Sting

Most of his later film and TV credits are for his music. Paris hosted the 1900 and 1924 Olympic Games. Sting has also made appearances on television (including guest spots on The Simpsons and Ally McBeal) and the stage. The 80,000-seat Stade de France was built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup and is used for football and rugby. Notable roles include:. Paris's main sports clubs are the football club Paris Saint-Germain, the basketball team Paris Basket Racing and the Rugby union club Stade Français. He made his film debut with 1979's Quadrophenia. Paris is home to some of the most famous and luxurious brand names in the fashion industry like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Hermès, Dior and Givenchy.

Sting has occasionally ventured into acting. The most prestigious are probably the Hôtel de Crillon on Place de la Concorde, and the nearby Hôtel Ritz Paris on Place Vendôme. From the Racing Stripes soundtrack. Paris also hosts a number of famous hotels. From Sacred Love. Galeries Lafayette, Samaritaine (currently closed) or Printemps, are remarkable not only for the wide range of items they sell but also for their 19th-century or Art Nouveau architecture. From Slicker Than Your Average (Craig David album). Its department stores, e.g.

From Brand New Day. Paris is famous for gastronomical establishments like Fauchon (delicatessen), near the Église de la Madeleine, or Berthillon (ice cream) on Île-Saint-Louis. From The Very Best of Sting & The Police.
. From Mercury Falling. On the western and eastern perimeters respectively are the two "forests", the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes. From Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls soundtrack. During the Second Empire, Napoleon III created three vast gardens on the outskirts of Paris: Montsouris, Buttes Chaumont in the northeast, and Parc Monceau, formerly known as the folie de Chartres, in the northwest.

From Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994. Two of Paris's most famous gardens are the Tuileries Garden on the banks of the Seine next to the Louvre and the centrally-located Luxembourg Garden, which used to belong to a château built for the Marie de' Medici. From Ten Summoner's Tales. Other notable cemeteries include Cimetière de Montmartre, Cimetière du Montparnasse, Cimetière de Passy and the Catacombs of Paris. From The Three Musketeers soundtrack. Many of Paris's illustrious historical figures have found rest in Père Lachaise Cemetery. Non-album single; soundtrack from the film of the same name.
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From Ten Summoner's Tales. Lastly, art and artifacts from the Middle Ages and Impressionist eras are kept in Musée Cluny and Musée d'Orsay respectively, the former with the prized tapestry cycle The Lady and the Unicorn. (Albums released after going solo.). Starkly apparent with its service-pipe exterior, the Centre Georges Pompidou, also known as Beaubourg, houses the Musée National d'Art Moderne. [2]. Works by Pablo Picasso and Rodin are found in Musée Picasso and Musée Rodin respectively, while the artistic community of Montparnasse is chronicled at the Musée du Montparnasse. I would want to spend the rest of my life discovering your beautiful country. The Louvre is one of the largest and most famous museums, housing many works of art, including the Mona Lisa (La Joconde) and the Venus de Milo statue.

I like the Hindu religion more than anything else at the moment I have become addicted to India ..
. In a sense I am more of a Hindu.. Other than the Eiffel Tower, the lone skyscraper Tour Montparnasse and Basilica of the Sacré Cœur on the hill Montmartre are easily visible from many locations around the city, while the window-shaped Grande Arche in La Défense marks the west. His words in an interview were:. The three most famous landmarks of Paris are almost certainly the Eiffel Tower, originally a "temporary" construction for the 1889 Universal Exposition, the Arc de Triomphe, commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte and the cathedral Notre Dame de Paris, a 12th-century ecclesiastical masterpiece. In early 2005, Sting proclaimed that he admires Hinduism, wants to spend a lot more time in India and that he loves Indian culture. Traffic in Paris is notoriously heavy, slow and tiresome.

