Howard Brown (Halifax Bank)
Howard Brown | |
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Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Advertising |
Occupation(s) | Singer, sales ambassador |
Years active | 2000–2008, 2017, 2020–present |
Howard Brown (born
Biography
He was born in Sheldon, Birmingham, and is of Barbadian[1] descent.
Halifax
Between 1994 and 2011 Brown worked for HBOS Group. Brown became the star of the HBOS Marketing Campaign in 2000, which resulted in him singing in most of his adverts.
In June 2022, Halifax Bank announced on Twitter that they would begin adding
Music and television career
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In 2003, he had a role in
In 2004, the Bank Of Scotland dropped Brown from their versions of the adverts, as the style of the adverts was not well received by its customers.[4]
In 2005, he released a cover of the Barry White song
From April 2008, Brown no longer starred in the Halifax adverts, instead taking a role in its public relations department.[6][7] In 2011, he left the company.[8]
In 2017, Brown made a cameo return to the world of advertising in an advert for Hotels.com.[9]
In February 2020, Brown appeared on the TV show First Dates.[10] The same episode was reacted to on the TV show Gogglebox.
In February 2021, Brown appeared on the TV show Hypothetical (TV series) in its third season as a special guest[11][12]
References
- ^ a b Salter, Jessica (26 September 2008). "Halifax's Howard buys £800,000 second home". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ Narwan, Gurpreet (29 June 2022). "You're welcome to close your accounts if you don't like pronoun badges, Halifax tells customers". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022.
- ^ Bolton, Will (1 July 2022). "Halifax branded 'disgraceful' by most famous employee in pronouns row". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
- ^ MacDonald, Stuart (3 November 2004). "HOWARD'S AWAY; Customers hated the singing banker". Daily Record. Glasgow.
- ^ Lake, Howard (17 January 2005). "Halifax's Howard Brown launches charity single for NSPCC".
- ^ Elkes, Neil (21 April 2008). "Howard Brown axed from Halifax adverts". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ Green, Chris (6 August 2008). "Howard's end: he's too happy for a recession". The Independent. London. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ Peck, Tom (20 May 2011). "Howard quits Halifax after bank decides his face no longer fits". The Independent. London.
- ^ "Captain Obvious Brings Broadway to Britain in Musical Hotels.com Spot | LBBOnline". www.lbbonline.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Halifax Howard represents Worcester on First Dates". Worcester News. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ UKTV. "Hypothetical, Series 3, Episode 3 - Hypothetical on UKTV Play". UKTV Play. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Mwitumwa, Monde (2 July 2022). "Howard from the Halifax adverts' life now from First Dates to pronoun badge row". Retrieved 23 August 2022.