Sting
Biography
Sting (aka Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, activist, actor and philanthropist. Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist of the rock band The Police.
Sting has varied his musical style throughout his career, incorporating distinct elements of jazz, reggae, classical, new age, and worldbeat into his music. 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 an Oscar nomination for the best song. He is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-10-02
Place of birth
Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
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Dune
1984
6.18
Quadrophenia
1979
7.04
Bee Movie
2007
6.02
Sting - Bring on the Night
1985
6.90
Punk and Its Aftershocks
1980
6.50
Stormy Monday
1988
5.80
The Filth and the Fury
2000
7.00
The Police: Certifiable
2008
7.50
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
6.10
Plenty
1985
5.70
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
2006
5.40
The Bride
1985
5.33
Attenborough at 90
2016
8.00
Live 8
2005
7.20
Artemis '81
1981
4.00
Live Aid
1985
7.90
Radio On
1979
5.80
The Grotesque
1995
5.40
Sting: Live In Berlin
2010
7.70
Herb Alpert Is...
2020
7.00
Brimstone & Treacle
1982
6.10
Sting - All this Time
2001
7.04
Sting Festival de Viña del Mar
2011
6.90
Julia and Julia
1988
5.20
WHAM!
2023
7.40
The Mighty
1998
7.20
Sting Unplugged
1991
4.00
The Police: Around The World
1982
8.00
Hope for Haiti Now
2010
6.30
The Beatles Revolution
2000
0.00
20 Feet from Stardom
2013
7.22
Resident Alien
1990
5.30
Police in Montserrat
1983
8.00
Radioman
2012
5.70
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
2023
8.00
The Book of Solutions
2023
5.95
One World, One Voice
1990
0.00
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
2023
7.50
Sting - 25 Years
2011
0.00
Iain Goes Inside the Last Ship
2014
0.00
The Queen's Birthday Party
2018
0.00
GIMS: On the Record
2020
7.30
Sting: Unplugged
1991
9.00
Still Bill
2010
7.10
Jaco
2015
7.45
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
1999
8.70
Sting - Fields Of Japan 1994
2010
8.00
Freedom Beat
2003
0.00
Dire Straits at Live Aid
1985
0.00
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023
9.00
Acceleration Punk
1977
0.00
The Police - Greatest Video Hits
2007
7.00
The Sweatbox
2002
6.90
Sting Live At Irving Plaza
2016
7.00
Zoolander 2
2016
4.92
Sonic Sea
2016
7.00
Music for Montserrat
1997
6.40
The Police: Better Than Therapy
2008
0.00
The Dark Side of The Sun
2017
7.20
The Police - Live in Rio
2007
0.00
Being Mick
2001
0.00
2012: Time for Change
2010
6.10
Urgh! A Music War
1981
7.20
Sting: Beyond The Police
2017
5.50
Sting: Live at the Olympia Paris
2017
8.90
Sting: A Free Man
2017
7.50
Gurrumul
2018
7.00
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
2018
6.40
Talking Pictures: Quadrophenia
1979
0.00
Sting au Bataclan
2016
8.00
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
2007
6.90
Brüno
2009
5.63
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
2014
9.50
Live Aid
2004
9.10
Chris Botti in Boston
2009
5.00
I Want My MTV
2019
7.50
Take That Away!
1993
0.00
The Soul Cages Concert
1991
0.00
Pavarotti & Friends
1992
8.50
Pavarotti The Duets
2008
0.00
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
2021
6.63
Rock'n'roll... Of Corse!
2016
6.50
The Police: Live At Rockpalast
1980
8.00
The Police - Live In Oakland
1983
0.00
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
0.00
Branford Marsalis: Steep
1991
0.00
Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
2017
8.00
An Audience with Elton John
1997
0.00
Under the Volcano
2021
6.80
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008
0.00
PoliWood
2009
6.50
Sting and the Police at the BBC
2024
6.50
Sting: Radio 2 in the Park
2024
0.00
Mylène Farmer: 2019 - Le Film
2019
8.60
Destination Dune
1983
5.00
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025
10.00
Timeless Hits – Vol.1
2017
7.00
Timeless Hits – Vol.3
2017
7.00
Timeless Hits – Vol.4
2017
7.00
The Best of Max Headroom
1987
0.00