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Description: English rock band formed in London in 1977. For most of their history the 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. Their 1978 debut album, Outlandos d'Amour, reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart on the strength of the singles "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand Losing You". Their second album, Reggatta de Blanc (1979), became the first of four con English rock band formed in London in 1977. For most of their history the 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.

Their 1978 debut album, Outlandos d'Amour, reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart on the strength of the singles "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand Losing You". Their second album, Reggatta de Blanc (1979), became the first of four consecutive No. 1 studio albums in the UK and Australia; its first two singles, "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon", became their first UK number ones. 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", becoming UK number-one singles and Top 5 hits in other countries; the latter album and single were their breakthrough into the US as both reached the Top 3 there.

Their final studio album, Synchronicity (1983), was No. 1 in the UK, Canada, Australia, Italy and the US, selling over 8 million copies in the US. Its lead single, "Every Breath You Take", became their fifth UK number one, and only US number one. During this time, the band were considered one of the leaders of the Second British Invasion of the US; in 1983 Rolling Stone labelled them "the first British New Wave act to break through in America on a grand scale, and possibly the biggest band in the world." The Police disbanded in 1986, but reunited in early 2007 for a one-off world tour that ended in August 2008. They were the world's highest-earning musicians in 2008, due to their reunion tour.

The Police have sold over 75 million records, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time. The band won a number of music awards, including six Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards—winning Best British Group once, and an MTV Video Music Award. In 2003, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Four of their five studio albums appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". The band were included among both Rolling Stone's and VH1's lists of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". ... (more)

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Disbanded Bands (43 music items)

"Started: 1977 Year ended: 1986 They did briefly reunite from 1986 1992 2003 2007–2008 First album: Outlandos d'Amour Final albums: Synchronicity, and Every Breath You Take: The Singles Number of years together: Initially 6 Number of albums released 5, 3 live albums,7Compilation albums, 11 video albums, 1 EP, 4 box sets, and 1 $oundtrack Singles: 26 Former members: Stewart Copeland, Sting, Henry Padovani, and Andy Summers Reasons for why the band split: Andy Summers explains that lead "

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"The Police1977-1986 // 1992 // 2003 // 2007-2008• 5 Albuns Released: • 26 Singles Released;• 10 Wins & 3 Nominations; Genres: New Wave, Reggae Rock, Post Punk & Punk Rock;"

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"CLASS OF 2003PERFORMERSTHE POLICESting - Andy Summers - Stewart Copeland● NEW WAVE ● REGGAE ROCK ● POST-ROCK ● POP ROCK ●GORDON MATTHEW THOMAS SUMNER Born: 2 October 1951ANDREW JAMES SOMERS Born: 31 December 1942STEWART ARMSTRONG COPELAND Born: 16 July 1952RIAA CERTIFICATIONS- = SINGLES = -► Gold: 1 ◄- = STUDIO ALBUMS = - ► Platinum: 2 - Multi-Platinum: 3 ◄- = LIVE ALBUMS = - ► Platinum: 1 ◄KEY SONGSRoxanne (1978)- selected for 'The 660 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll'- sel"

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