Biography
The Police were an English rock trio, from London, England, formed originally in
1977. The trio consisted of Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers
(guitar, vocals) and Stewart Copeland (drums, vocals, percussion). The band
became globally popular in the late 1970s and are generally regarded as one of
the first New Wave groups to achieve mainstream success, playing a style of rock
that was influenced by jazz, punk and reggae music. Their 1983 album,
Synchronicity, was number one in the UK and the US and sold over 8,000,000
copies in the US. The band broke up in 1984, but reunited in early 2007 for a
one-off world tour lasting until August 2008, in celebration of the 30th
anniversary of their hit single "Roxanne" and also, to a lesser extent, that of
their formation as a group. The Police have sold more than 50 million albums
worldwide, and became the world's highest-earning musicians in 2008, thanks to
their reunion tour. Rolling Stone ranked The Police number 70 on their list of
the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
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