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
44/876. Sting, Shaggy
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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
Whenever I Say Your Name. Sting, Mary J. Blige
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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). David Hartley, Sting
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa). Sting
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
Brand New Day. Sting
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Best Pop Vocal Album
Brand New Day. 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. Toby Keith, Sting
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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
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Pop Collaboration With Vocals
The Wind Cries Mary (Track). Sting, John McLaughlin, Dominic Miller, Vinnie Colaiuta
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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, Sting
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
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
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Album Of The Year
Ten Summoner's Tales (Album). Sting
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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
Ten Summoner's Tales. Sting
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Best Song Written For Visual Media
It's Probably Me (From Lethal Weapon 3) (Track). Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen, Sting
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Best Rock Song
Soul Cages. Sting
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Album Of The Year
...Nothing Like The Sun (Album). 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
Bring On The Night. Sting
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Best Music Film
Bring On The Night. Sting
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Album Of The Year
The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (Album). Sting
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Song Of The Year
Money For Nothing (Single). Mark Knopfler, Sting
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Best Music Film
The Police Synchronicity Concert (Video). Police
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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
Every Breath You Take. Police
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Brimstone And Treacle. Sting
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Record Of The Year
Every Breath You Take (Single). Police
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Album Of The Year
Synchronicity (Album). Police
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Song Of The Year
Every Breath You Take. Sting
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Synchronicity. Police
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Behind My Camel. Police
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Don't Stand So Close To Me. Police
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Reggatta De Blanc. Police
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