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81-792: Sager is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bobby Sager , entrepreneur turned philanthropist, and inspiration for The Philanthropist television series Carole Bayer Sager (born 1944), American lyricist, songwriter, and singer Craig Sager (1951–2016), American broadcaster Dirk Sager (1940–2014), German journalist Gareth Sager (born 1960), British musician Lawrence G. Sager (born 1941), American university dean Pony Sager (1848–1928), American baseball player Ruth Sager (1918–1997), American geneticist Sidney Sager (1917–2002), British composer and musician Sophie Sager (1825-1902), Swedish and American feminist activist and writer Sager orphans , seven orphans on

162-633: A red telephone box and " If I Ever Lose My Faith in You ", the latter earning his second award for best male pop singer at the 36th Grammy Awards . In May 1993, he covered his own Police song from the Ghost in the Machine album, "Demolition Man", for the Demolition Man film. With Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart , Sting performed " All for Love " for the film The Three Musketeers . The song stayed at

243-531: A 19-date joint concert summer tour of North America with Peter Gabriel . On 18 July 2016, Sting's first rock album in many years was announced. 57th & 9th was released on 11 November 2016. The title is a reference to the New York City intersection he crossed every day to get to the studio where much of the album was recorded. It has contributions by long-time band members Vinnie Colaiuta and Dominic Miller , and Jerry Fuentes and Diego Navaira of

324-598: A US country music hit in 1997 in a version with Toby Keith . Sting recorded music for the Disney film Kingdom of the Sun , which was reworked into The Emperor's New Groove . The film's overhauls and plot changes were documented by Sting's wife, Trudie Styler, as the changes resulted in some songs not being used. Also in 1996, he sang for the Tina Turner single " On Silent Wings " as a part of her Wildest Dreams album. In

405-464: A Variety Or Music Program, for his A&E special, Sting in Tuscany... All This Time . In 2003, Sting released Sacred Love , a studio album featuring collaborations with hip-hop artist Mary J. Blige and sitar performer Anoushka Shankar . He and Blige won a Grammy for their duet, "Whenever I Say Your Name". The song is based on Johann Sebastian Bach 's Praeambulum 1 C-Major (BWV 924) from

486-473: A bar in Brazil . Sager was looking for a tour of the interior of the rainforest and asked Sting for contacts. The two kept in touch after that point. In the words of Sting, Sager's frequent travel mate, he is "a big brash guy from Boston...an old Nepal hand, flamboyant eccentric, inexhaustible world traveler, and practical philanthropist." In 2000, Sager resigned from his position at Gordon Brothers and founded

567-701: A child, he was inspired by the Queen Mother waving at him from a Rolls-Royce to divert from the shipyard prospect towards a more glamorous life. He helped his father deliver milk and by ten was "obsessed" with an old Spanish guitar left by an emigrating friend of his father. Sting attended St Cuthbert's Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne . He visited nightclubs such as Club A'Gogo to see Cream and Manfred Mann , who influenced his music. He learned to sing and play simultaneously by listening to records at 78 rpm. After leaving school in 1969, he enrolled at

648-539: A collective audience of over 4 million people. The Power of the Invisible Sun is a collection of his photographs of children in the most desperate and worn-town places in the world and a call to action and activism. It was produced by Sager and Sting and published in August 2009. Chronicle wrote about Sager's book: “In war-torn countries around the world, philanthropist and photographer Bobby Sager has discovered

729-555: A compilation album comprising 17 tracks of collaborations with various artists including Eric Clapton , Mary J. Blige , Shaggy , Annie Lennox and Sam Moore . Several titles recorded for the album were ultimately excluded from the release, such as "Simple" in performance with Ricky Martin , "Message in a Bottle" with All Saints , "Spirits" with Pato Banton from the film Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and "Always on Your Side" in duet with Sheryl Crow . Sting released his fifteenth studio album The Bridge on 19 November 2021. It

