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Sting

1951-10-02 Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

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Biografia

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. Sting has sold a combined total of more than 100 million records as a solo artist and as a member of the Police. 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. As a solo musician and as a member of the Police, Sting has received 17 Grammy Awards. 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; and the Polar Music Prize. In May 2023, he was made an Ivor Novello Fellow. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner was born at Sir G B Hunter Memorial Hospital in Wallsend, Northumberland, England, on 2 October 1951, the eldest of four children of Audrey (née Cowell), a hairdresser, and Ernest Matthew Sumner, a milkman and former fitter at an engineering works. He grew up near Wallsend's shipyards, which made an impression on him. As a child, he was inspired by the Queen Mother waving at him from a Rolls-Royce to divert from the shipyard prospect towards a more glamorous life. He helped his father deliver milk and by ten was "obsessed" with an old Spanish guitar left by an emigrating friend of his father. Sting attended St Cuthbert's Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne. He visited nightclubs such as Club A'Gogo to see Cream and Manfred Mann, who influenced his music. He learned to sing and play simultaneously by listening to records at 78 rpm. After leaving school in 1969, he enrolled at the University of Warwick in Coventry, but left after a term. After working as a bus conductor, building labourer, and tax officer, he attended the Northern Counties College of Education (now Northumbria University) from 1971 to 1974 and qualified as a teacher.[20] He taught at St Paul's First School in Cramlington for two years. Sting performed jazz in the evenings, at weekends, and during breaks from college and teaching, playing with the Phoenix Jazzmen, Newcastle Big Band and Last Exit. He gained his nickname after his habit of wearing a black and yellow jumper with hooped stripes with the Phoenix Jazzmen. Bandleader Gordon Solomon thought he looked like a bee (or according to Sting himself, "they thought I looked like a wasp"), which prompted the name "Sting". In the 1985 documentary Bring On the Night a journalist called him Gordon, to which he replied, "My children call me Sting, my mother calls me Sting, who is this Gordon character?" In 2011, he told Time "I was never called Gordon. You could shout 'Gordon' in the street and I would just move out of your way". Despite this, he chose not to legally change his name to "Sting". ... Source: Article "Sting (musician)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Películas

Kaamelott - Deuxième volet (deuxième partie) Horsa 2026-11-11
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain Self 2025-05-31
FireAid Benefit Concert Self 2025-01-30
In Thanks We Trust Self 2025-09-27
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? Self 2024-11-25
Billy Joel: The 100th - Live at Madison Square Garden Self 2024-04-14
Sting: Radio 2 in the Park Self 2024-09-07
Royal Opera House: Message in a Bottle Self - Lead Vocals 2024-05-30
Sting and the Police at the BBC Self 2024-09-07
WHAM! Self (archive footage) 2023-06-27
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story Self 2023-08-31
They All Came Out to Montreux Self 2023-06-16
Le Livre des solutions Sting 2023-06-07
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari Self 2023-10-23
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll Self 2023-11-07
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Self 2022-11-19
Sting : My Songs au château de Chambord Self 2022-11-16
Christmas@Home 2022 Daniel Hope, Sting and Guests 2022-01-01
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon Self 2022-09-06
Under the Volcano Self 2021-03-20
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune Self (voice) (archive footage) 2021-10-14
Mylène Farmer : Les Clips L'Intégrale (1999-2020) Self 2021-06-18
Great North: A Run. A River. A Region. Self 2021-09-08
Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story Self 2021-11-26
Sting at the Pantheon in Paris 50 Years of FIP Radio 2021-01-01
Sting au Panthéon (50 ans de FIP) Self 2021-10-06
