Sting (muisicker)
Sting | |
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 Sting performin at Madison Square Garden, New York on 1 August 2007 | |
| Born | Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner 2 October 1951 Wallsend, Northumberland, Ingland |
| Naitionality | Breetish |
| Ither names | Sting |
| Alma mater | Northern Counties College of Education |
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| Years active | 1971–present |
| Hauf-marrae(s) | Frances Tomelty (m. 1976–1984) Trudie Styler (m. 1992) |
| Bairns | 6; includin Joe, Mickey an Eliot |
| Muisical career | |
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| Labels | A&M Deutsche Grammophon Universal Music Group |
| Associate acts | The Police, Eric Clapton, Strontium 90, Dire Straits, Phil Collins, Cheb Mami, Mylène Farmer, Curved Air, Eberhard Schoener, Fiction Plane, Eliot Sumner, Afrojack, Peter Gabriel, Omar Hakim |
| Wabsteid | sting |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fender Precision Bass Fender Telecaster Bass Ibanez Musician Bass Fender Jazz Bass | |
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE (born 2 October 1951), kent professionally bu his stage name Sting, is an Inglis muisicker, sangster-sangwriter an actor. He wis the principal sangwriter, lead sangster, an bassist for the new wave rock baund The Police frae 1977 tae 1984, afore launchin a solo career.
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- Annie Awaird winners
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- Primetime Emmy Awaird winners
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