Lead singer. songwriter, and bassist for the new wave band 'The Police" from 1977 to 1984 Sting launched his solo career in 1985. With a musical style that contains elements of worldbeat , reggae, jazz, rclassical, new-age and rock, Sting has sold - solo and with The Police, over 100 million records. Most memorable tracks include - Roxwtte, Every Breath You Take, Walking on The Moon, Englishman in New York, and Message in a Bottle. Sting has also achieved success as an actor, perhaps most notably in the cult classic "Quadrophenia".