810-750: A degree in Economics , then going on to obtain a Masters of Public and Private Management from Yale University . Later, Babson College would grant him an Honorary Ph.D. In 1985, Sager joined Gordon Brothers Group as a partner and served as their president. Between 1985 and his departure from Gordon Brothers in 2000, Sager helped the company grow from a $ 10 million a year business to a multi-billion dollar business with 20 offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Today Gordon Brothers serves as an international advisory firm with 30 offices across five continents. From 2009 to 2017, Sager served as Chairman of

891-564: A duet with French singer Mylène Farmer was released. It is a cover from Sting's 2003 seventh solo studio album Sacred Love and will serve as the first single from Farmer's tenth studio album, Interstellaires . On its release, the song went straight to number one over French iTunes music download charts, subsequently hitting number one on the main French singles chart and giving Sting his first number one in France. In 2016, Sting performed

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972-887: A joint concert tour titled On Stage Together with Paul Simon , playing 21 concerts in North America. The tour continued in early 2015, with ten shows in Australia and New Zealand, and 23 concerts in Europe, ending on 18 April 2015. On 26 June 2015 in Bergen , Norway (at the Bergen Calling Festival), Sting embarked on a 21-date Summer 2015 solo tour of Europe in Trondheim , Norway (at the Olavsfestdagene), visiting Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Sweden. On 28 August 2015, " Stolen Car ",

1053-805: A musical, The Last Ship , inspired by Sting's own childhood experiences and the shipbuilding industry in Wallsend . The Last Ship tells a story about the demise of the British shipbuilding industry in 1980s Newcastle and debuted in Chicago in June 2014 before transferring to Broadway in the autumn. Sting's eleventh studio album, titled The Last Ship and inspired by the play, was released on 24 September 2013. The album features guest artists with roots in northeast England, including Brian Johnson , vocalist from AC/DC . In February 2014, Sting embarked on

1134-411: A new album Brand New Day , which gave him two more UK Top 20 hits in the title track "Brand New Day" (a UK number 13 hit featuring Stevie Wonder on harmonica) and " Desert Rose " (a UK number 15 hit). The album went Triple Platinum by January 2001. In 2000, he won Grammy Awards for Brand New Day and the song of the same name. At the awards ceremony, he performed "Desert Rose" with his collaborator on

1215-504: A new version of the song "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" as a duet with Glee actor/singer Matthew Morrison , which appears on Morrison's 2011 eponymous debut album . On 15 September 2011, Sting performed "Fragile" at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, to honour the memory of his friend, financier-philanthropist Herman Sandler , who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. For several years, Sting worked on

1296-431: A suburb of Boston . His father owned a small jewelry business, while his mother was a homemaker who sometimes worked as a small-time activist for local African-American couples having issues renting apartments. Mrs. Sager would rent the apartments on behalf of the couples and later take the landlords to court. Despite aspiring to become an actor, Sager pursued business, graduating from Brandeis University in 1976 with

1377-907: A tent in Karachi, sharing a toilet with 40 monks in the Himalayas, working alongside President Kagame in Rwanda, or discussing science education with the Dalai Lama in India. He would later tell The Chronicle of Philanthropy , "It wasn't like I had this moment of awareness or I said, I've been fortunate and now I want to give back. It was about me in my quest for fullness in my life, looking at my situation and saying, more money isn't going to give me more return on investment because I already have all that I want that money can buy." Sager brings together groups of international entrepreneurs from different parts of

1458-483: A trek to Oregon in 1844 See also [ edit ] Sager House , official residence of the Prime Minister of Sweden Sager Electronics , a U.S.-based distributor of electronic components [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Sager . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding

1539-571: A version of Igor Stravinsky 's The Soldier's Tale with the London Sinfonietta conducted by Kent Nagano . It featured Vanessa Redgrave , Ian McKellen , Gianna Nannini and Sting as the soldier. His 1991 album, The Soul Cages , was dedicated to his late father. It included " All This Time " and the Grammy-winning title track. The album went Platinum. The album also included an Italian version of Mad About You . The text

