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Sting

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Born 21 October 1951.

Sting is a performance name for the person Gordon Sumner.

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Biography

Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born 2 October 1951), widely known by his stage name Sting, is a musician and actor.

Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist of the rock music band The Police. As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has received sixteen Grammy Awards for his work, receiving his first Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1981, and receiving an Oscar nomination for best song. Sting was an influential songwiter during the 1980s. He is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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  1. Sting calls X Factor 'TV karaoke'

    Wed 11 Nov 2009 17:36

    Rock star Sting calls the X Factor "televised karaoke" and says the judges have "no...

  2. Sting attempts to 'open up opera'

    Tue 29 Sep 2009 16:02

    Sting hopes to attract new fans to opera with his latest release, a film in which he...

  3. Scaling down

    Mon 1 Jun 2009 01:00

    Rock star makes impassioned plea over music lessons

Albums releases

Release title Release date
If on a Winter's Night... 2009
Sacred Love 2003
Brand New Day 1999
Mercury Falling 1996
Ten Summoner's Tales 1993
 

Credits

Role Artist Release
Composer KC Flightt vs. Funky Junction Voices (2001)
Composer Different Gear vs. The Police When the World Is Running Down (You Can't Go Wrong) (2000)
Lyricist Shinehead Jamaican in New York (1993)
Vocal Eberhard Schoener Dance Experience Why Don't You Answer? (1992)
Vocal Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf / Classical Symphony / Overture on Hebrew Themes / March (The Chamber Orchestra of Europe feat. conductor: Claudio Abbado, narrator: Sting) (1990)
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