Heather Small (born 20 January 1965) is an English soul singer, best known for being the lead singer in the band M People. Her debut solo album was Proud, which was released in 2000. She was also a contestant in the British television show Strictly Come Dancing in 2008.
Career
1987–1998: Hot House and M People
Small joined her first group, Hot House, while she was still a teenager. She was the studio singer voice of the re-recorded version of UK number 1 single "Ride On Time" from Italo House Band Black Box. After a chance meeting with Manchester DJ Mike Pickering, formerly of Quando Quango, Small and her distinctive voice helped to sell over 10 million albums worldwide singing with his group M People. They had considerable success with songs such as "Moving on Up" and "Search for the Hero". Small has said that her major influence has been singer Elkie Brooks.
In 1997, Small performed on the "Perfect Day" record alongside a wide range of artists including Tom Jones and Lou Reed. The song was the official 1997 Children in Need charity release. It sold over a million copies and was the UK's number one single for three weeks, in two separate spells.
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published: 19 Jan 2021
Heather Small | Proud | Lyric Video
Official lyric video for Heather Small's reimagined version of 'Proud' with The London Metropolitan Orchestra, taken from her new album 'Colour My Life'. Buy or stream the album: https://HeatherSmall.lnk.to/CML
Lyric video release date: Friday 22nd July 2022
Listen to 'Proud' here: https://heathersmall.lnk.to/proud
Release date: Thursday 2nd June 2022
Buy or stream the new album 'Colour My Life': https://heathersmall.lnk.to/CML
Release date: Friday 5th August 2022
Socials:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathersmallmpeople
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathersmallmpeople
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPeopleHeatherS
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heathersmallmpeople
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/heathersmallmpeople
Website: https://www.heathersmall-mpeople.com
Lyric...
published: 22 Jul 2022
Feel proud. Heather Small
published: 05 May 2018
Heather Small - Proud (Official video)
Heather Small - Proud (Official Video)
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Lyrics
I look into the window of my mind
Reflections of the fears I know I've left behind
I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I am on my way
Can't stop me now
And you can do the same
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Still so many answers I don't know (there are so ...
published: 21 May 2012
Proud - Heather Small [Lyrics]
this song is such a feel good song, love it!
published: 12 Jun 2011
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Heather Small - Proud
published: 17 Aug 2008
Heather Small sings 'Proud' in iconic Live Performance (Stabal Session)
Watch Heather Small's live music performance of 'Proud' here on our Stabal Channel!
Heather Small launched her career with the band M People, formed by Mike Pickering, Paul Heard, and Shovell in 1990. Originally considering various singers, Pickering and Heard chose Heather as the full-time vocalist.
M People achieved global success, selling over 10 million albums with hits like 'Moving On Up,' 'One Night In Heaven,' and 'Search for the Hero.' Heather also contributed to the 1997 Children in Need charity single, 'Perfect Day,' which sold over a million copies.
In 2000, Heather gained solo recognition with the hit 'Proud,' featured in the sitcom Miranda. She continues to perform, releasing her third album, 'Colour My Life,' in 2022, the same year she appeared on ITV's The Masked Singer....
Official lyric video for Heather Small's reimagined version of 'Proud' with The London Metropolitan Orchestra, taken from her new album 'Colour My Life'. Buy or...
