Sting

Also known as Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, Gordon Sumner, G.M. Sumner

cantautore e musicista britannico

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Sting is a British musician born in 1951 who became famous as the lead singer of the rock band The Police before launching a successful solo career. He is considered one of the most influential musicians of the late 20th century, known for hits spanning rock, pop, and world music genres.

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Sting appears in Vinony's Kennedy Center Honors collection — one of 238 entries. It also appears in Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Vinony's link graph records 4,300 inbound references to Sting, and connects out to Eliot Sumner, ...Nothing Like the Sun and Stolen Car.

It is catalogued under topics including 1951 births, 20th-century English bass guitarists and 20th-century English male actors.

Vinony links it to 79 Wikipedia language editions.

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Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English singer-songwriter, 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. He launched a solo career in 1985 and has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age, and worldbeat in his music. Sting has…

Known for

Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II) — Horsa2027
Sting - Sounds Like Art Rijksmuseum Amsterdam2026
Untold UK: Vinnie Jones — Self - (archive footage)2026
Nino – A Film About Nino Rota — Self – Narrator2026
Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me — Self2026
FireAid Benefit Concert — Self2025
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain — Self2025
In Thanks We Trust — Self2025
GIMS à Paris la Défense Arena : le concert événement — Self : Guest (virtual)2025
Lubach2025

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Thomas
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Wallsend
Spouse: Trudie Styler
Child: Eliot Sumner
Occupation: school teacher
Educated at: Northumbria University
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: British English
Notable work: Englishman in New York
Participant in: Live Aid
Genre: blue-eyed soul
Instrument: acoustic guitar
Record label: Deutsche Grammophon
Discography: Sting discography
Official website: www.sting.com
Image: Sting in April 2018.jpg

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birth name: Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner
Commons category: Sting (musician)
date of birth: 1951-10-02
member of: The Police
topic's main category: Category:Sting (musician)
lifestyle: vegetarianism
start of work period: 1971-00-00
Commons gallery: Sting
name in native language: Sting
described by source: Internetowa encyklopedia PWN
social media followers: 2170000
different from: Sting
copyright representative: PRS for Music
pseudonym: Sting
nominated for: Tony Award for Best Original Score

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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Sting, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

The very best of unplugged / Eric Clapton, Sting, Sheryl Crow ... [et al.]

Unplugged 2 /Sting, Chris Isaak, The Cranberries ... [et al]

Article · Italiano

Sting, pseudonimo di Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (Wallsend, 2 ottobre 1951), è un cantautore, polistrumentista e attore britannico, che ha esordito come membro dei Police per poi intraprendere una carriera solista di successo. Le sue influenze musicali includono rock, jazz, reggae, pop, musica classica, new-age, steampunk e worldbeat. Come cantante solista e membro dei Police, nella sua carriera Sting ha ricevuto 17 Grammy Awards, 3 BRIT Awards, un Golden Globe e un Premio Tenco. È stato inoltre candidato 4 volte per l'Oscar alla migliore canzone nel 2001, 2002, 2004 e 2017 per i film Le follie dell'imperatore, Kate & Leopold , Ritorno a Cold Mountain e . Sting ha venduto in totale oltre 100 milioni di dischi nel mondo tra Police e carriera solista.

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