His practice consists primarily of a Ashtanga Vinyasa series, though he has experimented with other forms. Most of these 'Portes' have parking areas and a metro station, where non-residents are advised to leave cars. Soon after, Sting began a regular yoga practice. On/off ramps of the Périphérique are called 'Portes', as they correspond to the former city gates in these fortifications. However, around 1990 he met Danny Paradise who introduced him to yoga. The city is also the hub of France's motorway network, and is surrounded by an orbital road, the Périphérique, which roughly follows the path of final, 19th-century fortifications around Paris. To keep physically fit, for years Sting ran (5 miles a day) and did aerobics. official site Members of the syndicate include the RATP, which operates the Parisian and some suburban busses, the Métro, and sections of the RER; the SNCF, which operates the rest of the RER and the suburban train lines; and other operators.

Although Sting was long reputed to be a devotee of tantric sex, he has more recently claimed that it was an interview prank, or a dinner-party joke that took on a life of its own. Administratively speaking, the public transportation networks of the Paris region are coordinated by the Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France (STIF), formerly Syndicat des transports parisiens (STP). In an interview given by Sting, he also referred to what he believed was the natural occurrence of lithium in the brain when one views a sunset, but this may have been a confusion with endorphins. A third line along the southern inner orbital road is currently under construction. According to some reports, he did this because he wanted to help people who really have this disease. There are two tangential tramway lines in the suburbs: Line T1 runs from Saint-Denis to Noisy-le-Sec, line T2 runs from La Défense to Issy. He has written a song entitled "Lithium Sunset" which appears to refer to lithium carbonate, a treatment for the disorder. This latter is a network of 380 stations (more than the London Underground) connected by 221.6km of rails.

It is unclear whether he was serious or not when he referred to himself as manic-depressive. Six major railway stations, Gare du Nord, Gare Montparnasse, Gare de l'Est, Gare de Lyon, Gare d'Austerlitz, and Gare Saint-Lazare connect this train network to the world famous and highly efficient underground metro system, the Métro. [1] Although Sting also owns properties in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, and Malibu, California, he currently calls Tuscany his home. Paris is a central hub of the national rail network of very fast (TGV) and normal (Corail) trains, which interconnects with a high-speed regional network, the RER. Sting's lookalike son Joseph is following in his father's musical footsteps and is a member of the band, Fiction Plane. Le Bourget airport nowadays only hosts business jets, air trade shows and the aerospace museum. Sting and Trudie have four children: Bridget Michaela (aka "Mickey", born 1984), Jake (born 1985), Eliot Paulina ("Coco," born 1990), and Giacomo Luke (born 1995). A third and much smaller airport, at the town of Beauvais, 70 km (45 mi) to the north of the city, is used by charter and low-cost airlines.

In 1982 - shortly after the birth of his second child - Sting separated from Tomelty and began living with actress (and later film producer) Trudie Styler, but the two did not marry until 1992. Paris is served by two principal airports: Orly Airport, which is south of Paris, and the Charles de Gaulle International Airport in nearby Roissy-en-France, one of the busiest in Europe. The couple had two children, Joseph (born 1976), and Fuchsia Katherine (born 1982), before they divorced in 1984. "Greater Paris"). Sting married actress Frances Tomelty, a Catholic from Northern Ireland, on May 1, 1976. The current socialist municipality of Paris is pushing forward the idea of a loose "metropolitan conference" (conférence métropolitaine), while some in the right wing opposition propose the creation of a more integrated Grand Paris (i.e. Also in 2004, his song "You Will Be My Ain True Love" for the Cold Mountain soundtrack was an Oscar nominee, and was performed at the awards by Alison Krauss, with Sting accompanying on a hurdy-gurdy. There are currently plans to create a metropolitan structure that would cover the city of Paris and some of its suburbs in order to increase administrative efficiency.

Sting embarked on a Sacred Love tour in 2004 with performances by Annie Lennox. The hundreds of suburban communes around the city of Paris also each have their separate administrations, which accounts for the extreme complexity of the Île-de-France administrative grid. His autobiography Broken Music was published in October. The city of Paris, the seven départements of petite couronne and grande couronne, and the Île-de-France région all have their own separate administrations. Blige and sitar maestro Anoushka Shankar. It is made up of eight départements: the city of Paris itself (as a département), the three départements of the petite couronne already mentioned, and another concentric circle of four larger départements (Val-d'Oise (95), Yvelines (78), Essonne (91) and Seine-et-Marne (77)) which form the grande couronne. 2003 also saw the release of Sacred Love, an original studio album with racier beats and experiments collaborating with hip-hop artist Mary J. This région encompasses the city of Paris, its suburbs, and most of the commuting belt beyond.

