Heather Russell

About

The artist

Heather Russell is a Toronto singer, songwriter, pianist, and professional topliner. She began writing songs and performing as a child and was signed by Simon Cowell at age nine, leading to several formative years working in Los Angeles. Russell later returned to Toronto and released pop, R&B, and soul material including the 2018 project My Metropolis. Her current professional profile describes more than a decade of industry work, credits as a vocalist and writer, and a publishing relationship with Prescription Songs. Recent music marks a country-facing chapter: Christmas Cheer arrived in November 2025, followed by Adam Sandler, Don't Know What You Had, and the three-track Killing Spree in 2026. The exact Spotify identity currently contains four primary album and single containers from November 2025 through July 2026, all classified by Spotify as singles. Older Russell projects documented by direct interviews and other music services are not present in this exact current Spotify catalog, so they are discussed as career history but are not added to the provider count. Apple Music resolves the same recent country catalog under artist ID 1703340868, while current third-party service aggregation connects Adam Sandler with the earlier My Metropolis catalog. Russell's artist-controlled SoundBetter profile identifies Toronto, Ontario as her current location and repeats the distinctive Simon Cowell signing history, credits, instruments, and current country focus, resolving the same-name identity. Professional contact routes through that public platform profile. Direct email addresses are not republished, and Spotify media is displayed remotely with provider attribution.