Sting
Sting (lahir tanggal 2 Oktober 1951) merupakan seorang musisi Britania Raya.
Gordon Sumner "sting" mulai berubah malam sesama musisi di Phoenix jazzmen menangkap bayangan hitam dan kuning bergaris sweater dan memutuskan untuk kembali membaptis dia Sting. Sting membayar iuran awal bermain bass dengan pakaian lokal The Newcastle Big Band, The Phoenix jazzmen, Earthrise dan Exit terakhir, yang terakhir yang menampilkan upaya pertamanya di menulis lagu. Exit terakhir yang besar di Timur Utara, namun fusion jazz mereka ditakdirkan untuk gagal ketika punk rock meledak ke dunia musik pada tahun 1976. "Stewart Copeland", drummer dengan "Curved Air", melihat Exit terakhir pada kunjungan ke Newcastle dan sementara musik tidak apa-apa baginya ia lakukan mengenali potensi dan karisma pemain bass. Kedua terhubung tak lama setelah itu dan dalam beberapa bulan, Sting telah meninggalkan pekerjaan mengajar dan pindah ke London.
Grammy Awards
1980 "'Reggatta De Blanc,"' Best Rock Instrumental Performance - The Police
1981 "'Don't Stand So Close To Me,"' Best Rock Vocal performance by a Duo or Group - The Police
1981 "'Behind My Camel,"' Best Rock Instrumental Performance - The Police
1984 "'Every Breath You Take"","' Song Of The Year - Sting
1984 "'Every Breath You Take,"' Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - The Police
1984 "'Synchronicity II'", Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - The Police
1984 "'Brimstone and Treacle'", Best Rock Instrumental Performance - Sting
1986 "'Bring On The Night'", Best Long Form Video - Sting
1986 "'Bring on the Night"', Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Sting
1992 "'The Soul Cages",' Best Rock Song - Sting
1994 "'If Ever I Lose My Faith In You,"' Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Sting
1994 "'Ten Summoner's Tales'", Best Long Form Video Of The Year - Sting
1994 "'Ten Summoner's Tales'", Best Engineered Recording - Hugh Padgham
2000 "'Brand New Day'", Best Pop Album - Sting and Kipper
2000 "'Brand New Day'", Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Sting
2001 "'She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa)'" Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Sting
2004 "'Whenever I Say Your Name'", Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals - Sting & Mary J. Blige
Selected BMI Awards
1984 "'Every Breath You Take",' Song Of The Year - Sting
1985 "'Wrapped Around Your Finger",' 'King Of Pain' and 'If You Love Somebody Set Them Free,' Most Performed Songs - Sting
1986 "'Fortress Around Your Heart,"' Most Performed Song - Sting
1994 "'Fields of Gold",' BMI Pop Music Award - Sting
1994 "'If I Ever Lose My Faith In You",' BMI Pop Music Award - Sting
1995 "'If I Ever Lose My Faith In You,"' BMI Most Performed Song Of The Year - Sting
1995 "'If I Ever Lose My Faith In You,"' BMI Most Performed College Radio Song - Sting
1998 "'I'll Be Missing You/Every Breath You Take",' BMI Most Performed Song of the Year - Sting
1998 "'Every Breath You Take,"' BMI Award for Five Million Radio Plays - Sting
1998 "'Fields Of Gold,"' BMI Award for Two Million Radio Plays - Sting
2000 "'Every Breath You Take,"' BMI Award for Five Million Radio Plays - Sting
2000 "'If I Ever Lose My Faith In You,"' BMI Award for Two Million Radio Plays - Sting
2000 "'Spirits In The Material World",' BMI Award for Two Million Radio Plays - Sting
2001 "'Brand New Day'" BMI Pop Award for 446,191 performances in 2000 - Sting
2001 "'Desert Rose'" BMI/Robert S. Musel Crystel Award for the highest performing song (828,092 performances) in 2000 - Sting
2002 "'Emotional'" (recorded by Carl Thomas using a sample of 'Shape of My Heart) Urban Award (275,218 performances in 2001)
2005 "'Every Breath You Take,"' BMI Award for Eight Million Radio Plays - Sting
2011 "'Every Breath You Take,'" BMI Songwriters Award for over Ten Million Performances - Sting
2012 "'Every Breath You Take,"' BMI Songwriters Award for over Eleven Million Performances, "'Don't Stand So Close To Me'", BMI Songwriters Award for over Five Million Performances, "'Message In A Bottle'", "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You'" and "'De Do Do Do De Da Da Da'," BMI Songwriters Award for over Three Million Performances - Sting
2016 "'Every Breath You Take'", BMI Songwriters Award for over Thirteen Million Performances - Sting
Brit Awards
1982 Best Group - The Police
1985 Outstanding Contribution to British Music - The Police
1991 Best Male Solo Artist - Sting
2002 Outstanding Contribution to British Music - Sting
Golden Globes
2000 Nomination: 'My Funny Friend And Me' - Best Song
2001 Winner: 'Until'- Best Song from Kate & Leopold
2003 Nomination: 'You Will Be My Ain True Love' - Best Song
Oscars
2000 Nomination: "'My Funny Friend And Me'" - Best Song
2001 Nomination: "'Until'" - Best Song from Kate & Leopold
2003 Nomination: "'You Will Be My Ain True Love'" - Best Song from Cold Mountain
Emmy's
2002 Winner: Sting in Tuscany: All This Time - Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program.
2002 Winner: Sting in Tuscany: All This Time - Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Movie, Miniseries, or Special
2004 Winner: A&E In Concert: Sting: Sacred Love: Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
2004 Winner: A&E In Concert: Sting: Sacred Love: Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special
2011 Winner: A&E Private Sessions: Outstanding Achievement In Sound Mixing - Live Action And Animation
Ivor Novello's
1998 Winner: 'Most Performed Work' for 'I'll Be Missing You/Every Breath You Take'
2002 Winner: 'International Achievement Award'
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
2012 Winner: 'Best Visual Design/Aesthetic' - Sting 25 App