The Police
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Origin | London |
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United Kingdom | |
London | |
England | |
Members | Sting |
Andy Summers | |
Stewart Copeland | |
Henry Padovani | |
Genres | New Wave |
Reggae Rock | |
Post-punk | |
Pop Rock | |
Pop | |
Official site | thepolice.com |
Labels | Illegal |
A&M | |
Associ act | Strontium 90; Eberhard Schoener |
Skos genre | K-Pop |
Rock | |
Songs | Every Breath You TakeRoxanneOutlandos d'Amour · 1978 Message In A BottleReggatta de Blanc · 1979 View 25+ more |
List | RoxanneOutlandos d'Amour · 1978 |
Message In A BottleReggatta de Blanc · 1979 | |
Albums | Synchronicity |
Ghost in the Machine | |
Reggatta de Blanc | |
Outlandos d'Amour | |
Career start | London, United Kingdom |
Record labels | A&M Records |
Universal Music Group | |
Polydor Records | |
Illegal Records | |
Active until | 2008 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1373647 |
About The Police
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For most of their history the line-up consisted of primary songwriter Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland. The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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... " The couple said they called The Police immediately...
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... It added it had also set up a Responsible Dog Ownership taskforce with The Police, local authority representatives and animal welfare stakeholders...
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... Ms Chow said when she returned to Hong Kong, she was also told to sign letters expressing remorse for all her past political actions, and also to thank The Police for organising the trip, so that she could learn of " the motherland s marvellous developments"...
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... Police said that the investigation was ongoing, but that the person who made the 911 call was being interviewed at The Police station...
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... The Police said they were searching for drugs, Ostorozhno Novosti said...
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... The Police chief revealed that his security plan comprises no less than four separate exclusion zones around each Olympic venue - prompting the head of the hoteliers union to say it was " so complicated I get a headache just looking at it"...
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... [The Police] reacted very, very quickly to shut that down, " he said...
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... Olivia chose not to go to The Police to avoid more trauma...
Christchurch: New Zealand city parts ways with its wizard
The New Zealand city of Christchurch has cast its official wizard from the payroll after 23 years of service.
Ian Brackenbury Channell, 88, was paid NZ$16,000 (£8,200; $11,280) a year to provide " acts of wizardry" and promote The City .
However The City has now ended his contract, saying it is going in a more modern and diverse direction.
Christchurch is the only city to have had an official Wizard since 1982, The City council's website says.
Mr Channell told local media that he no longer fitted " the vibes" of The City because he was a provocateur.
" They are a bunch of bureaucrats who have no imagination,'' he told the New Zealand news website, Stuff.
Since he started as the official wizard More Than two decades ago, Mr Channell has been paid some $368,000 under a unique tax-free Status .
, he holds a New Zealand Driving Licence under the name The Wizard .
He is regarded as a Tourist Attraction for Christchurch, has performed rain-dances in New Zealand and Australia during droughts, and was on The Queen 's Birthday Honours list in 2009. He was prominent during protests against the demolition of heritage buildings following the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes.
Mr Channell was even declared a living work of art by the New Zealand Art Gallery Directors Association in 1982.
But he has also been criticised for his remarks about women. Among other comments, He Said " never strike A Woman because they bruise too easily" on a comedy Current Affairs show in April, according to The Guardian .
Born in London, Mr Channell studied sociology and psychology at Leeds University before moving to Australia where he taught sociology at the University of New South Wales .
He moved to Christchurch in the early 1970s and became a regular fixture in The City square, where he would speak while standing high on a ladder dressed in his long cloak and pointed hat. The Police tried to arrest him, but this enraged The Public , and instead The Square was made into a designated Public Speaking area.
In 1990, the Prime Minister at The Time , Mike Moore , asked that he " urgently consider" becoming New Zealand 's official Wizard.
" No Doubt there will be implications in the area of spells, blessings, curses, and other supernatural matters that are beyond the competence of mere Prime Ministers , "
Mr Channell told Stuff that he will continue appearing around The City and talking to The Public as he has always done.
" I will still Keep Going . They will have to Kill Me to stop me, " He Said .
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