Official lyric video for Heather Small's reimagined version of 'Proud' with The London Metropolitan Orchestra, taken from her new album 'Colour My Life'. Buy or stream the album: https://HeatherSmall.lnk.to/CML
Lyric video release date: Friday 22nd July 2022
Listen to 'Proud' here: https://heathersmall.lnk.to/proud
Release date: Thursday 2nd June 2022
Buy or stream the new album 'Colour My Life': https://heathersmall.lnk.to/CML
Release date: Friday 5th August 2022
Socials:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathersmallmpeople
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathersmallmpeople
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPeopleHeatherS
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heathersmallmpeople
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/heathersmallmpeople
Website: https://www.heathersmall-mpeople.com
Lyrics:
I look into the window of my mind
Reflections of the fears I know I've left behind
So I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I'm on my way, can't stop me now
And you can do the same, yeah
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
So What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Still so many answers I don't know
(There are so many answers)
Realise that to question is how we grow
(To question is to grow)
So I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I'm on my way, can't stop me now
You can do the same, yeah
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Mmm, mmm, mmm
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
So What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Yeah
We need a change, yeah
Do it today, yeah
I can feel my spirit rising
Change, yeah, we need a change, yeah
So do it today, yeah
'Cause I can see a clear horizon
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
To make you feel proud, yeah
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
what have you done today to make you feel proud?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
you could be so many people
Just make a break for freedom
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
What have you done today
What have you done today?
#HeatherSmall #Proud #ColourMyLife #NewMusic #LyricVideo
Official lyric video for Heather Small's reimagined version of 'Proud' with The London Metropolitan Orchestra, taken from her new album 'Colour My Life'. Buy or stream the album: https://HeatherSmall.lnk.to/CML
Lyric video release date: Friday 22nd July 2022
Listen to 'Proud' here: https://heathersmall.lnk.to/proud
Release date: Thursday 2nd June 2022
Buy or stream the new album 'Colour My Life': https://heathersmall.lnk.to/CML
Release date: Friday 5th August 2022
Socials:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathersmallmpeople
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathersmallmpeople
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPeopleHeatherS
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heathersmallmpeople
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/heathersmallmpeople
Website: https://www.heathersmall-mpeople.com
Lyrics:
I look into the window of my mind
Reflections of the fears I know I've left behind
So I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I'm on my way, can't stop me now
And you can do the same, yeah
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
So What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Still so many answers I don't know
(There are so many answers)
Realise that to question is how we grow
(To question is to grow)
So I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I'm on my way, can't stop me now
You can do the same, yeah
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Mmm, mmm, mmm
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
So What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Yeah
We need a change, yeah
Do it today, yeah
I can feel my spirit rising
Change, yeah, we need a change, yeah
So do it today, yeah
'Cause I can see a clear horizon
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
To make you feel proud, yeah
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
what have you done today to make you feel proud?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
you could be so many people
Just make a break for freedom
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
What have you done today
What have you done today?
#HeatherSmall #Proud #ColourMyLife #NewMusic #LyricVideo
Heather Small - Proud (Official Video)
Listen On Spotify - http://smarturl.it/HeatherSmall_Spotify
Listen On Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/HeatherSmall_iTune...
Heather Small - Proud (Official Video)
Listen On Spotify - http://smarturl.it/HeatherSmall_Spotify
Listen On Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/HeatherSmall_iTunes
Listen On Amazon - http://smarturl.it/HeatherSmall_Amazon
#HeatherSmall #Proud #HeatherSmallOfficial #HeatherSmallEssentials #HeatherSmallAlbum
Lyrics
I look into the window of my mind
Reflections of the fears I know I've left behind
I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I am on my way
Can't stop me now
And you can do the same
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Still so many answers I don't know (there are so many answers)
Realize that to question is how we grow (to question is to we grow)
So I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I'm on my way
Can't stop me now
You can do the same
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Yeah, we need a change, yeah
Do it today, yeah
I can feel my spirit rising
Change, yeah, we need a change, yeah
So do it today, yeah
'Cause I can see a clear horizon
What have you done today to make you feel proud? (make you feel proud, lemme hear ya, lemme hear ya)
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
'Cause you could be so many people
Just make that break for freedom
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
Heather Small - Proud (Official Video)
Listen On Spotify - http://smarturl.it/HeatherSmall_Spotify
Listen On Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/HeatherSmall_iTunes
Listen On Amazon - http://smarturl.it/HeatherSmall_Amazon
#HeatherSmall #Proud #HeatherSmallOfficial #HeatherSmallEssentials #HeatherSmallAlbum
Lyrics
I look into the window of my mind
Reflections of the fears I know I've left behind
I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I am on my way
Can't stop me now
And you can do the same
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Still so many answers I don't know (there are so many answers)
Realize that to question is how we grow (to question is to we grow)
So I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I'm on my way
Can't stop me now
You can do the same
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Yeah, we need a change, yeah
Do it today, yeah
I can feel my spirit rising
Change, yeah, we need a change, yeah
So do it today, yeah
'Cause I can see a clear horizon
What have you done today to make you feel proud? (make you feel proud, lemme hear ya, lemme hear ya)
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
'Cause you could be so many people
Just make that break for freedom
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
Watch Heather Small's live music performance of 'Proud' here on our Stabal Channel!