1620-762: A world tour of theatres, clubs and arenas in support of 57th & 9th (with special guests Joe Sumner and the Last Bandoleros) began on 1 February 2017 in Vancouver at the Commodore Ballroom and continued into October. On 4 November 2016, management of the Bataclan theatre announced that Sting would perform an exclusive concert in Paris on 12 November 2016 for the re-opening of the Bataclan,

1701-503: A year after the terrorist attack at the venue . The Police's former guitar player, French native Henry Padovani , joined the band on stage for " Next to You ", one of the encores. Sting was announced as the joint winner of the 2017 Polar Music Prize , a Swedish international award given in recognition of excellence in the world of music. The award committee stated: "As a composer, Sting has combined classic pop with virtuoso musicianship and an openness to all genres and sounds from around

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1782-483: A year, beginning with North America and crossing to Europe, South America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Tickets for the British tour sold out within 30 minutes, the band playing two nights at Twickenham Stadium, southwest London on 8 and 9 September 2007. The last concert was at Madison Square Garden on 7 August 2008, during which his three daughters appeared with him. Toronto documentary producer Vanessa Dylyn, who

1863-610: A year, the album reached Triple Platinum . The album received Grammy nominations for Album of the Year , Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , Best Jazz Instrumental Performance and Best Engineered Recording . In November 1984, Sting was part of Band Aid 's " Do They Know It's Christmas? ", which raised money for famine victims in Ethiopia . Released in June 1985, Sting sang the line "I Want My MTV" on " Money for Nothing " by Dire Straits . In July 1985, Sting performed Police hits at

1944-481: Is also the founder of YPO's Presidents’ Action Net (PAN), a philanthropic search engine that connects presidents from over 100 countries in order to leverage their efforts around the world. PAN draws from a community of approximately 20,000 presidents whose businesses have aggregate sales that are the equivalent of the world's third largest GNP. Sager is a moderator of both the Indo-Pak Action Forum and

2025-470: 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. He launched a solo career in 1985 and has included elements of rock, jazz , reggae , classical, new-age , and worldbeat in his music. As a solo musician and a member of the Police, Sting has received 17 Grammy Awards : he won Song of

2106-592: Is this Gordon character?" In 2011, he told Time that "I was never called Gordon. You could shout 'Gordon' in the street and I would just move out of your way". Despite this, he chose not to legally change his name to "Sting". In January 1977, Sting moved from Newcastle to London and joined Stewart Copeland and Henry Padovani (soon replaced by Andy Summers ) to form the Police. From 1978 to 1983, they had five UK chart-topping albums, won six Grammy Awards and won two Brit Awards (for Best British Group and for Outstanding Contribution to Music). Their initial sound

2187-780: The 1994 Brit Awards in London, he was Best British Male. Sting's 1996 album, Mercury Falling debuted strongly, with the single "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" reaching number 15 in the UK Singles Chart, but the album soon dropped from the charts. He reached the UK Top 40 with two further singles the same year with "You Still Touch Me" (number 27 in June) and "I Was Brought To My Senses" (number 31 in December). The song " I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying " from this album also became

2268-663: The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame . He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Police in 2003. In 2000, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording. In 2003, Sting received a CBE from Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for services to music. He was made a Kennedy Center Honoree at

2349-474: The Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2019. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner was born at Sir G B Hunter Memorial Hospital in Wallsend , Northumberland, England, on 2 October 1951, the eldest of four children of Audrey (née Cowell), a hairdresser, and Ernest Matthew Sumner, a milkman and former fitter at an engineering works. He grew up near Wallsend's shipyards , which made an impression on him. As

2430-833: The Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors . In June he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame . In the Queen's Birthday Honours 2003 Sting was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire For services to the Music Industry . At the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards in September, Sting won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in

