Sting
British musician (born 1951)
Also known as Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner · Gordon Sumner · G.M. Sumner
- Born
- October 2, 1951
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Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-29
- 2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
- October 2, 1951
- Birthplace
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- actor
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- , singer-songwriter
- , bassist
- +11 more
- actor
- Spouse
- Trudie Styler(since 1992)
- , Frances Tomelty(1976–1984)
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-03-01
- 2.Stated in CONOR.SI
- English
- Notable work
Overview
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322 statements · 31% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Birth name
- Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner
- Member of
- The Police(1977–1985)
- Awards
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- MusiCares Person of the Year(2004)
- David Angell Humanitarian Award
- Polar Music Prize(2017)
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- German Radio Award(2016)
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- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- MOJO Awards
- NRJ Music Award d'honneur(2015) statement is subject of: 17th annual NRJ Music Awards
- Grammy Award for Song of the Year(1984) statement is subject of: 26th Annual Grammy Awards · for work: Every Breath You Take
- Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal(1982) statement is subject of: 24th Annual Grammy Awards · for work: Don't Stand So Close to Me
- Instrument
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- Social media followers
- 2,170,000(February 1, 2025) youtube channel id: UCwERP8ZAI10RtZIAPsZQDDw
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- 411,629(February 8, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 140699869
- 1,960,000(January 16, 2024) youtube channel id: UCwERP8ZAI10RtZIAPsZQDDw
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- 1,750,000(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UCwERP8ZAI10RtZIAPsZQDDw
- 1,500,000(March 17, 2022) youtube channel id: UCwERP8ZAI10RtZIAPsZQDDw
- 372,070(January 8, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 140699869
- 1,250,000(July 2, 2021) youtube channel id: UCwERP8ZAI10RtZIAPsZQDDw
- 360,069(January 10, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 140699869
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- 354,607(April 15, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 140699869
- 2,170,000(February 1, 2025) youtube channel id: UCwERP8ZAI10RtZIAPsZQDDw
- Pseudonym
- Sting
- Documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Sumner, Gordon
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- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Sumner, Gordon
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Original Song(January 24, 2017) for work: The Empty Chair · in work: Jim: The James Foley Story · statement is subject of: 89th Academy Awards
- Tony Award for Best Original Score(April 28, 2015) for work: The Last Ship · statement is subject of: 69th Tony Awards
- Academy Award for Best Original Song(January 27, 2004) for work: You Will Be My Ain True Love · in work: Cold Mountain · statement is subject of: 76th Academy Awards
- Academy Award for Best Original Song(February 12, 2002) for work: Until... · in work: Kate & Leopold · statement is subject of: 74th Academy Awards
- Academy Award for Best Original Song(February 13, 2001) for work: My Funny Friend and Me · in work: The Emperor's New Groove · statement is subject of: 73rd Academy Awards
- Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance(1994) statement is subject of: 36th Annual Grammy Awards · for work: If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
- Grammy Award for Song of the Year(1986) statement is subject of: 28th Annual Grammy Awards · for work: Money for Nothing
On other databases
213 identifiers linking Sting across the web's reference databases
- 1SCREEN person ID1311
- Academy Awards Database nominee ID3501
- Acharts.co artist IDsting
- Album of the Year artist ID7344
- All About Jazz musician ID20901
- Allcinema person ID19861
- AllMovie person IDp112828
- AllMusic artist IDmn0000522377
- AlloCiné person ID36033
- American Film Institute person ID176414
- Apple Music artist ID94804
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Onlinesting
- Babelio author ID48044
- Bandsintown artist ID1826
- BAnQ authority ID0000150615
- BBC Things IDba36fb3e-e0d9-4297-ac11-aa76d3df81d6
- Beatport artist ID101659
- Behind The Voice Actors person IDSting
- BFI Films, TV and people ID4ce2b9fbd257f
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID12126867z
- BIBSYS ID90783963
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- Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)0069K5115
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10346077
- CANTIC ID981058516233006706
- Carnegie Hall agent ID29399
- CBDB.cz author ID2745
- César Award person ID239369
- CINE21 person ID24360
- CINEFOX person ID52409
- Cinematografo.it name or company ID145330
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- CiNii Research ID1140282266829153920
- Comic Vine ID4005-3910
- CONOR.SI ID23270243
- ČSFD person ID2355
- Danish National Filmography person ID11855
- DBC author ID87097968985145
- DDB person (GND) ID118892096
- Deezer artist ID368
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID118892096
- Discogs artist ID13961
- DR music artist ID49974
- Eiga.com person ID43418
- ELNET IDa12408268
- Emmys person IDsting
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID189190
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDbiography/Sting-British-musician
- Europeana entityagent/base/60846
- Evene IDsting-5429
- Facebook usernamesting
- Famous Birthdays IDpeople/sting
- Fandom article IDdisney:Sting
- FAST ID143970
- FID performing arts IDagent/gnd_118892096
- FilmPolski ID192
- Filmportal ID9ab3abbb91a34e70a9c5533ccfa82934
- FilmTv.it person ID8759
- Freebase ID/m/0lbj1
- GCD creator ID98976
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- GeneaStar person IDsumnergordo
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- Genius artist IDSting
- Genius artist numeric ID679
- George Eastman Museum people ID122991
- GND ID118892096
- Goodreads author ID161662
- Google Play Music artist ID (former scheme)A25ap27wsn5636nghe7ltmqxb5a
- Grammy Awards artist IDsting/10244
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDsting
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0246909
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDSting
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)4166660
- GTAA ID158100
- HAND ID44C2-248F-2D8F-A528-1BF2
- Harper's tagsting-musician
- Hyperion Records person IDC5477
- IdRef ID079488234
- IDU person ID69960
- IMDb IDnm0001776
- IMVDb artist IDsting
- Instagram usernametheofficialsting
- Internet Broadway Database person ID61158
- IPI name number00046741280
- ISFDB author ID155942
- ISNI0000000368557676
- ISzDb person ID9622
- Ivi person IDsting
- IxTheo authority ID079668518
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