Sting

Sting was a British actor, singer-songwriter, bassist, guitarist, composer and lutenist (born 1951). He was born at Wallsend.

Also recorded as Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner; Gordon Sumner; G.M. Sumner.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner.

Also worked under the name Sting.

Born at Wallsend in 1951.

Identity and origins

Sting was recorded at birth as Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner. He also worked under the name Sting. The authorities additionally record the headings Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, Gordon Sumner and G.M. Sumner. His recorded languages were English and British English.

He was the child of Ernest Matthew Sumner and Audrey Cowell. He married Frances Tomelty and Trudie Styler. 3 children are recorded: Joe Sumner, Mickey Sumner and Eliot Sumner.

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 3: Every Breath You Take, Fields of Gold and Englishman in New York. His recorded genres are rock, new wave, pop, reggae and jazz.

Recognition and collections

Sting received 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, David Angell Humanitarian Award, Polar Music Prize and Kennedy Center Honors.

Catalogued works

60 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1985 to 2014. The first 12 are listed here.

Sting: How I started writing songs again, dated 2014, held by TED, inventory 2010. The Emperor's New Groove. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. Brand New Day. So Lonely. Bring on the Night. Englishman in New York. They Dance Alone. Dolphins. Every Breath You Take. Fragile. The Living Sea.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

TED: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Sting (i), Oxford Music Online, 2001. Sting Ray Sting, Cop's Kid, 2003. Activatable Polymeric STING AgonistGold Nanorod Conjugate Driving STING Signaling and Immunogenic Activation in Colorectal Cancer Immunotherapy. Figure 2—figure supplement 1. Generation of STING knockout cells using CRISPR-Cas9, and stable re-complementation of these lines. Carriers Multimerize STING Protein Fragments to Activate Type I Interferon Signaling in STING-Deficient Cancer Cells.

In detail

Sting studied at University of Warwick, St. Cuthbert's High School and Northumbria University. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are rock, new wave, pop and reggae.

Membership is recorded of The Police.

Works named in the authority record are Every Breath You Take, Fields of Gold and Englishman in New York.

Distinctions recorded are 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 and David Angell Humanitarian Award.

Chronology

  1. 1951Sting born at Wallsend.
  2. 2014Sting: How I started writing songs again (TED).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q483203: Sting

    Consult the source

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