Spotlight or spot light may refer to:

Lighting

* Spot lights, automotive auxiliary lamps *

Spotlight (theatre lighting) {{Unreferenced, date=October 2007 A spotlight (or followspot) is a powerful stage lighting instrument which projects a bright beam of light onto a performance space. Spotlights are controlled by a spotlight operator who tracks actors around the ...

* Spotlight, a

searchlight A searchlight (or spotlight) is an apparatus that combines an extremely bright source (traditionally a carbon arc lamp) with a mirrored parabolic reflector to project a powerful beam of light of approximately parallel rays in a particular direc ...

Stage lighting instrument Stage lighting instruments (lanterns, or luminaires in Europe) are used in stage lighting to illuminate theatrical productions, concerts, and other performances taking place in live performance venues. They are also used to light television st ...

, stage lighting instruments, of several types

Art, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Spotlight'' (film), a 2015 American drama film * ''The Spotlight'' (film), a 1927 American comedy silent film

Music

Albums

* ''Spotlight'', a 2001 album by Tír na nÓg * ''Spotlight'', a 2007 album by Djumbo * ''Spotlight'', a 2009 album by Antoine Clamaran * ''Spotlight'', a 2016 EP by Up10tion

Songs

* "Spotlight" (Madonna song), 1988 * "Spotlight" (Jennifer Hudson song), 2008 * "Spotlight" (Gucci Mane song), 2009 * "Spotlight" (Mutemath song), 2009 * "Spotlight" (Marshmello and Lil Peep song), 2018 * "Spotlight" (Jessie Ware song), 2020 * "Spotlight" (Xiao Zhan song), 2020 * "Spotlight", song by Kylie Minogue from the album ''

Disco Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric pia ...

'', 2020 * "Spotlight". song by The Sweet from the album ''

Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be ''Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be'' is the debut album by English glam rock band the Sweet, released in November 1971 on RCA Records in the UK. It reached number one in Finland in February 1972. The album contained two singles which were hits in ...

'', 1971 * "Spotlight", song by Selena Gomez & the Scene from the album ''

A Year Without Rain ''A Year Without Rain'' is the second studio album by American band Selena Gomez & the Scene. The album was released on September 21, 2010, via Hollywood Records. Gomez worked with Rock Mafia duo Tim James and Antonina Armato, as well as F ...

'', 2010 * "Spotlight", song by Shakira from the album ''

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...

'', 2014 * "Spotlight", 2005 song by Fayray

Periodicals

*''SPOTLIGHT'', Con Edison's newsletter * '' The Spotlight'', a weekly American newspaper, now out of print

Television

* ''Spotlight'' (BBC News), BBC's regional news programme for the southwest of England * ''Spotlight'' (BBC Northern Ireland television programme), a current affairs programme in Northern Ireland * ''Spotlight'' (Canadian TV program), a 1975 Canadian current affairs television program that aired on CBC * ''Spotlight'' (South Korean TV series), a 2008 South Korean television series that aired on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) *

Spotlight (TV channel) Spotlight was an American premium cable television network that was founded by the Times Mirror Satellite Programming Company unit of the Times Mirror Company, and owned as a joint venture with Storer Communications, Cox Cable and Tele-Communi ...

, a defunct premium movie channel *

Spotlight TV Music & Memories is a British music television channel available via the Freeview streaming service Channelbox. History The channel launched on Sky on 21 April 2010 as Showcase 2 on channel 216. On 1 September 2010, following the removal of Ch ...

, a British music channel

Enterprises and organizations

* Spotlight (''Boston Globe''), a newspaper investigative team, in US *

Spotlight (company) Spotlight is the largest Casting (performing arts), casting resource in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1927, it has over 70,000 actors, actresses, presenters, dancers, and stunt performers in its database. It is used by thousands of producti ...

, a UK casting service company featuring directories of actors and actresses * Spotlight Group, Australian retail conglomerate

Technology

Spotlight (Apple) Spotlight is a system-wide desktop search feature of Apple Inc., Apple's macOS and iOS operating systems. Spotlight is a selection-based search system, which creates an index of all items and files on the system. It is designed to allow the user ...

, search technology integrated into macOS and iOS * DBpedia Spotlight, named entity extraction for DBpedia resources * Spotlight SAR, a technique to improve resolution for

synthetic-aperture radar Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) is a form of radar that is used to create two-dimensional images or three-dimensional reconstructions of objects, such as landscapes. SAR uses the motion of the radar antenna over a target region to provide fine ...

* SpotLight GPS Pet Locator, a product of

Positioning Animals Worldwide Securus Inc., was a Cary, North Carolina based provider of GPS tracking and personal emergency response technology. The company was founded in 2008 as Positioning Animals Worldwide Inc. and launched SpotLight and SpotLite GPS pet locator in coll ...

* Windows Spotlight

Other

Spotlight effect The spotlight effect is the psychological phenomenon by which people tend to believe they are being noticed more than they really are. Being that one is constantly in the center of one's own world, an ''accurate'' evaluation of how much one is ...

, phenomenon in which people tend to believe they are being noticed more than they really are *

Celebrity Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group as a result of the attention given to them by mass media. An individual may attain a celebrity status from having great wealth, their participation in sports ...

, the spotlight *

SPOTLIGHT project Spotlight or spot light may refer to: Lighting * Spot lights, automotive auxiliary lamps * Spotlight (theatre lighting) * Spotlight, a searchlight * Stage lighting instrument, stage lighting instruments, of several types Art, entertainment, an ...

, a European Commission-funded research project on health promotion