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The Police
Details of The Police (Group), information and links
WIKIPEDIA:
“ The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting (lead vocals, bass), Andy Summers (guitars) and Stewart Copeland (drums). The Police 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 punk, reggae, and jazz.Their 1983 album, Synchronicity, was number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US ''Billboard'' 200, and sold over 8,000,000 copies in the US. The group disbanded in 1986, but reunited in early 2007 for a one-off world tour lasting until August 2008. The Police have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, and were the world's highest-earning musicians in 2008, thanks to their reunion tour.
Career
Formation (1977–78)
The Police were founded by American expatriate Stewart Copeland in early 1977. After the demise of his progressive rock band Curved Air, Copeland was eager to form a new three-piece group and join the burgeoning London punk scene. Singer-bassist Sting (Gordon Sumner) and guitarist Henry Padovani began rehearsing with Copeland in January 1977, and they recorded the first Police single [......] ”
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Begin date: 1977
End date: 2008
Similar artists: The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Killing Joke, Wire, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Japan, Cabaret Voltaire, Elvis Costello, The Stranglers, Bauhaus
Official website(s): http://www.thepolice.com/
Links
- BBC Music page: http://www.bbc.co.uk
- discogs: http://www.discogs.com
- fanpage: http://followtheleaders.fr
- IMDb: http://www.imdb.com
- myspace: http://www.myspace.com
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