Sting (musician)
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| Born | Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner 2 October 1951 Wallsend, Northumberland, 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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Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English singer-songwriter, 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.