Kaamelott - Premier volet Horsa 2021-07-21
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics Self 2020-05-11
GIMS: On the Record Self 2020-09-17
Herb Alpert Is... Self 2020-10-02
Le Grand Concert Unis pour le Liban Self 2020-10-01
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats Self 2020-05-23
Space Songs: Through the Distance Self 2020-04-30
Sting & Shaggy au Château d'Hérouville Self 2019-05-03
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal Self 2019-08-09
I Want My MTV Self 2019-05-01
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration Self 2019-11-28
Mylène Farmer : Live 2019 - Le Film Self 2019-11-07
Yo no me llamo Rubén Blades Self 2018-03-18
The Queen's Birthday Party Self - Performer 2018-04-21
Gurrumul Self 2018-04-26
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen Self - Performer 2018-01-03
The Dark Side of The Sun Narrator 2017-02-11
Sting - Live at the Olympia Paris Self - Vocals, Bass, Guitar 2017-08-18
Sting, l'électron libre Self 2017-09-08
Sting - Grenzgänger und Freigeist Self 2017-12-15
Pavarotti, chanteur populaire Self 2017-09-06
Sting - Beyond The Police Self - Musician 2017-08-18
Attenborough at 90 Self 2016-05-08
Sting Live At Irving Plaza Self 2016-11-09
Sting: 57th and 9th - The Interviews Self 2016-11-11
Zoolander 2 Sting 2016-02-06
Sting - Live at iHeartRadio Music Festival 2016 Self 2016-09-24
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People Self (archive footage) 2016-06-15
Sting au Bataclan Self 2016-11-13
Sonic Sea Self 2016-04-22
Rock'n'roll... Of Corse! Self 2016-09-21
Mylène Farmer : sur les pas d'une icône Self 2015-12-08
Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups Self 2015-04-10
Jaco Self 2015-03-17
Sting: When the Last Ship Sails (Live at the Public Theater) Self - Host, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass 2014-09-19
A MusiCares Tribute to Bruce Springsteen Self 2014-04-25
Iain Goes Inside the Last Ship Self 2014-12-17
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly Self 2014-04-06
20 Feet from Stardom Self 2013-06-14
Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police Self 2012-11-09
Radioman Self 2012-12-07
CMT Crossroads: Sting and Vince Gill Self 2011-11-24
Sting Festival de Viña del Mar Self 2011-02-25
Sting - 25 Years Self - Vocals, Bass 2011-09-26
Hope for Haiti Now Self 2010-01-02
Still Bill Self 2010-01-27
2012: Time for Change Self 2010-10-08
Sting - Fields Of Japan 1994 Self 2010-01-01
Sting: Live In Berlin Self - Performer 2010-11-22
Brüno Self - 'Dove of Peace' 2009-07-08
Sting: A Winter's Night...Live From Durham Cathedral Self 2009-10-17
If on a Winter's Night ... Live from Durham Cathedral Self 2009-09-30
Chris Botti in Boston Self 2009-03-31
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts Self 2009-11-29
The Tribute to Pavarotti One Amazing Weekend in Petra Self 2009-02-24
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB Self 2009-04-24
Bruce Springsteen - 32nd Annual of Kennedy Center Honors Self 2009-12-05
PoliWood Self 2009-07-03
Twin Spirits: Sting performs Schumann Robert Schumann 2009-09-29
Pavarotti The Duets Self 2008-05-09
The Police: Live In Concert Tokyo Self 2008-08-08
The Police: Better Than Therapy Self 2008-11-11
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who Self 2008-07-17
The Police Rock in Rio - Live Madrid Self 2008-05-07
The Police: Certifiable Self - Bass, Vocals 2008-11-11
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man Self 2007-04-27
The Police - Greatest Video Hits Self (archive footage) 2007-03-30
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out Self - The Police Member (archive footage) 2007-03-31
Bee Movie Sting (voice) 2007-10-28
The Police - Live in Rio Self 2007-01-01
STING: The Journey & The Labyrinth Self 2007-02-19
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who Self 2007-09-14
Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests Self 2006-10-17
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities Self 2006-04-18
An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues Self 2005-08-23
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today Self 2005-07-13
Live 8 Self 2005-11-07
Live Aid Self 2004-11-16
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? Self 2004-12-09
George Michael: A Different Story Self 2004-11-27
