years_active birth_place background birth_date genre article_title name occupation
2000-2008 sheldon , birmingham , england solo_singer 1966 advertising howard brown -lrb- halifax bank -rrb-
 howard brown singer , sales ambassador
howard brown -lrb- halifax bank -rrb-

howard brown -lrb- born c. 1966 -rrb- is a former customer services representative and sales ambassador for hbos plc , which owns both bank of scotland and halifax bank -lrb- previously the halifax building society -rrb- in the united kingdom .
he is best known for his appearances in halifax/hbos television advertisements , often singing and dancing .
he was born in sheldon , birmingham .
