Sting

74, from Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

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Biography

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.

Timeline

2026Aged 75

  • Poster for Sting - Sounds Like Art Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

    Compositor

  • Poster for Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)

    Horsa

2025Aged 74

  • Poster for FireAid Benefit Concert

    Self

  • Poster for When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain

    Self

  • Poster for In Thanks We Trust

    Self

  • Poster for GIMS à Paris la Défense Arena : le concert événement

    Self : Guest (virtual)

2024Aged 73

  • Poster for Billy Joel: The 100th - Live at Madison Square Garden

    Self

  • Poster for Message in a Bottle

    Self - Lead Vocals

  • Poster for Sting: Radio 2 in the Park

    Self

  • Poster for Sting and the Police at the BBC

    Self

  • Poster for The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

    Self

2023Aged 72

2022Aged 71

  • Poster for Sting, Daniel Hope & Freunde in Berlin Mit Golda Schultz, Bruce Liu u.v.m.

    Author

  • Poster for Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

    Self

  • Poster for Sting : My Songs au château de Chambord

    Self

  • Poster for 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    Self

  • Poster for Christmas@Home 2022: Das Weihnachtskonzert mit Daniel Hope, Sting und weiteren Gästen

    Self : Singer

2021Aged 70

  • Poster for Under the Volcano

    Self

  • Poster for Mylène Farmer : Les Clips L'Intégrale (1999-2020)

    Self

  • Poster for Kaamelott: The First Chapter

    Horsa

  • Poster for Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.

    Self

  • Poster for Sting at the Pantheon in Paris - 50 Years of FIP Radio

    Self

  • Poster for The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune

    Self (voice) (archive footage)

  • Poster for Lindisfarne's Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story

    Self

  • Poster for Footsteps on the Wind

    Music

2020Aged 69

  • Poster for The Big Night In

    Self

  • Poster for Space Songs: Through the Distance

    Self

  • Poster for Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

    Self

  • Poster for Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats

    Self

  • Poster for GIMS: On the Record

    Self

  • Poster for Le Grand Concert Unis pour le Liban

    Self

  • Poster for Herb Alpert Is...

    Self

2019Aged 68

  • Poster for I Want My MTV

    Self

  • Poster for Sting & Shaggy au Château d'Hérouville

    Self

  • Poster for Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal

    Self

  • Poster for Mylène Farmer: 2019 - Le Film

    Self

  • Poster for The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration

    Self

  • Poster for Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade

    Self

2018Aged 67

2017Aged 66

  • Poster for The Dark Side of The Sun

    Narrator

  • Poster for Sting: Live at the Olympia Paris

    Self - Vocals, Bass, Guitar

  • Poster for Sting: Beyond The Police

    Self - Musician

  • Poster for Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

    Self

  • Poster for Sting: A Free Man

    Self

  • Poster for Sting - Grenzgänger und Freigeist

    Self

2016Aged 65

  • Poster for Zoolander 2

    Sting

  • Poster for Sonic Sea

    Self

  • Poster for Attenborough at 90

    Self

  • Poster for Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Rock'n'roll... Of Corse!

    Self

  • Poster for Sting - Live at iHeartRadio Music Festival 2016

    Self

  • Poster for Sting Live At Irving Plaza

    Self

  • Poster for Sting: 57th and 9th - The Interviews

    Self

  • Poster for Sting au Bataclan

    Self

  • Poster for Jim: The James Foley Story

    Songs

2015Aged 64

2014Aged 63

  • Poster for John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly

    Self

  • Poster for Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute

    Self

  • Poster for Sting: When the Last Ship Sails (Live at the Public Theater)

