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The Police

The Police were an English rock band formed in London in the mid 1970s. Their classic line-up consisted of primary songwriter Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion). The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Emerging in the British new wave scene, they played a style of rock influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz.

Sting's real name was Gordon Sumner, a former school teacher from Newcastle.

Their 1978 debut album, 'Outlandos d'Amour', reached No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart. From this album we got 'Roxanne' and "Can't Stand Losing You"




 Their second album, 'Reggatta de Blanc'  from 1979, became the first of four consecutive No. 1 studio albums in the UK.  From this album we got 'Walking on the Moon', 'The Bed's too big Without You' and "Message in a Bottle", became their first UK number one. 



Their next two albums, Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) and Ghost in the Machine (1981), led to further critical and commercial success with two songs -  'Don't Stand So Close to Me' and "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" also becoming UK number-one singles.



Their final studio album, 'Synchronicity' from 1983, was No. 1 in both the UK and the US, producing the single, "Every Breath You Take", became their fifth UK number one, and first in the US. 


This last tark was heavily sampled by Puff Daddy in his tribute to The Notorious B.I.G 'I'll Be Missing You'


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