Composer, singer-songwriter, actor, author, and activist Sting was born in Newcastle,
England before moving to London in 1977 to form The Police with Stewart Copeland
and Andy Summers. The band released five studio albums, earned six GRAMMY
Awards and two Brits, and was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
2003.
As one of the world’s most distinctive solo artists, Sting has received an additional 11
GRAMMY Awards, two Brits, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, four Oscar nominations, a
TONY nomination, Billboard Magazine’s Century Award, and MusiCares 2004 Person
of the Year. In 2003, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for his myriad of contributions to music. Also a member
of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, he has received the Kennedy Center Honors, The
American Music Award of Merit and The Polar Music Prize. Sting has been awarded
Honorary Doctorates of Music by the University of Northumbria (1992), Berklee
College of Music (1994), University of Newcastle upon Tyne (2006) and Brown
University at its 250th Commencement ceremony (2018).
Throughout his illustrious career, Sting has sold 100 million albums from his
combined work with The Police and as a solo artist.
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