Sting

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

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