Heather Small
Heather joined her first group, ’HotHouse’ while still in her teens. Although their potential was never fully realised, Heather had a fortuitous meeting with Mike Pickering, a DJ at Manchester’s famed Hacienda nightclub. After hearing Heather’s unique voice he persuaded her to collaborate with a group he’d just formed. A group called M People. A group that would go on to sell over 10 million records worldwide.
Although Heather’s statuesque vocals have become synonymous with the sound of M People, they took on a new identity on ’Proud’, her debut solo album. The album’s standout tracks ’Don’t Change A Thing’, ’Don’t Look For Love’ and ’Wherever The Road Goes’ - are crafted examples of what soul and gospel should sound like together.
Heather also performed "Proud" at the Olympic Parade in Trafalgar Square to welcome home the Olympians from Athens. The song has been used to front the successful London Olympic bid for 2012. Heather appeared in a short film to support the bid alongside David Beckham, Amir Khan, Kelly Holmes, Sir Roger Moore, Jeremy Irons and Dame Helen Mirren to name a few.
2005 kicked off to a busy start with a performance at the Tsunami Relief Concert at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Heather was honoured to be part of the concert, which raised £1.25 million. She performed alongside such artistes as Eric Clapton, Jools Holland, Manic Street Preachers, Snow Patrol, Katherine Jenkins, Lulu, Embrace and Charlotte Church.
More recently, ’Proud’ was chosen as the official song for the London Olympic Bid 2012 - a campaign that won the UK the chance to hold the games in 2012.