Sting

Compositeur, chanteur, acteur, auteur et militant – Sting est né à Newcastle, en Angleterre, avant de rejoindre la ville de Londres en 1977, dans laquelle il formera le groupe The Police avec Stewart Copeland et Andy Summers. Depuis 1989, Sting a enregistré 14 albums en solo et été récompensé de 10 Grammy Awards, deux Brits, un Golden Globe, un Emmy, 3 nominations aux Oscar, un Billboard Magazine’s Century Award et un MusiCares 2004 Person of the Year. Également membre du Songwriters Hall of Fame, Sting a reçu les honneurs du Kennedy Center en décembre 2014. Il a vendu un total de près 100 millions d’albums entre sa carrière avec The Police et sa trajectoire en solo. Sting a joué dans plus de 15 films et écrit 2 ouvrages dont Broken Music. Son engagement en faveur des droits de l'homme reflète le caractère universel de son art. Aux côtés de son épouse, Trudie Styler, Sting a créé le Fonds Rainforest Fund en 1989 afin de protéger les forêts tropicales et leurs habitants à travers le monde.

Composer, singer, actor, author, and activist – Sting was born in Newcastle, England before moving to London in 1977 to form The Police with Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers. Since 1989, Sting has released fourteen solo albums and received an additional 10 Grammy Awards, two Brits, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, three Oscar nominations, Billboard Magazine’s Century Award, and MusiCares 2004 Person of the Year. Also a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, he received the Kennedy Center Honors in December 2014. Throughout his enduring career, he has sold close to 100 million albums from his combined work with The Police and as a solo artist. Sting appeared in more than 15 films and authored two books, including Broken Music. His support for human rights organizations mirrors his art in its universal outreach. Along with wife Trudie Styler, Sting founded the Rainforest Fund in 1989 to protect both the world’s rainforests and the indigenous people living there.