Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), better known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, activist, actor, and philanthropist. Nicknamed "The King of Pain" after his hit 1983 song. As a solo musician and as a member of The Police, he has received 16 Grammy Awards, (receiving his first for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1980), three Brit Awards, (including Best British Male in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution in 2002 In 2006, Paste magazine ranked him 62nd on their list of the "100 Best Living Songwriters". and 80th on Q magazine's "100 Greatest Musical Stars of 20th Century". He has also collaborated with many other musicians, including the duet "Rise & Fall" with Craig David, the number one hit "All for Love", with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart, and introduced the North African musical form Raï to Western audiences via his international hit "Desert Rose" with Cheb Mami.