Ladyhawke (musician)
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Ladyhawke performing at the Evolution Festival in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on 25 May 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Phillipa Brown |
| Also known as | Pip Brown |
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13 July 1979 Masterton, New Zealand |
| Genres | New wave, indie rock, synthpop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, keyboards, synthesiser |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Modular, Island |
| Associated acts | Two Lane Blacktop, Teenager, Pnau |
| Website | www |
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.
Phillipa Margaret Brown was born on 13 July 1979 in Masterton, a town in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand. She came from a musical family, with her mother being a singer–guitarist and her stepfather, a jazz drummer. During her childhood, various illnesses and allergies kept her in and out of the hospital. At age ten she contracted erysipeloid, a disease that is common in seagulls but had not been seen in humans in New Zealand for twenty years. Her allergies to antibiotics and antihistamines greatly complicated treatment efforts and almost put her into a coma, and she came close to dying.
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