During that performance Sting performed a duet with Gwen Stefani of "Message in a Bottle". Paris is also the préfecture, or capital city, of the Île-de-France région which was created in 1976, replacing a District of the Paris Region which had been created in 1961. Sting kicked off 2003 with a performance during the Super Bowl's half time show. On the other hand, the jurisdiction of the Prefecture of Paris, previously called Prefecture of the Seine (before 1968), is now strictly limited to the city of Paris. In the summer, Sumner was awarded the "CBE" - the Commander of the British Empire. The Prefecture of Police jurisdiction, which used to be the whole Seine département, is now limited to Paris proper, but for some matters (such as fire protection or rescue operations) it still covers the three départements of the petite couronne. Late in the year, it was announced that The Police would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2003. "large ring") of the more distant suburbs of Paris.

In June, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. "small ring"), as opposed to the grande couronne (i.e. He won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for his second Academy Award for his song "Until..." from the film Kate & Leopold. In 1968, Seine was split into four new départements: the city of Paris proper (which retained the number 75) and three départements (Hauts-de-Seine (92), Seine-Saint-Denis (93) and Val-de-Marne (94)) forming a ring around Paris often called petite couronne (i.e. 2002 was a year of awards for Sting. Number 75 was once the official number of the Seine département, which encompassed the city of Paris and its nearest suburbs. All This Time featured jazzy reworkings of Sting favorites such as "Roxanne" and "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free". The prefect of Paris is at the same time regional prefect of Île-de-France, in charge of some economic development and urban planning issues for the whole région of Île-de-France, which encompasses Paris and all its suburbs.

His live album, All This Time, recorded on a moonlit night in Tuscany, was released in November but did not generate healthy sales. The State appointed prefect of Paris, not to be confused with the above mentioned prefect of Police, is the representative of the French State in the Paris département, in charge of the control of legality, as is the case in other French départements. Later, Sting performed "Fragile" for the fundraiser America: A Tribute to Heroes. The Council of Paris, presided by the Mayor of Paris, is the single council for both authorities, meeting either as municipal council (conseil municipal) or as departmental council (conseil général) depending on the issue to be debated. On September 11, he recorded a new live album in Italy, but the Internet simulcast was canceled after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. As well as being a single commune, the city of Paris is also a département (official number: 75), which is a unique status in France solely introduced for the capital city. His song "After The Rain Has Fallen" made it into the Top 40. Paris has yet to completely emerge from the centralized administrative system created by Napoleon in 1800: public order is still in the hands of the State appointed prefect of Police (as is the Paris Fire Brigade) and Paris has no municipal police force, although it does have its own traffic wardens.

In February 2001, he added another Grammy to his collection. The Council of Paris elects the mayor of Paris, a position created in 1977. For his performance, the Arab-American Institute Foundation gave him the Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Award. A selection of members from each arrondissement council form the Council of Paris (Conseil de Paris). At the awards ceremony, he performed "Desert Rose" with Cheb Mami. Citizens of each arrondissement elect a local council (conseil d'arrondissement), which in turn elects the mayor of the arrondissement. In 2000, he won Grammy Awards for Brand New Day and the song of the same name. Two parks on the edge of the city proper, Bois de Boulogne on the west and Bois de Vincennes on the east, belong to the 16th and 12th arrondissements respectively.

