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Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician, activist and actor. He was the frontman , principal songwriter and bassist for new wave band the Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986.
The discography of British singer Sting.Born Gordon Sumner in 1951, he was a member of the jazz group Last Exit, who released a cassette album in 1975.With The Police (1977–1986, occasional reunions thereafter), Sting sold over 100 million records and singles.
Brand New Day is the sixth solo studio album by English musician Sting, released by A&M Records on 27 September 1999. Promoted heavily by the success of the album's second single, "Desert Rose" (featuring popular Algerian Raï singer Cheb Mami), the album peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 and sold over 3.5 million copies in the United States.
"Desert Rose" is a song co-authored by British musician Sting and Algerian songwriter Cheb Rabah (Rabah Zarradine), featuring Algerian raï singer Cheb Mami, from Sting's sixth solo studio album, Brand New Day (1999). According to Sting, the lyrics have to do with "lost love and longing". [2]
Coco is a singer who now goes by the name Eliot Sumner, and was the founder and lead singer of the group I Blame Coco. Giacomo Luke is the inspiration behind the name of Kentucky Derby-winning horse Giacomo. [17] She is also step-mother of two kids, daughter Fuschia and son Joe, whom Sting shares with his ex-wife Frances Tomelty. [18]
The album was influenced by two events in Sting's life: first, the death in late 1986 of his mother, which contributed to the sombre tone of several songs; and second, his participation in the Conspiracy of Hope Tour on behalf of Amnesty International, which brought Sting to parts of Latin America that had been ravaged by civil wars, and introduced him to victims of government oppression.
On 1 May 1976, Tomelty married musician Sting, the lead singer and bassist in the rock band the Police – after knowing him for two years. They met on the set of rock-musical Rock Nativity. [3] She played the Virgin Mary; he played in the band. They have two children together, Joe Sumner and Fuschia Sumner. [4] Tomelty and Sting divorced in ...
The standard "My Funny Valentine", recorded by Sting and Herbie Hancock as the theme song for the 2005 Japanese movie Ashura, was released as a single on 11 March 2021. [ 2 ] "Englishman/African In New York", a reworking of Sting's " Englishman in New York " recorded with African artist Shirazee was released as a non-album digital-only single ...