What is "ladyhawke"

Ladyhawke is a 1985 American fantasy adventure film directed by Richard Donner and starring Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Ladyhawke or Ladyhawk may refer to:

• Ladyhawke (film), a 1985 film starring Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer
• Ladyhawke (musician) (born 1979), New Zealand singer-songwriter
  • Ladyhawke (album), a 2008 album by Ladyhawke
• Ladyhawk (comics), two fictional characters in the Marvel Comics' series Spider-Girl
• Ladyhawk (band), a Canadian indie rock band
  • Ladyhawk (album), a 2006 album by Ladyhawk

Phillipa Margaret "Pip" Brown (born 13 July 1979), better known by her stage name Ladyhawke, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She took her stage name from Richard Donner's 1985 film Ladyhawke.

Brown was part of the Wellington-based band Two Lane Blacktop (2001–2003), before moving to Australia where, in 2004, she formed the art rock band Teenager with Nick Littlemore of Pnau. In 2007 she moved to London, and she relocated to Los Angeles around 2013.

Brown's debut solo album, Ladyhawke, was released on 22 September 2008 through Modular Recordings, and topped the RIANZ Albums Chart. It spawned five singles of which " My Delirium" was the most successful. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, Ladyhawke won Breakthrough Artist in both album and single categories.

Brown's second solo album, Anxiety, was released in May 2012, and her third solo album, Wild Things, was released on 3 June 2016.

Ladyhawke is the debut studio album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Ladyhawke, released on 19 September 2008 by Modular Recordings. Featuring production by Pascal Gabriel, Greg Kurstin, Kid Gloves, Kish Mauve's Jim Eliot, Paul Harris and Van She's Michael Di Francesco, the album incorporates 1980s-influenced new wave and synthpop, as well as indie rock. It was promoted by five singles: " Back of the Van", " Paris Is Burning", " Dusk Till Dawn", " My Delirium" and " Magic".

Ladyhawke received generally positive reviews from music critics, who commended Ladyhawke for her ability to reproduce the music of the 1980s. The album reached number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). It also charted at number 16 in Australia and the United Kingdom, receiving gold certifications in both countries. The album won six awards at the 2009 New Zealand Music Awards—the most awards won since 2004—and two at the ARIA Music Awards of 2009.