Ladyhawke (musician)

Ladyhawke
Ladyhawke performing at the Evolution Festival in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on 25 May 2009
Ladyhawke performing at the Evolution Festival in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on 25 May 2009
Background information
Birth namePhillipa Margaret Brown
Also known asPip Brown
Born (1979-07-13) 13 July 1979 (age 45)
Masterton, New Zealand
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • multi-instrumentalist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • bass guitar
  • guitar
  • drums
  • keyboards
  • synthesiser
Years active2001–present
Labels
Spouse
(m. 2015⁠–⁠2023)
Websitewww.ladyhawkemusic.com

Phillipa Margaret "Pip" Brown[1] (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, around 2013 to Los Angeles,[2] and then subsequently relocating back to her native New Zealand after the release of her third album, Wild Things.[3]

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, her third solo album, Wild Things, in June 2016 and her fourth album, Time Flies, in November 2021.

  1. ^ Hall, Tom (8 April 2009). "Ladyhawke: French class". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Ladyhawke: Ten Things You Never Knew About Me". Spin.com. 16 May 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference timeflies was invoked but never defined (see the help page).