Felix Howard
Felix Howard (born January 14, 1973 ) is a former British model , best known for his appearance in the Madonna video "Open Your Heart". Today Howard is a successful songwriter .
Life
Felix Howard worked as a model even as a child. In March 1985 he adorned the cover of the music and fashion magazine "The Face" with a hat that read "Killer".
The magazine's photo campaign finally brought Madonna's attention to Howard, who hired him for the 1986 music video for her hit Open Your Heart . In the same year he was seen in the video for the song Each Time You Break My Heart by Nick Kamen , followed by an appearance in the video clip for Sinitta's hit title Toy Boy .
Today Howard works for the EMI Group as a songwriter. He wrote u. a. Songs for the Sugababes , Amy Winehouse , Sia , Beverley Knight , Kylie Minogue and Freeform 5 . His greatest successes include the top ten hits "Overload" and "Stronger", which were interpreted by the Sugababes. In 2008, Felix Howard was promoted to Vice President of the A&R division of EMI Music Publishing UK. He has been with Budde Music in Los Angeles since 2017 .
References and comments
- ↑ according to MusicWeek of March 27, 2008 ( Memento of May 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Jonas Kiß: Budde Music is reorganizing the A&R team. In: Music Week . December 19, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
Web links
- Felix Howard in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Pictures of Felix Howard from the video Open Your Heart
- Felix Howard website
- Profile of Felix Howard at EMI
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SURNAME | Howard, Felix |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British songwriter and model |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1973 |