Heather Small is a British soul singer-songwriter currently based in London, United Kingdom. She was originally the lead vocalist of dance music band M People before their initial indefinite hiatus in 1999.

Small went on to pursue a solo career and released her debut album Proud in 2000. It’s title track was released as her debut single and charted at number 16 on the Official UK Singles Chart. the album proceeded to chart in the top 20 also.

She released a second album Close To a Miracle in 2006 and turned to other interests, including making appearances on Strictly Come Dancing in 2008.

In 2012, her song “Proud” was performed at the Pride of Britain Awards and later used as the official anthem for Team GB in the 2012 London Olympic Games and was re-released exclusively for the occasion.

In 2022, she performed as a contestant on The Masked Singer, with the song “Chandelier” by Sia, to which she was the first to be eliminated and unmasked. She later released her third album Colour My Life, which included re-worked versions of her hit releases, as well as newly recorded songs.