The album went Triple Platinum by January 2001. It is divided into twenty municipal arrondissements (see: Arrondissements of Paris), numbered in a clockwise spiral outwards from the Ier arrondissement at the center of the city. Sting made a (partial) comeback with the September 1999 album Brand New Day, including the Top 40 hits "Brand New Day" and "Desert Rose" (Top 10). Administratively speaking, the city of Paris is a French commune (municipality). (Sting was also featured on Toby Keith's country cover-version of "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying", on Keith's 1997 Dream Walkin' album.) In 1998, he appeared in the Guy Ritchie film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
. Yet, he reached the Top 40 with two singles the same year with "You Still Touch Me" (June) and "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" (December). Among the manufacturing sector, the largest employers were the electronic and electrical industry (17.9% of the total manufacturing workforce in 1999) and the publishing and printing industry (14.0% of the total manufacturing workforce), the remaining 68.1% of the manufacturing workforce being distributed among many other industries.

Sting's 1996 album, Mercury Falling debuted strongly, but dropped quickly on the charts. Reflecting the diversity of the Paris economy, at the 1999 census 16.5% of the 5,089,170 persons employed in the metropolitan area worked in business services, 13.0% in commerce (retail and wholesale trade), 12.3% in manufacturing, 10.0% in public administrations and defense, 8.7% in health services, 8.2% in transportation and communications, 6.6% in education, and the remaining 24.7% in many other economic sectors. Finally in November, he released a greatest hits compilation called Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting, which was eventually certified Double Platinum. The economies of Paris and its closest départements have made a clear shift towards high value-added services, in particular business services. The Berklee College of Music gave him his second honorary doctorate of music degree in May. Although the Île-de-France's manufacturing base is still important and remains one of the manufacturing powerhouses of Europe, it is in a period of decline. In February, he won two more Grammy Awards and was nominated for three more. The Paris economy is essentially a service economy.

charts. The tourism industry, for instance, employs only 3.6% of the total workforce of the metropolitan area (as of 1999) and is by no means a major component of the economy. charts for five weeks and went Platinum; it is to date Sting's only song from his post-Police career to top the U.S. The economy of the Paris region is extremely diverse and has not yet adopted a specialization inside the global economy (unlike Los Angeles with the entertainment industry, or London and New York with financial services). The song stayed at the top of the U.S. According to the 1999 census conducted within the INSEE statistical aire urbaine (metropolitan area) commuter belt area around Paris, out of 5,089,170 persons employed within, 31.5% worked inside the city of Paris, 16% in the Hauts-de-Seine (92) département, home of the new La Défense business district to the west of the city proper, while the remaining 52.5% worked in the rest of the suburbs of the Paris agglomeration. Together with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart, they performed the chart-topping song "All For Love" from the film The Three Musketeers. In 2002, according to Eurostat, the Île-de-France GDP accounted alone for 4.5% of the total GDP of the European Union (of 25 members), although its population is only 2.45% of the total population of the EU25.

Sting reached a pinnacle of success in 1994. The Île-de-France accounts for about 29% of the total GDP of metropolitan France, although its population is only 18.7% of the total population of metropolitan France (as of 2004). In May 1993, he released a remix of the classic Police song from the Ghost In The Machine album, "Demolition Man" for the Demolition Man film, starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt. In the same year, were it a country, the Île-de-France would be the 15th largest economy in the world. The hit single "Fields of Gold" has since become a "standard", and very well known via versions by Eva Cassidy and Verity Keays. Together their 2003 GDP GDP is calculated by INSEE at €448,933 million ^[7], or US$506.7 billion (at real exchange rates, not at PPP). In 1993, he released the album Ten Summoner's Tales, which went Triple Platinum in just over a year. Paris and its surrounding Île-de-France région is one of the engines of the global economy.

The following year, he married Trudie Styler and was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in music from Northumbria University. The most recent immigrants to Paris come essentially from mainland China and from Africa. The album eventually went Platinum. people who were not living in France in 1990). Sting's 1991 album The Soul Cages was dedicated to his recently deceased father and included the top 10 song "All this Time" and the Grammy winning "Soul Cages". As of 1999, 4.2% of the total population of the metropolitan area of Paris were recent migrants (i.e. His most high-profile contribution to the human rights cause came in 1988, when he joined a team of major musicians and rising stars — including Peter Gabriel and Bruce Springsteen — assembled under the banner of Amnesty International for the 6-week world Human Rights Now! Tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As a comparison, 19.5% of the total population of the metropolitan area of London was born outside of the (metropolitan) United Kingdom^[5], while 27.5% and 31.9% of the total populations of the New York and Los Angeles metropolitan areas respectively were born outside of the United States^[6].