    Self - Host, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass

  • Poster for Iain Goes Inside the Last Ship

    Self

2013Aged 62

  • Poster for 20 Feet from Stardom

    Self

2012Aged 61

  • Poster for Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police

    Self

  • Poster for Radioman

    Self

2011Aged 60

2010Aged 59

2009Aged 58

2008Aged 57

2007Aged 56

2006Aged 55

  • Poster for Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

    Self

  • Poster for Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests

    Self

  • Poster for A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

    Executive Producer

2005Aged 54

  • Poster for Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

    Self

  • Poster for An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues

    Self

  • Poster for Live 8

    Self

  • Poster for Ashura

    Theme Song Performance

2004Aged 53

  • Poster for Sting: The Journey & The Labyrinth: The Music of John Dowland

    Self

  • Poster for The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition

    Self

  • Poster for Live Aid

    Self

  • Poster for George Michael: A Different Story

    Self

  • Poster for Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Self

2003Aged 52

  • Poster for Freedom Beat

    Self

  • Poster for The Police - Every Breath You Take

    Self - Bass, Vocals

  • Poster for Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love

    Self - Bass, Guitar, Lead Vocals

  • Poster for Cold Mountain

    Songs

2002Aged 51

  • Poster for Chris Botti & Friends - Night Sessions: Live in Concert

    Self

  • Poster for The Sweatbox

    Self

2001Aged 50

  • Poster for All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

    Self

  • Poster for America | A Tribute to Heroes

    Self - Performer

  • Poster for The Police: Ghost in the Machine Tour - Live at Gateshead

    Self

  • Poster for Being Mick

    Self

  • Poster for Sting ...All This Time

    Self - Lead Singer

  • Poster for Kate & Leopold

    Songs

2000Aged 49

1999Aged 48

1998Aged 47

  • Poster for Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

    Billy Idol

  • Poster for The Mighty

    The Balladeer

  • Poster for Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

    JD

1997Aged 46

  • Poster for Music for Montserrat

    Self

  • Poster for An Audience with Elton John

    Self

  • Poster for The Very Best of Sting & The Police

    Self (archive footage)

1996Aged 45

  • Poster for The Police ‎– Live Ghost In The Machine

    Self - Vocals, Bass

1995Aged 44

  • Poster for The Police - Outlandos To Synchronicities

    Self

  • Poster for The Grotesque

    Fledge

  • Poster for The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

    Self

  • Poster for The Living Sea

    Original Music Composer

  • Poster for Leaving Las Vegas

    Songs

1994Aged 43

  • Poster for Sting - Englishman In Japan

    Self

  • Poster for Sting ‎– Fields Of Gold - The Best Of Sting

    Self (archive footage)

1993Aged 42

  • Poster for Take That Away!

    Self

  • Poster for Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

    Narrator (voice)

1992Aged 41

1991Aged 40

  • Poster for Branford Marsalis: Steep

    Self

  • Sting Unplugged

    Self - Double Bass, Vocals

  • Poster for The Soul Cages Concert

    Self

  • Poster for Sting's 40th Birthday Celebration: Live from the Hollywood Bowl

    Self - Vocals, Bass, Guitar

  • Poster for Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin

    Self - Guest

1990Aged 39

  • Poster for Resident Alien

    Singer

  • Poster for One World, One Voice

    Self

1989Aged 38

  • Poster for Dance of Hope

    (Unknown)

1988Aged 37

1987Aged 36

  • Poster for The Best of Max Headroom

    Self

  • Poster for Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit

    Self - Vocals, Electric Bass

  • Poster for Someone to Watch Over Me

    Theme Song Performance

1986Aged 35

1985Aged 34

  • Poster for Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain

    Machiavelli

  • Poster for Dire Straits: Money For Nothing

    Sting (voice)

  • Poster for Dire Straits at Live Aid

    Self

  • Poster for Live Aid

    Self

  • Poster for The Bride

    Frankenstein

  • Poster for Plenty

    Mick

  • Poster for Sting - Bring on the Night

    Self

1984Aged 33

  • Poster for The Police: Synchronicity Concert

    Self - Bass, Vocals

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

    Self

  • Poster for Dune

    Feyd Rautha

1983Aged 32

  • Poster for Destination Dune

    Self

  • Poster for Police in Montserrat

    Self

  • Poster for The Police - Live In Oakland

    Self - Vocals, Bass

1982Aged 31

  • Poster for The Police: Around The World

    Self

  • Poster for The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    Self

  • Poster for Brimstone & Treacle

    Martin Taylor

1981Aged 30

  • Poster for Urgh! A Music War

    Self

  • Poster for Artemis '81

    Helith

1980Aged 29

  • Poster for Punk and Its Aftershocks

    Self

1979Aged 28

1977Aged 26

  • Poster for Acceleration Punk

    Self

Year unknown

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