The key component of M People is Mike Pickering (b. Michael Duncan Pickering, 24 February 1958, Accrington, Lancashire, England; keyboards/programming), the founder member and songwriter for M People the M standing for his first name. The band was formed by ex- vocalist (b. 20 January 1965, London, England) and (b. 5 October 1960, Hammersmith, London, England; keyboards, programming), formerly of Orange Juice and Working Week.
They achieved major success with the club hit "How Can I Love You More?" at the end of 1991. These singles promoted a first album which took its name from Pickering's early musical leanings, Northern Soul. The breakthrough year for M People was 1993, as they enjoyed a string of UK Top 10 hits with a reissued "How Can I Love You More?
Name Vars
- M - People
- M Peole
- M-People
- M. People
- M.People
- MPeople
- People
Members
- Mike Pickering
- Heather Small
- Paul Heard
- Mark Bell
- Andrew Lovell