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Pat Benatar (geboren Patricia Mae Andrzejewski, Brooklyn, New York, 10 januari 1953) is een Amerikaanse zangeres die verschillende hits scoorde in de jaren 80.

Pat Benatar, die geboren werd in Brooklyn, studeerde aanvankelijk opera-muziek. In 1971 trouwde ze met Dennis T. Benatar, waardoor ze de achternaam kreeg waarmee ze beroemd werd. In 1977 werd haar zangtalent ontdekt tijdens een talentenjacht in een New Yorkse club.

Ze scheidde van Benatar en trouwde later met de gitarist van haar band, Neil Giraldo. Samen kregen ze twee dochters.

In de jaren 80 scoorde ze enkele grote hits, waarvan Love is a battlefield de bekendste is. Deze plaat uit september 1983 werd in onder meer Nederland in maart 1984 een nummer 1-hit in de destijds drie hitlijsten op de nationale publieke popzender Hilversum 3 (de Nederlandse Top 40, Nationale Hitparade en de TROS Top 50).

In België bereikte de plaat de nummer 1-positie in zowel de voorloper van de Vlaamse Ultratop 50 als de Vlaamse Radio 2 Top 30.

Tussen 1980 en 1984 won ze vier jaar achtereen een Grammy Award voor beste vrouwelijke rockact. Later werd ze nog vier keer genomineerd voor deze categorie.

Benatar werd later in haar muziekcarrière woordvoerder van een bewustmakingscampagne rond gehoorproblemen van de batterijenfabrikant Energizer.

Patricia Mae Giraldo (née Andrzejewski; formerly and still professionally Benatar ; born January 10, 1953) is an American singer and songwriter. In the United States, she has two multi-platinum albums, five platinum albums, and 15 US Billboard top 40 singles, while in Canada she had eight straight platinum albums, and she has sold over 36 million albums worldwide. She is also a four-time Grammy Award winner. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November 2022.

Benatar's debut studio album, In the Heat of the Night (1979), was her breakthrough in North America, especially in Canada, where it reached No. 3 on the album chart. Two hit singles from the album were released: "Heartbreaker"; and "We Live for Love", the latter written by her lead guitarist and future husband, Neil Giraldo.

Her second studio album, Crimes of Passion (1980), was her most successful work, peaking at No. 2 in North America and France, being certified 4× and 5× platinum in the US and Canada, respectively. The single "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" reached the top 10 in the US and Canada and is considered to be her signature song.

Her third studio album, Precious Time (1981), was another success, topping the US Album Chart and becoming her first top 10 album in Australia. Its single "Fire and Ice" charted highly in the US and Canada.

Benatar's next and fourth studio album, Get Nervous (1982), sold less well than her previous two albums, but did include the North American hit "Shadows of the Night".

Benatar's sound then began to move towards more atmospheric pop. The single "Love Is a Battlefield" (1983) was her biggest hit in most countries, reaching No. 1 in the Netherlands, Australia, and on the US Rock Tracks chart, as well as No. 5 on the US Hot 100. The live album it came from, Live from Earth (1983), her fifth album overall, was her biggest seller in Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Her fifth studio album was Tropico (1984), and its lead single "We Belong" reached the top 10 in several countries, including No. 5 on the US Hot 100.

Benatar's sixth studio album, Seven the Hard Way (1985), sold less well, but it yielded two singles harking back to the rock vein: "Invincible", a top 10 hit in North America; and "Sex as a Weapon".

Her follow-up seventh studio album, Wide Awake in Dreamland (1988), marked a resurgence in sales in Canada and Australia, and was her biggest hit in the UK. Its rocker, "All Fired Up", was a significant hit in Canada, Australia and the US.

Benatar released four additional albums between 1991 and 2003: True Love (1991); Gravity's Rainbow (1993); Innamorata (1997); and Go (2003).