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Sting (musician)
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| Born | Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner 2 October 1951 Wallsend, England |
| Alma mater | Northern Counties College of Education |
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| Years active | 1969–present |
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| Children | 6, including Joe, Mickey and Eliot |
| Awards | Full list |
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| Website | sting |
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Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician, activist and actor. He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for new wave band the Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986. He launched a solo career in 1985 and has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age, and worldbeat in his music.[4]
Sting has sold a combined total of more than 100 million records as a solo artist and as a member of the Police.[5][6] He has received three Brit Awards, including Best British Male Artist in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2002; a Golden Globe; an Emmy; and four Academy Award nominations.[7] As a solo musician and as a member of the Police, Sting has received 17 Grammy Awards.[8] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Police in 2003. Sting has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors; a CBE from Queen Elizabeth II for services to music; Kennedy Center Honors;[9] and the Polar Music Prize.[10] In May 2023, he was made an Ivor Novello Fellow.[6]
- ^ "Readers Poll: Ten Best Post-Band Solo Artists – 7. Sting". Rolling Stone. 2 May 2012.
- ^ Seely, Mike (1 September 2004). "The Ten Most Hated Men in Rock". The Riverfront Times. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Collins, Robert (21 February 2014). "Review: Sting and Paul Simon serenade Vancouver". CTV Vancouver News.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Sting Biography. AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2010
- ^ "Sting releases new album My Songs today". Universal Music Canada. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ a b Dartford, Katy (19 May 2023). "Sting awarded a Fellowship at the Ivor Novello Awards". euronews.com.
- ^ Vain, Madison (26 February 2017). "Oscars 2017: Sting performs 'The Empty Chair'". ew.com.
- ^ Smith, Connor (15 July 2024). "Sting added to Bourbon & Beyond lineup, replaces Neil Young". spectrumnews1.com.
- ^ "Tom Hanks, Sting, others saluted at Kennedy Center Honors". cbsnews.com. 7 December 2014.
- ^ Chow, Andrew R. (7 February 2017). "Sting and Wayne Shorter Win Polar Music Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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