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The Police

A British rock band formed in London in 1977. The trio consisted of Gordon Sumner (Sting) (vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar, vocals), and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion, vocals). The band became world-famous in the late 1970s and is generally considered one of the first new wave bands to achieve success with a wide audience by playing in a rock style with elements of jazz, punk, and reggae. Their 1983 album Synchronicity reached number one on the charts in the UK and the US and sold over 8 million copies in the United States alone. Despite the fact that the band's breakup was never officially announced, "The Police," with the exception of a brief reunion in 1986, ceased working together in March 1984. In February 2007, they reunited to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the hit single "Roxanne" for a world tour that lasted until August 2008. During the band's existence, over 50 million albums were sold worldwide; "The Police" also became the highest-paid musicians in 2008, thanks to their reunion tour. In 2003, at a gala ceremony, the band "The Police" was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band has six Grammy awards.