2511-560: The Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London. He also joined Dire Straits in "Money for Nothing" and he sang two duets with Phil Collins . In 1985, Sting provided spoken vocals for the Miles Davis album You're Under Arrest , taking the role of a French-speaking police officer. He also sang backing vocals on Arcadia's single " The Promise ", on two songs from Phil Collins' album No Jacket Required , and contributed " Mack

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2592-648: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir during the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , Utah, US. In 2002, he won a Golden Globe Award for " Until... " from the film Kate & Leopold . Written and performed by him, "Until..." was his second nomination for an Academy Award for Best Song . At the 2002 Brit Awards in February, Sting received the prize for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In May 2002 he received

2673-701: The University of Warwick in Coventry , but left after a term. After working as a bus conductor, building labourer, and tax officer, he attended the Northern Counties College of Education (now Northumbria University ) from 1971 to 1974 and qualified as a teacher. He taught at St Paul's First School in Cramlington for two years. Sting performed jazz in the evenings, on weekends, and during breaks from college and teaching, playing with

2754-496: The 100 most influential people in the world. On 26 April he performed "Every Breath You Take", "Roxanne" and "Desert Rose" at the Time 100 Gala in New York City. Sting recorded a song called "Power's Out" with Nicole Scherzinger . The song, originally recorded in 2007, was to have been included on Scherzinger's shelved album Her Name is Nicole . The song was released on Scherzinger's 2011 debut album Killer Love . Sting recorded

2835-574: The 1980s. In February 1988, he made Nada como el sol , four songs from Nothing like the Sun he sang in Spanish and Portuguese. In 1987, jazz arranger Gil Evans placed him in a big band setting for a live album of Sting's songs, and on Frank Zappa 's 1988 Broadway the Hard Way he performed an arrangement of "Murder by Numbers", set to " Stolen Moments " by Oliver Nelson and dedicated to evangelist Jimmy Swaggart . In October 1988 he recorded

2916-416: The 1988 Brit Awards and in 1989 received three Grammy nominations including his second consecutive nomination for Album of the Year . " Be Still My Beating Heart " earned nominations for Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance . In 1989, ...Nothing Like the Sun was ranked number 90 and his Police album Synchronicity was ranked number 17 on Rolling Stone ' s 100 greatest albums of

2997-466: The 20th century. He has collaborated with other musicians on songs such as " Money for Nothing " with Dire Straits , " All for Love " with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart , " Desert Rose " with Cheb Mami , " Rise & Fall " with Craig David , and " You Will Be My Ain True Love " with Alison Krauss . In 2018, he released the album 44/876 , a collaboration with Jamaican musician Shaggy , which won

3078-596: The Blue Turtles , featured jazz musicians including Kenny Kirkland , Darryl Jones , Omar Hakim and Branford Marsalis . It included the hit singles " If You Love Somebody Set Them Free " (backed with the non-LP song "Another Day"), " Fortress Around Your Heart ", " Love Is the Seventh Wave " and " Russians ", the latter of which was based on a theme from the Lieutenant Kijé Suite . Within

3159-736: The Board for Polaroid, leading the organization to its historic resurgence. Sager is also an active member of the Young Presidents' Organization . In 2013, Sager was awarded the YPO Hickok Award, its highest honor for a member. In 2002, he was awarded the YPO Global Humanitarian Award for creating and leading the President's Action Now Chapter. In 1999, Sager met the musician and activist Sting at

3240-505: The Klavierbuechlein fuer Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, though Sting said little about this adaptation. The album did not have the hit singles like his previous releases. In 2004, he was nominated for the third time for an Academy Award for Best Song, for " You Will Be My Ain True Love ", from Cold Mountain , sung in duet with Alison Krauss . The pair performed the song at the 76th Academy Awards . His autobiography Broken Music

3321-790: The Knife " to the Hal Willner -produced tribute album Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill . In September 1985, he performed "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" at the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards at the Radio City Music Hall in New York. The 1985 film Bring On the Night , directed by Michael Apted , documented the formation of his solo band and its first concert in France. Sting released ...Nothing Like

