Editing Heather Small (section)

===2009–present===
[[File:cmglee_Cambridge_Big_Weekend_Heather_Small_detail.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Heather Small at the Cambridge Big Weekend 2022]]
From late 2008 and throughout 2009, Small toured the UK. The setlist included Small's solo tracks, M People songs, and some [[jazz]] covers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Stef |url=http://heathersmall.blogspot.com/2009/02/heather-small-uk-tour-2009.html |title=Heather Small Music |website=Heathersmall.blogspot.com |date=11 February 2009 |access-date=9 April 2012}}</ref>

It was announced in July 2010 that Small would take [[Chaka Khan]]'s place alongside [[Anastacia]] and [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]] for the second [[Here Come the Girls (concert tour)|Here Come the Girls]] tour, which took place across the UK during November and December 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heathersmallmusic.com/2010/07/here-come-girls-tour-2010.html|title=Welcome to www.heathersmallmusic.com!|date=11 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311170404/http://www.heathersmallmusic.com/2010/07/here-come-girls-tour-2010.html|access-date=19 August 2020|archive-date=11 March 2012}}</ref> On 20 October 2010, she was rewarded with a [[BASCA]] Gold Badge Award in recognition of her contribution to music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/1198863/gold-badges-for-heather-small-john-paul-jones|title=Gold Badges For Heather Small, John Paul Jones|date=20 October 2010|website=Billboard.com|first=Andree|last=Paine}}</ref>

In April 2011, Small performed as half-time entertainment at London's [[Twickenham Stadium]] for the annual St. George's Day Premiership Rugby fixture hosted by Wasps.  Performing with educational events company Pro-Excel, Small performed "Proud" and "Search for The Hero", and led a backing dance troupe of 546 UK students, becoming the Guinness World Record Holder for "The World's Biggest ever Backing Dance Troupe for a Popstar".{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}

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.

During 2017, Small participated in the [[Camino de Santiago]] pilgrimage for the BBC, along with [[Neil Morrissey]], [[Debbie McGee]], [[Ed Byrne (comedian)|Ed Byrne]], [[Kate Bottley]], [[Raphael Rowe]], and [[JJ Chalmers]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pilgrimage: The Road To Santiago|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/santiago|website=BBC Media Centre}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC2 Pilgrimage: Heather Small|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/1RxBXFYlSwCnq6f6RS2RX1x/heather-small|website=BBC Programmes}}</ref>

In 2018, Small celebrated 25 years of singing. She toured around the UK,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://heathersmall-mpeople.com/news/heather-small-2018-tour-announced|title=Heather Small 2018 Tour Announced|work=Heather Small: The Voice Of M People|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/music/2018/05/09/m-peoples-heather-small-wows-dudley-crowds-during-solo-show---in-pictures/|title=M People's Heather Small wows Dudley crowds during solo show - in pictures|work=Express & Star|first= Rebecca |last=Sayce|date=9 May 2018|access-date=13 February 2019}}</ref> celebrating her and M People's music.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk/events/heather-small-how-can-i-love-you-more-2017-tour/|title=Heather Small – The Voice of M People (rescheduled date)|work=Tyne Theatre & Opera House|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref>

Alongside the tour, Small planned to release a new album, ''Heather Small: Orchestral Greatest Hits'', in May 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/heather-small-orchestral-greatest-hits|title=Heather Small: Orchestral Greatest Hits|website=PledgeMusic|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> but on 3 May, the project was declared to be cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/heather-small-orchestral-greatest-hits/updates|title=Heather Small: Orchestral Greatest Hits project cancelled|website=PledgeMusic|access-date=13 February 2019}}</ref>

Small toured from 10 April to 26 April 2019.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

In January 2022, Small appeared on the [[The Masked Singer (British series 3)|third series]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (British TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as "Chandelier". She was first to be unmasked.<ref name="maskedsinger">{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a38642260/masked-singer-uk-series-3-chandelier-heather-small/|title=Masked Singer UK reveals identity of first celebrity of series 3|date=January 2022|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref>