Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known professionally as Sting, is an English musician and actor. He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist of the Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986. He launched his solo career in 1985, incorporating elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new age and worldbeat into his music. Sting has sold more than 100 million records worldwide as both a solo artist and a member of the Police. He has received three Brit Awards, including Best British Male Artist (1994) and Outstanding Contribution to Music (2002), as well as a Golden Globe, an Emmy and four Academy Award nominations. Between his solo work and his time with the Police, he has won 17 Grammy Awards. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Police in 2003. His honors also include a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement, a CBE for services to music, the Kennedy Center Honors and the Polar Music Prize. In May 2023, he was named an Ivor Novello Fellow. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner was born on 2 October 1951 at Sir G. B. Hunter Memorial Hospital in Wallsend, Northumberland, England. He was the eldest of four children of Audrey (née Cowell), a hairdresser, and Ernest Matthew Sumner, a milkman and former fitter at an engineering works. His upbringing in Wallsend, near the local shipyards, later inspired his 2014 musical The Last Ship, which is set in the same community.
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Fragile – with Steve Wonder
Every breath you take
Englishman In New York
Seven Days
Stolen Car
ft. Mary J. Blige – Whenever I Say Your Name
Fields Of Gold
Russians
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
It’s Probably Me
Brand New Day
Spread A Little Happiness
Shape Of My Heart
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