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3402-586: The Last Bandoleros. The album was produced by Sting's manager, Martin Kierszenbaum. On 9 November 2016, Sting performed two shows at Irving Plaza , in Manhattan , New York City, playing songs from 57th & 9th for the first time live in concert: a "57th & 9th iHeartRadio Album Release Party" show and a Sting Fan Club Member Exclusive Show later that night. Named the 57th & 9th Tour ,

3483-566: The Phoenix Jazzmen, Newcastle Big Band and Last Exit . He gained his nickname after his habit of wearing a black and yellow jumper with hooped stripes with the Phoenix Jazzmen. Bandleader Gordon Solomon thought he looked like a bee (or according to Sting himself, "they thought I looked like a wasp "), which prompted the name "Sting". In the 1985 documentary Bring On the Night a journalist called him Gordon, to which he replied, "My children call me Sting, my mother calls me Sting, who

3564-579: The Rain Has Fallen" made it into the Top 40. His next project was a live album at his villa in Figline Valdarno , released as a CD and DVD as well as being broadcast on the internet. The CD and DVD were to be entitled On Such a Night and intended to feature re-workings of Sting favourites such as "Roxanne" and "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free". The concert, scheduled for 11 September 2001,

3645-636: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll . In 2003, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . They were also included in Rolling Stone 's and VH1 's lists of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". In 1978, Sting collaborated with members of Hawkwind and Gong as the Radio Actors on the one-off single "Nuclear Waste". In September 1981, Sting made his first live solo appearance, on all four nights of

3726-684: The Sager Family Traveling Foundation and Roadshow, a charitable organization. He, along with his wife Elaine, daughter Tess, and son Shane, packed up their things and ventured out into some of the most dangerous places on the planet to make a difference. Through the foundation, Sager and his family lived in villages and cities in developing countries. Using hands-on perspective and eyeball-to-eyeball connection, they conceived, developed and operated economic opportunity training and leadership programs. These programs include teacher training, leadership training, micro-enterprise, as well as peace and reconciliation efforts. On any given day you might find Sager living in

3807-433: The Sun in 1987, including singles, " We'll Be Together ", " Fragile ", " Englishman in New York " and " Be Still My Beating Heart ", dedicated to his mother, who had recently died. It went Double Platinum. "The Secret Marriage" from this album was adapted from Hanns Eisler and "Englishman in New York" was about Quentin Crisp . The album's title is from William Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 . The album won Best British Album at

3888-399: The TODAY show and ABC World News’ “Person of the Week.” Throughout his travels Sager has been an active photographer and has had his work featured in Rolling Stone, Men's Journal, and philanthropic publications. From 2007–2008, 49 of Sager's photos were featured on the reunion tour of The Police during the song, “Invisible Sun.” The photos were displayed at over 100 concerts in 40 countries to

3969-406: The U.S. Arab Action Forum. In addition to his philanthropic and business endeavors Sager was an Executive Producer for “ A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints ,” (2006) winner of the Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize, inspiration for the NBC primetime show “The Philanthropist” (2009), and author of “The Power of the Invisible Sun,” released by Chronicle Books (2009), which was featured on NBC's

4050-455: The White House in 2014 and was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2017. In May 2023, he was made an Ivor Novello Fellow. With the Police, Sting became one of the world's best-selling music artists . Solo and with the Police combined, he has sold over 100 million records. In 2006, Paste ranked him 62nd of the 100 best living songwriters. He was 63rd of VH1 's 100 greatest artists of rock, and 80th of Q 's 100 greatest musical stars of

4131-433: The Year for " Every Breath You Take ", three Brit Awards , including Best British Male Artist in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution in 2002, a Golden Globe , an Emmy , and four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Song . In 2019, he received a BMI Award for "Every Breath You Take" becoming the most-played song in radio history. In 2002, Sting received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from

