Sting (aka Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, activist, actor and philanthropist. Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist of the rock band The Police.

Sting has varied his musical style throughout his career, incorporating distinct elements of jazz, reggae, classical, new age, and worldbeat into his music. As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has received sixteen Grammy Awards for his work, receiving his first Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1981, and an Oscar nomination for the best song. He is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Sting, de son vrai nom Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, né le 2 octobre 1951 à Newcastle (Angleterre), est un musicien et chanteur britannique, brièvement instituteur et occasionnellement acteur de cinéma. Avant sa carrière solo, il était le chanteur, compositeur et bassiste du groupe The Police.

Sting n'a aucun lien de parenté avec Bernard Sumner, cofondateur de Joy Division et de New Order.

Sting, bürgerlich Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (* 2. Oktober 1951 in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England), ist ein britischer Musiker, Komponist und Schauspieler.