists
Parody musicians
21st-century American women singers
Women satirists
21st-century American singer-songwriters
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