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M People are a United Kingdom|British house music act from Manchester formed in 1990 which achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is from the initials of Mike Pickering,<ref>{{cite web
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Formation
Pickering had been a member of Factory Records dance act Quando Quango, but became more noted as one of the original Disc jockey|DJs at The Hacienda. Paul Heard was a member of acid jazz band (music)|band, Ace of Clubs and Shovell (musician)|Shovell had previously been in the collective Natural Life. The original plan had been to have a roster of different singers for different songs but having been spotted by Pickering and Heard, Heather Small became the distinctive vocalist of the group. She had been in the British Soul music|soul band Hot House (Heather Small)|Hot House, who had released a number of critically acclaimed records without scoring any major success.

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1. MPeople at Samso Festival on 19 Jul 2008
Location: Denmark, Denmark M People at the Samso Festival Denmark M People have annouced a tour date at the Samso Festival (Denmark) on Saturday the 19 July 2008. The band will take to the stage at 11.30pm Samso Festival Strandskovens Camping, Ballen Denmark
2. M People Summer Classics in Southport on 25 Jul 2008
Location: Southport, United Kingdom Fronted by gravelly-voiced singer Heather Small, the Manchester group have been together for nearly 20 years and have released nine albums including Bizarre Fruit, Elegant Slumming and a Best Of album. They have notched up an impressive ten top ten singles and have sold more than 10million records. Some of their best known hits include Sight For Sore Eyes, Search for A Hero, One Night in Heaven and Moving On Up. Small has also had great success as a solo singer, her song Proud became the anthem for London’s successful 2012 Olympic bid. And now the band will perform in front of thousands of Sandgrounders in Southport’s Victoria Park. The Southport Summer Classics is organised each year by Sefton Council. Carolyn Lowry, from the council’s events team, said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome M People to Southport to take part in this fantastic outdoor performance. “We are really pleased to have attracted this big-name band.Heather Small has such an amazing and distinctive voice and with their upbeat classic hits, I’m hoping this will be a evening of music to remember!” M People perform on Friday, July 25. Also performing at this yea’s two day event is the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Vasily Petrenko. The programme has yet to be confirmed but will be a selection of popular classical music. Prior to their recital there will be a performance of ITOKU from the Sefton Schools Opera project. Tickets for M People cost £25 and are available by ringing 01704-540011 or by logging onto visit www.visitsouthport.com/summer-classics
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