Heather Small launched her career with the band M People, formed by Mike P...
Watch Heather Small's live music performance of 'Proud' here on our Stabal Channel!
Heather Small launched her career with the band M People, formed by Mike Pickering, Paul Heard, and Shovell in 1990. Originally considering various singers, Pickering and Heard chose Heather as the full-time vocalist.
M People achieved global success, selling over 10 million albums with hits like 'Moving On Up,' 'One Night In Heaven,' and 'Search for the Hero.' Heather also contributed to the 1997 Children in Need charity single, 'Perfect Day,' which sold over a million copies.
In 2000, Heather gained solo recognition with the hit 'Proud,' featured in the sitcom Miranda. She continues to perform, releasing her third album, 'Colour My Life,' in 2022, the same year she appeared on ITV's The Masked Singer.
Don’t forget to check out Heather Small's official channel! @HeatherSmallMPeople
Follow us and subscribe for more exclusive performances as we bring you front-row access to the best in live music entertainment
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New videos every Monday, Wednesday and Friday to bring you the best music content!
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Watch Heather Small's live music performance of 'Proud' here on our Stabal Channel!
Heather Small launched her career with the band M People, formed by Mike Pickering, Paul Heard, and Shovell in 1990. Originally considering various singers, Pickering and Heard chose Heather as the full-time vocalist.
M People achieved global success, selling over 10 million albums with hits like 'Moving On Up,' 'One Night In Heaven,' and 'Search for the Hero.' Heather also contributed to the 1997 Children in Need charity single, 'Perfect Day,' which sold over a million copies.
In 2000, Heather gained solo recognition with the hit 'Proud,' featured in the sitcom Miranda. She continues to perform, releasing her third album, 'Colour My Life,' in 2022, the same year she appeared on ITV's The Masked Singer.
Don’t forget to check out Heather Small's official channel! @HeatherSmallMPeople
Follow us and subscribe for more exclusive performances as we bring you front-row access to the best in live music entertainment
🎧 Listen along to all our Stabal releases on all your favourite music platforms. Type in Stabal wherever you listen to music!
💬 Want to know more about what's new on Stabal? Sign up to our newsletter Stabal BEAT...
👉 Don’t forget to follow us all on social media platforms @Stabalmusic
New videos every Monday, Wednesday and Friday to bring you the best music content!
#Heathersmall #Proud #LivePerformance
Official lyric video for Heather Small's reimagined version of 'Proud' with The London Metropolitan Orchestra, taken from her new album 'Colour My Life'. Buy or stream the album: https://HeatherSmall.lnk.to/CML
Lyric video release date: Friday 22nd July 2022
Listen to 'Proud' here: https://heathersmall.lnk.to/proud
Release date: Thursday 2nd June 2022
Buy or stream the new album 'Colour My Life': https://heathersmall.lnk.to/CML
Release date: Friday 5th August 2022
Socials:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathersmallmpeople
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathersmallmpeople
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPeopleHeatherS
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heathersmallmpeople
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/heathersmallmpeople
Website: https://www.heathersmall-mpeople.com
Lyrics:
I look into the window of my mind
Reflections of the fears I know I've left behind
So I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I'm on my way, can't stop me now
And you can do the same, yeah
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
So What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Still so many answers I don't know
(There are so many answers)
Realise that to question is how we grow
(To question is to grow)
So I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I'm on my way, can't stop me now
You can do the same, yeah
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Mmm, mmm, mmm
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
So What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Yeah
We need a change, yeah
Do it today, yeah
I can feel my spirit rising
Change, yeah, we need a change, yeah
So do it today, yeah
'Cause I can see a clear horizon
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
To make you feel proud, yeah
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
what have you done today to make you feel proud?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
you could be so many people
Just make a break for freedom
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
What have you done today
What have you done today?
