The Police

British rock band

Formé en 1977 · Séparé en 2008

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The Police est un groupe rock britannique, originaire de Londres, en Angleterre. Il est issu de la génération new wave et post-punk, et formé par les Britanniques Sting au chant et à la basse, Andy Summers à la guitare électrique et l'Américain Stewart Copeland à la batterie. Summers a rapidement remplacé en 1977 le Français Henry Padovani. Le groupe est très populaire vers la fin des années 1970 et au début des années 1980 grâce à leur musique rock, mélangeant jazz, punk et reggae.

Le groupe est notamment connu pour ses titres Roxanne, So Lonely, Message in a Bottle, Walking on the Moon et Every Breath You Take. The Police est classé numéro 70 dans la liste des 100 plus grands artistes de tous les temps du magazine Rolling Stone. Le trio cesse toute activité commune après la série de concerts (Synchronicity Tour) donnés en 1983-1984 dans la foulée de la sortie de leur dernier album, Synchronicity (1983), qui rencontre un important succès international. Le groupe ne se retrouve que brièvement en 1986, puis pour une grande tournée mondiale en 2007-2008.

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The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. Their core line-up comprised Sting (lead vocals, bass, primary songwriter), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion). The Police became globally popular from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. The band emerged in the British punk scene, but soon expanded into other styles such as new wave, reggae rock, and post-punk.

The Police's debut album, Outlandos d'Amour (1978), reached number six on the UK Albums Chart and contains the singles "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand Losing You". Reggatta de Blanc (1979) was the first of four consecutive number-one studio albums in the UK and Australia; "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon" were the Police's first UK number-one singles. Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) and Ghost in the Machine (1981), were also successful, 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 five-hits in other countries. Zenyatta Mondatta was their breakthrough in the US, reaching number five on the US Billboard 200.

The Police's final studio album, Synchronicity (1983), was number one in the UK, Canada, Australia, Italy, and the US, selling over eight million copies in the US. Its lead single, "Every Breath You Take", became the Police's fifth UK number one and their only US number one. The Police were considered one of the leaders of the Second British Invasion of the US: in 1983 Rolling Stone described them as "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 1984 at the height of their fame. They reunited periodically before fully reuniting in 2007 for a world tour. It was the highest-grossing tour of 2007, making them the world's highest-earning musicians in 2008.

The Police have sold over 75 million records, making them one of the best-selling bands. Their awards include 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 studio albums appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". The Police were included among both Rolling Stone's and VH1's lists of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".

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