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4212-420: The Year in 1994. The title is a wordplay on his surname, Sumner and " The Summoner's Tale ", one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer . Hit singles on the album include " Fields of Gold ", a song inspired by the barley fields next to his Wiltshire home, with the music video featuring a silhouette of Sting walking through a village containing common features seen throughout the UK during that time such as

4293-437: The album and movie of the show. The Secret Policeman's Other Ball began his growing involvement in political and social causes. In 1982 he released a solo single, " Spread a Little Happiness " from the film of the Dennis Potter television play Brimstone and Treacle . The song was a reinterpretation of the 1920s musical Mr. Cinders by Vivian Ellis and a Top 20 hit in the UK. His first solo album, 1985's The Dream of

4374-441: The album version, Cheb Mami . In 2000, the soundtrack for The Emperor's New Groove was released with complete songs from the previous version of the film. The final single used to promote the film, " My Funny Friend and Me ", was Sting's first nomination for an Academy Award for Best Song . In February 2001, he won another Grammy for "She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa)" on A Love Affair: The Music Of Ivan Lins . His "After

4455-403: The band in 1984. According to Sting, appearing in the documentary Last Play at Shea , he decided to leave the Police while onstage during a concert of 18 August 1983 at Shea Stadium in New York City because he felt that playing that venue was " [Mount] Everest ". While never formally breaking up, after Synchronicity , the group agreed to concentrate on solo projects. As the years went by,

4536-513: The band members, especially Sting, dismissed the possibility of reforming. In 2007, however, the band did reform temporarily for the purpose of undertaking a reunion tour . Four of the band's five studio albums appeared on Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and two of the band's songs, " Every Breath You Take " and " Roxanne ", each written by Sting, appeared on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . In addition, "Every Breath You Take" and "Roxanne" were among

4617-422: The comforting cycle of the seasons. —Sting on the " Fields of Gold " lyrics. Sting's fourth album Ten Summoner's Tales peaked at two in the UK and US album charts in 1993 and went triple platinum in just over a year. The album was recorded at his Elizabethan country home , Lake House in Wiltshire. Ten Summoner's Tales was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 1993 and for the Grammy for Album of

4698-407: The fifth episode of Studio 60 to perform a segment of Dowland's " Come Again " as well as his own " Fields of Gold " in arrangement for voice and two archlutes . On 11 February 2007, he reunited with Police to open the 2007 Grammy Awards , singing "Roxanne", and announced a reunion tour , the first concert of which was in Vancouver on 28 May 2007 for 22,000 fans. The Police toured for more than

4779-560: The fourth Amnesty International benefit The Secret Policeman's Other Ball in London's Drury Lane theatre at the invitation of producer Martin Lewis . He performed solo versions of " Roxanne " and " Message in a Bottle ". He also led an all-star band (dubbed "the Secret Police") on his own arrangement of Bob Dylan 's " I Shall Be Released ". The band and chorus included Eric Clapton , Jeff Beck , Robin Gibb , Phil Collins , Bob Geldof and Midge Ure , all of whom (except Beck and Gibb) later performed at Live Aid . His performances were in

4860-440: The most played song in US radio history. On 7 February 2018, Sting performed as special guest at the Italian Sanremo Music Festival , singing "Muoio per te", the Italian version of " Mad About You ", the lyrics of which were written by his friend and colleague Zucchero Fornaciari and "Don't Make Me Wait" with Shaggy. 44/876 , Sting and Shaggy 's first studio album as a duo, was released in April 2018. On 21 April 2018, Sting

4941-540: The performance. Karimov is accused by the UN and Amnesty of human rights abuses and UNICEF stated they had no connection with the event. In 2010–2011, Sting continued his Symphonicity Tour , touring South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South America and Europe. In the second half of 2011, Sting began his Back to Bass Tour , which would continue (with periodic breaks) through 2013. In October 2010, Sting played two concerts in Arnhem , Netherlands, for Symphonica in Rosso . In 2011, Time magazine named Sting one of

