Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born October 2, ), better known as Sting, is an English singer and musician. He first became famous as a member of the band, The Police.
Sting was born in Newcastle, England in where he attended St. Cuthbert&#;s Catholic High School. His father was a milkman in an area dominated by the shipbuilding industry. From an early age, Sting displayed an aptitude and love for music, in particular, the bass guitar. He sought to pursue a career in music, and took part in a variety of local gigs and gained some employment on cruises.
His early groups included a mixture of jazz and rock groups such as &#;Last Exit&#;
He received his name Sting from a black and gold striped rugby sweater he used to often wear when performing in a Dixieland jazz band, in which people said he looked like a bee.
His big breakthrough came with the rock band Police. In , he moved to London where, with Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers, they formed a group &#;The Police&#;. They went onto sell many best-selling albums and won six Grammy awards. The song &#;Every Breath You Take&#; from their last album &#;Synchronicity&#; is one of the most played songs on the radio of all time.
Sting facts: Singer's age, wife, children, real name, net worth and more revealed
9 December , | Updated: 19 January ,
Sting is one of the most successful artists of his generation, from his days in The Police to his long solo career.
Sting has been a prolific musician, singer, songwriter, and actor over the past six decades. He was best known as the principal songwriter, lead singer, and bassist for the Police from to , before launching a solo career in
His eclectic music style has included forms of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age and worldbeat.
Throughout his career, Sting has received 17 Grammy Awards (including Song of the Year for 'Every Breath You Take'), three Brit Awards, a Golden Globe, an Emmy and four Oscar nominations for Best Original Song.
With his solo material and the Police combined, he has sold over million records worldwide, and is a British (and Geordie) national treasure.
How old is Sting and where is he from?
Grammy Awards - Sting - Englishman in New York
Sting was born on October 2, He celebrated his 70th birthday in
He was born at Sir GB Hunter Memorial Hospital in Wallsend, Northumberland, and was the elde
The Police
- For other uses, please see The Police (disambiguation)
The Police Background information Origin: London, England Years active: -
Reunions: , , -Label(s): Illegal Records, A&M Records, Polydor Associated acts: Last Exit, Curved Air, Strontium 90, Animal Logic, Oysterhead, Gizmo Website: Members Stewart Copeland
Sting
Andy SummersFormer members Henry Padovani Early years (–)
- It's ,
- and this thing called punk rock
- has just raised its ugly head in London.
- Sting, Henry Padovani, and I
- have formed a group called: The Police.
- - Stewart Copeland, Strange Things Happen
The Police were the brainchild of drummer Stewart Copeland, who by the end of saw that the progressive rock scene of excess in music and budget, as typified by his current group Curved Air, was dying. Copeland believed that the future lay in the growing punk scene and determined that he should form such a group himself, even having a name for it (The Police) before having recruited any other members.
On , Curved Air performed one of their last concerts at Newcastle Polytechnic and Copeland was th
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Who Is Sting?
Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting, was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on October 2, He is best known for his singing career, both with the s band The Police and as a solo artist. Sting is also a distinguished songwriter and actor, as well as an active philanthropist in causes from environmentalism to human rights.
The Police
Sting played with several groups before forming The Police with drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Henri Padovani in Padovani was later replaced by guitarist Andy Summers. The new trio released the single "Roxanne" in the spring of , which went nowhere at first. Later that year, Sting, Copeland and Summers traveled around the United States in a van playing small clubs, such as CBGB's, a punk rock haven in New York City. Interest in their first album Outlandos d'Amour () began to grow and it eventually made it onto the British and then the American charts. A re-released "Roxanne" as well as "So Lonely" and "Can't Stand Losing You" became popular singles. Sting wrote most of the songs on the album, as he would for most of the group's recordings. Also during this time, he ma
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