Gordon
Matthew Thomas Sumner
CBE
(born
October 2, 1951), known by his stage name Sting,
is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist,
activist, actor and philanthropist. Prior to starting his solo
career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist for
the rock
Sting
has varied his musical style throughout his career, incorporating
distinct elements of jazz,
reggae,
classical,
New
Age,
and world beat
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 instruments performance
in
1981, three Brit Awards
—
winning Best British Male in 1994, a Golden
Globe,
an Emmy
Award,
and several Oscar nominations
for
Best Original Song. He is a member of both the Rock and rol Hall of
fame
and
the Songwriters
Hall of Fame.
The
Police were
an English rock
band
formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the
band consisted of Sting
(lead
vocals,
bass),
Andy Summers
(guitar)
and Seward Copeland
(drums).
The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and are
generally regarded as one of the first New Wave
groups
to achieve mainstream success, playing a style of rock that was
influenced by punk,
reggae,
and jazz.
Their
1983 album, Synchronicity,
was number one on both the uk
albums chart and
the US Billboard
200,
and sold over 8,000,000 copies in the US. The group disbanded in
1986, but reunited in early 2007 for a one-off world
tour
lasting
until August 2008. The Police have sold more than 50 million albums
worldwide, and were the world's highest-earning musicians in 2008,
thanks to their reunion tour.
No comments:
Post a Comment