#HeatherSmall #Proud #ColourMyLife #NewMusic #LyricVideo
Heather Small - Proud (Official Video)
Listen On Spotify - http://smarturl.it/HeatherSmall_Spotify
Listen On Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/HeatherSmall_iTunes
Listen On Amazon - http://smarturl.it/HeatherSmall_Amazon
#HeatherSmall #Proud #HeatherSmallOfficial #HeatherSmallEssentials #HeatherSmallAlbum
Lyrics
I look into the window of my mind
Reflections of the fears I know I've left behind
I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I am on my way
Can't stop me now
And you can do the same
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Still so many answers I don't know (there are so many answers)
Realize that to question is how we grow (to question is to we grow)
So I step out of the ordinary
I can feel my soul ascending
I'm on my way
Can't stop me now
You can do the same
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
It's never too late to try
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
You could be so many people
If you make that break for freedom
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Yeah, we need a change, yeah
Do it today, yeah
I can feel my spirit rising
Change, yeah, we need a change, yeah
So do it today, yeah
'Cause I can see a clear horizon
What have you done today to make you feel proud? (make you feel proud, lemme hear ya, lemme hear ya)
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
'Cause you could be so many people
Just make that break for freedom
So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
Watch Heather Small's live music performance of 'Proud' here on our Stabal Channel!
Heather Small launched her career with the band M People, formed by Mike Pickering, Paul Heard, and Shovell in 1990. Originally considering various singers, Pickering and Heard chose Heather as the full-time vocalist.
M People achieved global success, selling over 10 million albums with hits like 'Moving On Up,' 'One Night In Heaven,' and 'Search for the Hero.' Heather also contributed to the 1997 Children in Need charity single, 'Perfect Day,' which sold over a million copies.
In 2000, Heather gained solo recognition with the hit 'Proud,' featured in the sitcom Miranda. She continues to perform, releasing her third album, 'Colour My Life,' in 2022, the same year she appeared on ITV's The Masked Singer.
Don’t forget to check out Heather Small's official channel! @HeatherSmallMPeople
Follow us and subscribe for more exclusive performances as we bring you front-row access to the best in live music entertainment
🎧 Listen along to all our Stabal releases on all your favourite music platforms. Type in Stabal wherever you listen to music!
💬 Want to know more about what's new on Stabal? Sign up to our newsletter Stabal BEAT...
👉 Don’t forget to follow us all on social media platforms @Stabalmusic
New videos every Monday, Wednesday and Friday to bring you the best music content!
#Heathersmall #Proud #LivePerformance
Heather Small (born 20 January 1965) is an English soul singer, best known for being the lead singer in the band M People. Her debut solo album was Proud, which was released in 2000. She was also a contestant in the British television show Strictly Come Dancing in 2008.
Career
1987–1998: Hot House and M People
Small joined her first group, Hot House, while she was still a teenager. She was the studio singer voice of the re-recorded version of UK number 1 single "Ride On Time" from Italo House Band Black Box. After a chance meeting with Manchester DJ Mike Pickering, formerly of Quando Quango, Small and her distinctive voice helped to sell over 10 million albums worldwide singing with his group M People. They had considerable success with songs such as "Moving on Up" and "Search for the Hero". Small has said that her major influence has been singer Elkie Brooks.
In 1997, Small performed on the "Perfect Day" record alongside a wide range of artists including Tom Jones and Lou Reed. The song was the official 1997 Children in Need charity release. It sold over a million copies and was the UK's number one single for three weeks, in two separate spells.