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5022-448: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sager&oldid=1244339619 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Bobby Sager On Friday, February 5, 1954, Robert "Bobby" Sager was born to Arnold and Barbara Sager in Malden, Massachusetts ,

5103-410: The same year, his performance with the Brazilian composer/artist Tom Jobim in " How Insensitive " was in the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Rio produced by the Red Hot Organization . Sting cooperated with Greek singer George Dalaras in a concert in Athens . "Moonlight", a rare jazz performance by Sting for the 1995 remake of Sabrina , written by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman and John Williams,

5184-475: The studio in early February 2009 to begin work on a new album, If on a Winter's Night... , released in October 2009. Initial reviews by fans that had access to early promotional copies were mixed, and some questioned Sting's artistic direction with this album. In 2009, Sting appeared at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concert, playing " Higher Ground " and " Roxanne " with Stevie Wonder and " People Get Ready " with Jeff Beck . Sting himself

5265-503: The top of the U.S. charts for three weeks, topped multiple other charts worldwide and reached number two in the UK. In February, he won two Grammy Awards and was nominated for three more. Berklee College of Music awarded him his second honorary doctorate of music in May. In November, he released the compilation, Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting , which was certified Double Platinum. That year, he sang with Vanessa Williams on "Sister Moon" and appeared on her album The Sweetest Days . At

5346-565: The transcendent power of hope through the eyes of children. Despite unthinkable violence and destruction, his portraits reveal joy, innocence, and strength.” Sager has also been an active public speaker, speaking at such venues as the United Nations General Assembly Hall , Sydney Opera House , Grand Mosque in Oman, TED Budapest, Palazzo Vecchio Florence, Aiwan-e-Sadr (residence of the President of Pakistan), and "lots of people's living rooms." Sting (musician) Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting ,

5427-441: The world through the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) so that they can use their networks to collaborate and gain insights that help them connect the dots. He is a founding chairman of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Peace Action Network, which convenes business leaders from different sides of conflicts. Together they strategize and implement innovative approaches to cross-border understanding and shared opportunity. Sager

5508-452: The world." In 2018, he scheduled a musical and story-telling performance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art honouring Hudson River School artist Thomas Cole . For the first time in 22 years, BMI has a new top song in our repertoire with Sting's timeless hit " Every Breath You Take ", a remarkable achievement that solidifies its place in songwriting history. — BMI President Mike O'Neill in May 2019 on "Every Breath You Take" becoming

5589-430: Was inducted in 2003, as a member of the Police. In October 2009, Sting played a concert in Tashkent , Uzbekistan , for an arts and cultural festival organised by the Forum of Culture and Arts of Uzbekistan Foundation . Despite claiming he thought the concert was sponsored by UNICEF , he faced criticism in the press for receiving a payment of between one and two million pounds from Uzbek president Islam Karimov for

5670-551: Was punk -inspired, but they switched to reggae rock and minimalist pop. Their final album, Synchronicity , was nominated for five Grammy Awards including Album of the Year in 1983. It included their most successful song, " Every Breath You Take ", written by Sting. Even though logic would say, "Are you out of your mind? You're in the biggest band in the world – just bite the bullet and make some money." But there continued to be some instinct, against logic, against good advice, [that] told me I should quit. —Sting on quitting

5751-401: Was altered due to the terrorist attacks in America that day . The webcast shut after one song (a reworked version of " Fragile "), after which Sting let the audience decide whether to continue the show. They decided to go ahead and the album and DVD appeared in November as ...All This Time , dedicated "to all those who lost their lives on that day". He performed " Fragile " with Yo-Yo Ma and

5832-843: Was among the artists to perform at The Queen's Birthday Party held at the Royal Albert Hall . Sting's fourteenth album, titled My Songs , was released on 24 May 2019. The album features 14 studio (and one live) re-recorded versions of his songs released throughout his solo career and his time with the Police. In support of the album, a world tour named the My Songs Tour started on 28 May 2019 at La Seine Musicale in Paris and ended on 2 September 2019 at Kit Carson Park in Taos , New Mexico. A 16-date residency from 22 May to 2 September 2020 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada

