Sting (musician)
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Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, known as Sting, is an English musician, songwriter and actor. He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for the rock band the Police. He launched a solo caree
Sting performing at the 2026 Montreux Jazz Festival
Wallsend shipyard on the River Tyne in 1964, near where Sting grew up. His childhood experiences and the local shipbuilding industry were the inspiration for his 2014 musical The Last Ship, which is also set in Wallsend.
Sting in 1979
Sting performing in Norway in 1985
The Police
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The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. Their core line-up comprised Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland. The Police became globally popular from the late 1970s to the mid-
Sting (musician)
…2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician, songwriter and actor. He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for the rock band the Police (1977–1984, 1986, 2007–2008). He launched a solo career in 1985 and has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age, and worldbeat in…
From left: Stewart Copeland, Sting and Andy Summers in 1979
Early guitarist Henry Padovani performing in 2016
BBC Television Centre, where the Police made their television debut on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1978, and where they made their first appearance on Top of the Pops in 1979
Summers performing with the band in 1979