Sting
Wins
17
Nominations
45
Category
Biography
"I do my best work when I am in pain and turmoil."
- Born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner Oct. 2, 1951, in Wallsend, England.
- Following his tenure as bassist and vocalist with the Police, Sting launched his solo career in 1985 with the album The Dream Of The Blue Turtles, which included the Top 30 single "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free." Sting had multiplatinum success with his next solo album, Nothing Like The Sun, which spawned the Top 10 hit "We'll Be Together."
- Sting earned his first career GRAMMY for 1980 as a member of the Police for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for their "Reggatta De Blanc." As a solo artist, Sting earned his first GRAMMY for 1986 for Best Music Video, Long Form for Bring On The Night.
- At the 28th GRAMMYs in 1986, his GRAMMY stage debut, Sting opened the show with a performance of "Russians" from The Dream Of The Blue Turtles.
- Before becoming a full-time musician, Sting worked as a bus conductor, construction worker, tax official, and an elementary school teacher.
- As a member of the Police, Sting has two recordings in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame: the single "Roxanne" and the album Synchronicity.
- Sting was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year in 2004. He also performed at the 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute to Bruce Springsteen. The annual Person of the Year gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.
- Sting co-founded the Rainforest Fund to protect rainforests around the world and the indigenous people that inhabit them. The Rainforest Fund has expanded to a network of organizations in more than 20 countries since its inception in 1989.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Sting
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Best Reggae Album Winner
44/876
Shaggy, Sting, Robert Orton, Tony Lake, Sting International
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Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Always On Your Side
Sheryl Crow, Sting
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Best Song Written For Visual Media
You Will Be My Ain True Love (From Cold Mountain)
Sting
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
Send Your Love
Sting
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Pop Collaboration With Vocals Winner
Whenever I Say Your Name
Mary J. Blige, Sting
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
Fragile
Sting
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Best Song Written For Visual Media
My Funny Friend And Me (From The Emperor's New Groove)
Sting, David Hartley
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Male Pop Vocal Performance Winner
She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa)
Sting
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Male Pop Vocal Performance Winner
Brand New Day
Sting
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Best Pop Vocal Album Winner
Brand New Day
Neil Dorfsman, Kipper, Simon Osborne, Sting
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
You Were Meant For Me (Track)
Sting
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Country Collaboration With Vocal
I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying
Sting, Toby Keith
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot (Track)
Sting
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Best Pop Vocal Album
Mercury Falling (Album)
Sting, Hugh Padgham
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Pop Collaboration With Vocals
The Wind Cries Mary (Track)
Vinnie Colaiuta, Sting, Dominic Miller, John McLaughlin
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
When We Dance (Single)
Sting
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Pop Collaboration With Vocals
All For Love (Single)
Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting
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Best Music Film
A Prokofiev Fantasy With Peter And The Wolf (Video)
Claudio Abbado, Joanna Beresford, Steve Bendelack, Roger Law, Sting, Frances Peters, Christopher Swann
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Male Pop Vocal Performance Winner
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
Sting
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Demolition Man (Single)
Sting
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Record Of The Year
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You (Single)
Sting, Hugh Padgham
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Album Of The Year
Ten Summoner's Tales (Album)
Sting, Hugh Padgham
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Song Of The Year
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You (Single)
Sting
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Best Music Film Winner
Ten Summoner's Tales
Sting, Julie Fong, Doug Nichol
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Best Song Written For Visual Media
It's Probably Me (From Lethal Weapon 3) (Track)
Sting, Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen
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Best Rock Song Winner
Soul Cages
Sting
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Album Of The Year
...Nothing Like The Sun (Album)
Neil Dorfsman, Sting
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Song Of The Year
Be Still My Beating Heart (Single)
Sting
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
Be Still My Beating Heart (Single)
Sting
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Male Pop Vocal Performance Winner
Bring On The Night
Sting
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Best Music Film Winner
Bring On The Night
Michael Apted, Sting
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Album Of The Year
The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (Album)
Pete Smith, Sting
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Song Of The Year
Money For Nothing (Single)
Sting, Mark Knopfler
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Best Music Film
The Police Synchronicity Concert (Video)
Andy Summers, Police, Sting, Lol Creme, Stewart Copeland, Kevin Godley
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (Album)
Sting
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Best Jazz Instrumental Album
The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (Track)
Sting
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Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner
Every Breath You Take
Andy Summers, Police, Sting, Stewart Copeland
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Rock Instrumental Performance Winner
Brimstone And Treacle
Sting
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Record Of The Year
Every Breath You Take (Single)
Andy Summers, Police, Sting, Stewart Copeland, Hugh Padgham
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Album Of The Year
Synchronicity (Album)
Andy Summers, Police, Sting, Stewart Copeland, Hugh Padgham
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Song Of The Year Winner
Every Breath You Take
Sting
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner
Synchronicity
Andy Summers, Police, Sting, Stewart Copeland
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Rock Instrumental Performance Winner
Behind My Camel
Andy Summers, Police, Sting, Stewart Copeland
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner
Don't Stand So Close To Me
Andy Summers, Police, Sting, Stewart Copeland
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Rock Instrumental Performance Winner
Reggatta De Blanc
Andy Summers, Police, Sting, Stewart Copeland
