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Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English 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.
The discography of British singer Sting.Born Gordon Sumner in 1951, he was a member of the jazz group Last Exit, who released a cassette album in 1975.With The Police (1977–1986, occasional reunions thereafter), Sting sold over 100 million records and singles.
He received the Polar Music Prize in 2017. In the same year, Sting received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement, presented by Awards Council member President Bill Clinton during the International Achievement Summit in London. [6] [7] In 2019, Sting was the recipient of the Global Citizen Prize for Artist of the Year. [8]
"You Still Touch Me" is a song by the English musician Sting, released as the second single from his fifth studio album Mercury Falling. Featuring a distinct soul influence, the song reached number 27 in Sting's native UK, becoming the second of three singles from the album to reach the top 40.
"Russians" is a song by Sting, from his debut solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles, released in June 1985, and released as a single in November. The song is a commentary and plea that criticises the then-dominant Cold War foreign policy and doctrine of mutual assured destruction (MAD) by the United States and the then-existing Soviet Union .
The tour began on 28 May 2019 at La Seine Musicale in Paris, France, and went on until 17 November 2019 at The Met in Philadelphia. [1] The tour was due to resume in 2020 with a (rescheduled) 8-date residency from 15 August to 2 September at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas [2] [3] but was postponed and rescheduled to August 2020 and then to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In October 2007, Sting was awarded a Million-Air certificate for nine million airplays of "Every Breath You Take" at the BMI Awards show in London. [33] "Every Breath You Take" is the Police's and Sting's signature song, and in 2010 was estimated to generate between a quarter and a third of Sting's music publishing income. [8]
Pages in category "Songs written by Sting (musician)" The following 84 pages are in this category, out of 84 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.