
Sting
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.
- Known ForActing
- Born2 October 1951 (age 74)
- Place of BirthWallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
Sting

- Known ForActing
- Born2 October 1951 (age 74)
- Place of BirthWallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
KNOWN FOR
PHOTOS
CREDITS

FireAid Benefit Concert
2025

When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
2025

Billy Joel: The 100th - Live at Madison Square Garden
2024

Royal Opera House: Message in a Bottle
2024

Sting and the Police at the BBC
2024

Sting: Radio 2 in the Park
2024

The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
2024

WHAM!
2023

Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
2023

The Book of Solutions
2023

Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
2023

Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
2023

They All Came Out to Montreux
2023

Sting : My Songs au château de Chambord
2022

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022

Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
2022

Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.
2021

Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story
2021

Sting au Panthéon (50 ans de FIP)
2021

Mylène Farmer : Les Clips L'Intégrale (1999-2020)
2021

Kaamelott: The First Chapter
2021

Under the Volcano
2021

The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
2021

Herb Alpert Is...
2020

GIMS: On the Record
2020

Space Songs: Through the Distance
2020

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020

Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
2020

Le Grand Concert Unis pour le Liban
2020

I Want My MTV
2019

Sting & Shaggy au Château d'Hérouville
2019

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2019

Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
2019

Mylène Farmer: 2019 - Le Film
2019
The Queen's Birthday Party
2018

Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
2018

Gurrumul
2018

Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
2018

The Dark Side of The Sun
2017

Sting: Beyond The Police
2017

Sting: Live at the Olympia Paris
2017

Sting: A Free Man
2017

Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
2017

Attenborough at 90
2016

Sting: 57th and 9th - The Interviews
2016

Sting Live At Irving Plaza
2016

Zoolander 2
2016

Sonic Sea
2016

Sting au Bataclan
2016

Rock'n'roll... Of Corse!
2016

Sting - Live at iHeartRadio Music Festival 2016
2016

Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
2016

Mylène Farmer : sur les pas d'une icône
2015

Jaco
2015
Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups
2015

Iain Goes Inside the Last Ship
2014

Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
2014

Sting: When the Last Ship Sails (Live at the Public Theater)
2014

John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
2014

20 Feet from Stardom
2013

Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police
2012

Radioman
2012

Sting Festival de Viña del Mar
2011

Sting - 25 Years
2011

Sting: Live In Berlin
2010
Hope for Haiti Now
2010

Still Bill
2010

Sting - Fields Of Japan 1994
2010

2012: Time for Change
2010

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009

The Tribute to Pavarotti One Amazing Weekend in Petra
2009

Twin Spirits: Sting performs Schumann
2009

Sting: A Winter's Night...Live From Durham Cathedral
2009

Bruce Springsteen - 32nd Annual of Kennedy Center Honors
2009
If on a Winter's Night ... Live from Durham Cathedral
2009

Brüno
2009

Chris Botti in Boston
2009

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009

PoliWood
2009

The Police: Certifiable
2008

The Police: Live In Concert Tokyo
2008
The Police: Better Than Therapy
2008

The Police Rock in Rio - Live Madrid
2008

Pavarotti The Duets
2008

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008

The Police - Greatest Video Hits
2007

Bee Movie
2007

Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
2007
The Police - Live in Rio
2007

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
2007
STING: The Journey & The Labyrinth
2007

Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
2007

Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
2006

Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests
2006

Live 8
2005

An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues
2005

Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005

George Michael: A Different Story
2004

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004

Sting: The Journey & The Labyrinth: The Music of John Dowland
2004

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
2004

Live Aid
2004

Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love
2003

Freedom Beat
2003

The Police - Every Breath You Take
2003

Chris Botti & Friends - Night Sessions: Live in Concert
2002

The Sweatbox
2002

America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001

Sting - All this Time
2001

The Police: Ghost in the Machine Tour - Live at Gateshead
2001

Being Mick
2001

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001

The Filth and the Fury
2000
The Beatles Revolution
2000

Sting: The Brand New Day Tour: Live From The Universal Amphitheatre
1999

Tina Turner : Celebrate!
1999
Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward
1999

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998

The Mighty
1998

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998

Music for Montserrat
1997

The Very Best of Sting & The Police
1997

An Audience with Elton John
1997

The Police – Live Ghost In The Machine
1996

The Grotesque
1995

The Police - Outlandos To Synchronicities
1995

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
1995

Sting – Fields Of Gold - The Best Of Sting
1994

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
1993

Take That Away!
1993

Pavarotti & Friends
1992
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
1992
Sting Unplugged
1991

Sting: Unplugged
1991

Sting's 40th Birthday Celebration: Live from the Hollywood Bowl
1991

Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
1991

The Soul Cages Concert
1991

Branford Marsalis: Steep
1991

Resident Alien
1990

One World, One Voice
1990

Stormy Monday
1988

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988

Bruce Springsteen - Human Rights Final - Buenos Aires
1988

Julia and Julia
1988

Human Rights Now 25th Anniversary
1988

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988
Peter Gabriel, Sting, & Bruce Springsteen - Human Rights Now!
1988

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988

Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit
1987

The Best of Max Headroom
1987
U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of Hope
1986

Sting - Bring on the Night
1985

Plenty
1985

The Bride
1985

Live Aid
1985

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
1985

Dire Straits at Live Aid
1985

Dune
1984

The Police: Synchronicity Concert
1984

'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
1984

Police in Montserrat
1983

The Police - Live In Oakland
1983

Destination Dune
1983

Brimstone & Treacle
1982

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982

The Police: Around The World
1982

Artemis '81
1981

Urgh! A Music War
1981

Punk and Its Aftershocks
1980

The Police: Live At Rockpalast
1980

The Police: Live in Essen - Rockpalast 1980
1980

Quadrophenia
1979

Radio On
1979
Talking Pictures: Quadrophenia
1979

The Police - Live '79 at Hatfield Polytechnic
1979
