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The Police formed in late 1976 with American drummer Stewart Copeland, English singer-bassist Gordon Sumner known as Sting, and Corsican guitarist Henry Padovani. They officially began their journey after meeting on the 25th of September 1976 in Newcastle upon Tyne and holding a jam session by the 14th of December 1976.
The Police released their debut album Outlandos d'Amour in 1978 without an initial record deal or manager. Miles Copeland provided £1,500 to finance recording sessions at Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey above a dairy run by brothers Chris and Nigel Gray.
Every Breath You Take won Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal from their 1983 album Synchronicity. This track became the most performed song in BMI's catalogue by May 2019 and ranked number 84 on Rolling Stone's 500 greatest songs list.
The band effectively disbanded after selling over 75 million records globally following a failed reunion attempt in July 1986. Stewart Copeland broke his collarbone falling from a horse which prevented him from playing drums and doomed efforts to recover rapport through jamming sessions.
The reunion tour sold 3.7 million tickets grossing $358 million making it the third-highest-grossing tour of all time at its conclusion. The final show took place on the 7th of August 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York City where they donated $1 million to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's initiative to plant one million trees by 2017.