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In 2007, Small collaborated with Icelandic tenor Garðar Thór Cortes on a song called "Luna". It was released as a single from his album Cortes and reached number two in the Icelandic online music charts. [ citation needed] A new song was recorded to celebrate 200 years since the abolition of the slave trade, and Small performed at a concert in London to mark the anniversary on 10 November 2007. On 26 May 2008, Small performed alongside Stereophonics and Feeder at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff as part of the celebrations of Wales's success at the 2008 Grand Slam. [8] In addition, Small performed three nights at Ronnie Scott's in October as part of her 2008 tour, and headlined at Manchester Pride.

M People's Heather Small wows Dudley crowds during solo show - in pictures". Express & Star . Retrieved 13 February 2019. Welcome to www.heathersmallmusic.com!". 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012 . Retrieved 19 August 2020. Small’s parents had come to the UK in the early 1960s from Barbados. Her father worked as a bus conductor and was “very domineering”, she says. “He wasn’t a very nice man.” But her mother, who worked for a supermarket, was more loving. Both contributed to her resilience, she says: “Him because of the negative, and my mother because of the total positivity. She made my sister and I feel like we walked on clouds.” It was her mother – who lives with Small in west London now – who counteracted the racism Small experienced at school. “It’s like a flower: you face the light and that’s where you grow. My light was my mother and my sister at home.” Small realised, she says, “You have to find a way to empower yourself. And being shy wasn’t empowering so I had to get over it.” During 2017, Small participated in the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage for the BBC, along with Neil Morrissey, Debbie McGee, Ed Byrne, Kate Bottley, Raphael Rowe, and JJ Chalmers. [13] She commented on the experience afterwards: "I was a believer before I set off, but this trip made me realise my faith and beliefs were much stronger than I had realised." [14]

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Small took time off to look after her newborn son and record her second solo album. She occasionally appeared on various TV programs such as Parkinson and Songs of Praise. She also sang three songs at the Tsunami Relief Concert at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Topping, Stephen (6 May 2022). "Heather Small and rugby legend Shaun Edwards' son elected as councillor". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 5 October 2022.

Small appeared on The Weakest link Strictly Come Dancing Special. She was the 7th contestant voted off. "The Press Association: Heather Small in Dancing On Wheels". Press Association . Retrieved 29 May 2009. Heather Small, one of the most distinctive British female vocalists began her pop career as a teenager in Hot House, before becoming the voice of M People, one of the world's biggest dance acts which went on to sell tens of millions of albums worldwide, winning numerous Brits and a Mercury along the way. She launched her solo career at the turn of the millennium with Proud, which has gone on to be a timeless classic for all ages, featuring in theme songs for The Oprah Winfrey Show, Queer As Folk as well as performing at London’s 2012 Olympics. With M People, Heather sold 11 million records worldwide, won two BRIT Awards and the Mercury Prize for 1994's 'Elegant Slumming'.

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News of the new solo album - a follow-up to 2006's 'Close to a Miracle' and 2000's 'Proud' - comes after Heather embarked on a sold-out tour of the UK. a b "HEATHER SMALL – THE VOICE OF M PEOPLE RELEASES HER NEW SINGLE 'EXCITED' ". Warner Music. 12 July 2022 . Retrieved 14 July 2022. Find sources: "Heather Small"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( January 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) With M People, Heather sold 11 million records worldwide, won two BRIT Awards and the Mercury Prize for 1994’s ‘Elegant Slumming’.

Alongside the tour, Small planned to release a new album, Heather Small: Orchestral Greatest Hits, in May 2018, [18] but on 3 May, the project was declared to be cancelled. [19] Heather Small 2018 Tour Announced". Heather Small: The Voice Of M People . Retrieved 23 January 2018. In 2008, Small was one of the sixteen celebrities in the sixth series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, where she was partnered with newcomer Brian Fortuna. The couple were placed ninth overall in the series, and were in the bottom two on four occasions, in weeks 4, 5, 7, and 8. They were eventually voted off by the judges when they lost in the dance-off against Rachel Stevens. Small also appeared in an associated BBC Three series called Dancing on Wheels. Week # News of the new solo album – a follow-up to 2006’s ‘Close to a Miracle’ and 2000’s ‘Proud’– comes after Heather embarked on a sold-out tour of the UK.On 29 October 2012, Small appeared at the 2012 Pride of Britain Awards, and sang "Proud" as a tribute to the athletes of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Stef (11 February 2009). "Heather Small Music". Heathersmall.blogspot.com . Retrieved 9 April 2012. Heather is also set to perform as part of The National Lottery’s Big Jubilee Street Party at Manchester’s AO Arena – which will be televised on ITV around the Jubilee Bank Holiday - in honour of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee. In 2005, a second M People greatest hits collection, Ultimate Collection, was released. The record featured both the biggest M People hits and two of Small's solo singles. "Proud" was re-released from this album and reached number 33 on the UK Singles Charts. M People reunited and played together on an arena tour in 2005, and they have played a few times each year afterwards. a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.508. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.In 2008, Small was one of the sixteen celebrities in the sixth series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, where she was partnered with newcomer Brian Fortuna. The couple were placed ninth overall in the series, and were in the bottom two on four occasions, in weeks 4, 5, 7, and 8. They were eventually voted off by the judges when they lost in the dance-off against Rachel Stevens. Small also appeared in an associated BBC Three series called Dancing on Wheels. [9] Week #