M People emerged out of the club scene in Manchester in the early nineties and became one of the world’s biggest dance acts selling more than 11 million records. With the unmistakable voice of Heather Small joining Paul Heard, Shovell and founder Mike Pickering, M People released 20 Top 40 singles, including 10 Top 10s, such as Moving on Up, Search for the Hero and One Night in Heaven. M People won the Best British Dance Act Award at the Brit Awards in both 1994 and 1995, as well as the 1994 Mercury Music Prize for the album Elegant Slumming.