Sting
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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.
Overview
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.
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MTV Video Music Awards
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Saturday Night Live
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Graham Norton Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Today
The Grammys
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
GMTV
MADtv
Ally McBeal
Legends
The Kenny Everett Television Show
American Music Awards
The Simpsons
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
The One Show
Parkinson
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Late Night with David Letterman
Finding Your Roots
The Larry Sanders Show
Behind the Music
The Michael J. Fox Show
The Vicar of Dibley
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Only Murders in the Building
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Little Britain USA
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
FireAid Benefit Concert
The Oscars
Live Aid
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
The Queen's Birthday Party
One World, One Voice
Zoolander 2
Dune
Attenborough at 90
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Bee Movie
20 Feet from Stardom
Billy Joel: The 100th - Live at Madison Square Garden
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Artemis '81
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Talking Pictures: Quadrophenia
Mylène Farmer, l’Ultime Création
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Police - Live '79 at Hatfield Polytechnic
Sting and the Police at the BBC
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