Sting

Sting

Sting is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, a British musician. Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist of the rock music band The Police. As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting... [more]

Sting is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, a British musician. Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist of the rock music band The Police. As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has sold over 100 million records, and received sixteen Grammy Awards for his work, receiving his first Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1981, and receiving an Oscar nomination for best song.

 
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Sting in Sting attends summer party
Singer Sting and his wife Trudie Styler attend Lady Annabel Goldsmith's annual summer party at her home in Ham, Richmond. (Bauer Griffin)more pics »
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Sting plays live at the People of the Forest exhibition at Proud Camden Gallery on October 6, 2009 in London, England. (Getty Images) more pics » Police frontman Sting has some supernatural powers. The singer claims to have seen the apparition of a woman, witnessed flying objects and heard strange voices at a home he once lived in with wife Trudie Styler . Sting with wife Trudie Styler (Bauer Griffin) One night, the terrified 58-year-old singer awoke to see a ghostly mother holding a baby in the corner of the room. He said: “I would never have said I believe in ghosts, until I ... Read Full Story
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Sting admitted he ‘nearly threw up on the carpet’ when he was asked to do a Christmas album. The 58-year-old former Police frontman said he wasn’t keen on doing a traditional Christmas album so went for something different with his offering, If On A Winter’s Night. He told UK magazine Mojo: “When the record company said I should do a Christmas record I nearly threw up on the carpet. I don’t like Christmas very much, but I said I’d do something about winter. “The dark hours have a useful place in our psychology that allows us to reflect and reassess, [ Read More ] ... Read Full Story
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Sting spoke out on behalf of indigenous people in Brazil who seek the government’s audience on concerns over a proposed hydro-electric dam in the Amazon. The UK rocker gave a press conference in Sao Paulo that summoned a similar one he gave 20 years ago that drew worldwide attention. He said Brazil was in the frontline of the fight against climate change and its voice was now more important that two decades ago. Sting said: “This is the heart of the Amazon and what happens here affects the whole world. This was my intuition but now the science is backing [ Read More ] ... Read Full Story
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Sting has revealed he once came face-to-face with a ghost in the middle of the night. The 58-year-old former Police frontman said that his wife Trudie Styler also saw the figure standing with a child in the corner of the room. He made the revelations in a new interview on BBC Radio 2 and said he has also seen flying objects. He revealed: “I would never have said I believe in ghosts, until I saw one – and I’ve seen a ghost with my own eyes.” Sting added: “I was in bed one night, a very old house I used [ Read More ] ... Read Full Story
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     The day is upon us, tonight is the final concert in the career of THE POLICE . Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland have previously announced and have billed tonite's NYC charity show for public television (WNET, 13 in NYC and WLIW, 21 in Long Island, NY), at the world famous Madison Square Garden as the last cpncert they will perform together.  They are legendary in the studio as they are live in concert.   From the ashes of the punk movement, these British rockers became a world phenomenon as a result of their great, innovative music and constant touring, thanks in ... Read Full Story
ROME - Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro could receive a ruling as early as Friday after failing a doping test, allegedly for cortisone used to treat a bee sting. CONI anti-doping prosecutor Ettore Torri held a hearing with Cannavaro and Juventus medical ...  
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The Bianconeri insist Cannavaro's adverse test result was due to an injection following an insect sting last August which could have been fatal had the club's medical team not intervened. A statement on the club's official website read: "With regards ...  
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ROME -- Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro is awaiting a decision on whether he will be punished for failing a doping test, allegedly for cortisone used to treat a bee sting. Ettore Torri, anti-doping prosecutor for the Italian Olympic Committee, held a ...  
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The FBI is arresting dozens of people in the United States and overseas to crack an identity theft ring that victimized thousands of people. Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokeswoman in Los Angeles, says agents are making arrests ...  
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Sting in The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Actress-Producer Trudie Styler and Musician Sting arrive at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) more pics »
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