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition Self 2004-09-20
Sting: The Journey & The Labyrinth: The Music of John Dowland Self 2004-07-02
Sting: Inside The Songs Of Sacred Love Self - Bass, Guitar, Lead Vocals 2003-10-03
Freedom Beat Self 2003-01-05
The Police - Every Breath You Take Self - Bass, Vocals 2003-03-18
The Sweatbox Self 2002-09-13
Chris Botti & Friends - Night Sessions: Live in Concert Self 2002-08-06
Sting: All this Time Self - Lead Singer 2001-12-04
America | A Tribute to Heroes Self - Performer 2001-09-21
Being Mick Self 2001-11-22
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! Self 2001-04-06
The Police: Ghost in the Machine Tour - Live at Gateshead Self 2001-10-01
The Filth and the Fury Self (archive footage) 2000-03-29
The Beatles Revolution Self 2000-11-17
Sting: The Brand New Day Tour: Live From The Universal Amphitheatre Self - Vocals, Bass 2000-10-17
Tina Turner : Celebrate! Self 1999-11-26
Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads Self 1999-10-10
Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward Self 1999-07-20
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman Billy Idol 1998-01-01
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels JD 1998-08-28
The Mighty The Balladeer 1998-06-01
An Audience with Elton John Self 1997-09-27
Music for Montserrat Self 1997-09-15
The Very Best of Sting & The Police Self (archive footage) 1997-11-18
The Police ‎– Live Ghost In The Machine Self - Vocals, Bass 1996-10-02
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special Self 1995-10-27
The Grotesque Fledge 1995-09-09
The Police - Outlandos To Synchronicities Self 1995-05-30
Sting ‎– Fields Of Gold - The Best Of Sting Self (archive footage) 1994-11-08
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy Narrator (voice) 1993-12-26
Take That Away! Self 1993-11-01
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special Self 1992-11-18
Pavarotti & Friends Self 1992-09-27
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin Self - Guest 1991-10-01
Branford Marsalis: Steep Self 1991-01-04
Sting's 40th Birthday Celebration: Live from the Hollywood Bowl Self - Vocals, Bass, Guitar 1991-10-01
Sting Acústico Self - Double Bass, Vocals 1991-04-10
The Soul Cages Concert Self 1991-08-10
Sting: Unplugged Self 1991-04-10
Resident Alien Singer 1990-09-14
One World, One Voice Self 1990-12-09
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3 Self 1988-06-06
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Self 1988-06-11
Peter Gabriel, Sting, & Bruce Springsteen - Human Rights Now! Self - Musician 1988-10-14
Human Rights Now 25th Anniversary Self - Musician 1988-10-14
Bruce Springsteen - Human Rights Final - Buenos Aires Self 1988-10-15
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Heroic Officer 1988-12-07
Stormy Monday Finney 1988-05-01
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert Self 1988-01-01
Giulia e Giulia Daniel Hosler 1988-02-05
Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit Self - Vocals, Electric Bass 1987-07-11
The Best of Max Headroom Self 1987-03-05
U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of Hope Self 1986-06-15
Sting - Bring on the Night Self 1985-11-08
Plenty Mick 1985-09-20
The Bride Frankenstein 1985-08-16
Live Aid Self 1985-07-13
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain Machiavelli 1985-04-08
Dire Straits at Live Aid Self 1985-07-13
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video Self 1984-12-01
The Police: Synchronicity Concert Self - Bass, Vocals 1984-08-27
Dune Feyd Rautha 1984-12-14
Police in Montserrat Self 1983-03-08
Destination Dune Self 1983-01-01
The Police - Live In Oakland Self - Vocals, Bass 1983-09-10
The Police: Around The World Self 1982-01-01
Brimstone & Treacle Martin Taylor 1982-10-01
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball Self 1982-03-01
Urgh! A Music War Self 1981-11-07
Artemis '81 Helith 1981-12-29
Punk and Its Aftershocks Self 1980-05-10
The Police: Live At Rockpalast Self - Vocals, Bass 1980-01-11
The Police: Live in Essen - Rockpalast 1980 Self 1980-10-18
Quadrophenia Ace Face 1979-09-14
The Police - Live '79 at Hatfield Polytechnic Self 1979-02-21
Talking Pictures: Quadrophenia Interviewee 1979-09-07
Radio On Just Like Eddie 1979-11-30
Acceleration Punk Self 1977-01-01
Sting - Live at iHeartRadio Self