5913-436: Was awarded an honorary doctorate in music from Northumbria University . In England, our house is surrounded by barley fields, and in the summer it's fascinating to watch the wind moving over the shimmering surface, like waves on an ocean of gold. There's something inherently sexy about the sight, something primal, as if the wind were making love to the barley. Lovers have made promises here, I'm sure, their bonds strengthened by

5994-651: Was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or Television. On 4 September 1997, Sting performed "I'll Be Missing You" with Puff Daddy at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards in tribute to Notorious B.I.G. On 15 September 1997, Sting appeared at the Music for Montserrat concert at the Royal Albert Hall , London, performing with fellow English artists Paul McCartney , Elton John , Eric Clapton , Phil Collins and Mark Knopfler . A period of relative musical inactivity followed from 1997, before Sting eventually re-emerged in September 1999, with

6075-734: Was on the Gregg Kofi Brown album, with "Lullaby to an Anxious Child" produced and arranged by Lino Nicolosi and Pino Nicolosi of Nicolosi Productions . In October 2006, he released an album entitled Songs from the Labyrinth featuring the music of John Dowland (an Elizabethan -era composer) and accompaniment from Bosnian lute player Edin Karamazov . Sting's interpretation of this English Renaissance composer and his cooperation with Edin Karamazov brought recognition in classical music. As promotion of this album, he appeared on

6156-476: Was preceded by the release of the lead single "If It's Love" on 1 September 2021. Sting wrote the set of pop-rock songs "in a year of global pandemic, personal loss, separation, disruption, lockdown and extraordinary social and political turmoil". On 20 November 2021, Sting's single "What Could Have Been", with Ray Chen , was featured in the third act of the League of Legends animated series Arcane ; this single

6237-518: Was producing a film called The Musical Brain , featuring neuroscientist Daniel Levitin , approached Sting about the film. Sting was interested in having his brain scanned while different music was played. "Brand New Day" was the final song of the night for the Neighborhood Ball , one of ten inaugural balls honouring President Barack Obama on Inauguration Day, 20 January 2009. Sting was joined by Stevie Wonder on harmonica. Sting entered

6318-810: Was published in October. He embarked on a Sacred Love tour in 2004 with performances by Annie Lennox . Sting went on the Broken Music tour, touring smaller venues, with a four-piece band, starting in Los Angeles on 28 March 2005 and ending on 14 May 2005. Sting was on the 2005 Monkey Business CD by hip-hop group the Black Eyed Peas , singing on "Union", which samples his Englishman in New York . Continuing with Live Aid , he appeared at Live 8 at Hyde Park , London in July 2005. In 2006, Sting

6399-563: Was released the same day. Sting then opened The Game Awards 2021 with the song; Todd Marten, for the Los Angeles Times , wrote " The Game Awards began this year with an opening that might have launched the Grammy Awards". In February 2022, Sting collaborated with Swedish DJ supergroup Swedish House Mafia, releasing a song and music video titled "Redlight". The song used lyrics from the Police's 1979 hit "Roxanne" with

6480-534: Was rescheduled due to COVID-19, with the first date taking place on 29 October 2021. His 6 nights at the London Palladium were rescheduled to April 2022. On 14 April 2020, Sting recorded a duet cover of "Message in a Bottle" with the girl group All Saints . The same year, he appeared on the song "Simple" available on the EP Pausa by Ricky Martin . On 19 March 2021, Sting released Duets ,

6561-714: Was written by his friend Zucchero Fornaciari . The song was then included in Overdose d'amore/The Ballads (1999) and in Zu & Co. (2004) of the Italian bluesman. Also in 1991, he appeared on Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin . He performed "Come Down in Time" for the album, which also features other popular artists and their renditions of John/Taupin songs. The following year, he married Trudie Styler and

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