His support for these causes continues to this day. The metropolitan area of Paris is one of the most multi-cultural in Europe, with 19.4% of the total population of the metropolitan area being born outside of metropolitan France^[4]. With long-time girlfriend Trudie Styler and Raoni Metuktire, a Kayapó Indian leader in Brazil, he founded the Rainforest Foundation to help save the rainforests. These peculiar facts are due to the conservativeness of French administrative limits, with no significant administrative enlargement of the city of Paris since 1860, contrary to many other western cities. Throughout the 1980s, Sting strongly supported environmentalism and humanitarian movements, such as Amnesty International. The city of Paris and the Hauts-de-Seine represent together 47.5% of the 5,089,170 jobs in the metropolitan area, while the city proper alone represents only 31.5% of these. Soon thereafter, in February of 1988, he released Nada Como el Sol — a selection of five songs from Nothing Like the Sun sung (by Sting himself) in Spanish and Portuguese. As a consequence commuters are not exclusively going from the suburbs to work in the city of Paris, but also come from the city of Paris to work in the suburbs.

It eventually went Double Platinum and was recognized as one of the most important rock & roll albums of the 1980s. Indeed, most offices in the agglomeration of Paris are located in an area consisting of the Western half of the city of Paris proper and the central portion of the département of the Hauts-de-Seine, in a triangle between the Opéra Garnier, La Défense and the Val de Seine. Sting released Nothing Like the Sun (1987), including the hit songs "We'll Be Together" and "Be Still My Beating Heart", dedicated to his recently deceased mother. Economically speaking, Paris is not properly the center of the agglomeration. He also sang the introduction and chorus to "Money for Nothing", a groundbreaking song by Dire Straits. Modern suburban development is even accellerating, as with an estimated total of 11.5 million inhabitants for 2004, the Paris metropolitan area is showing a rate of growth double that of the 1990s. Within a year, it reached Triple Platinum. On the other hand, Paris agglomeration considered as a whole have been continuously increasing since the end of the late 16th-century French Wars of Religion, with brief setbacks only during the French Revolution and World War II.

It included the hit single "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free". These tendencies are generally seen as negative for the city, and the current city administration is trying to reverse them; these actions seem to have had some effect, as according to the population estimate of July 2004, Paris population rose for the first time since 1954 reaching a total of 2,144,700 inhabitants. 1985's The Dream of the Blue Turtles, featuring a star-studded cast of jazz musicians, was Sting's first solo album. This decline in population is due to the relocation of people to the suburbs, under the influence of several factors, namely de-industrialisation, high rent, the gentrification of many inner quarters as well as the transformation of living space into offices, although not to the scale of London or American cities. The song was a re-interpretation of a song from the 1920s musical Mr Cinders by Vivian Ellis, and was a surprise top twenty hit. This is a number lower than its historical 1921 peak of 2.9 million. In 1982 he released a solo single, "Spread A Little Happiness" from the Dennis Potter television play Brimstone and Treacle. At the 1999 census, the population of the city of Paris was 2,125,246.

Sting's participation in The Secret Policeman's Other Ball was the beginning of his growing involvement in raising money and consciousness for political and social causes. mile). His performances were prominently featured in the album and movie of the show and drew major critical attention for Sting. per sq. The band included Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins and Bob Geldof all of whom (except Beck) later worked together on "Live Aid". per km² (260,000 inh. He perfomed solo versions of "Roxanne" and "Message in a Bottle" He also led an all-star band (dubbed "The Secret Police") on his own arrangement of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released". Some neighborhoods in the east of this arrondissement are known to have densities of almost 100,000 inh.

In September 1981, Sting made his first-ever solo live performance performing on all four nights of the fourth Amnesty International benefit The Secret Policeman's Other Ball at the invitation of producer Martin Lewis. mile) in 1999. To help promote a greatest hits album that year they also made a re-recording of a new arrangement of one of their hits "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" as a special bonus track to be included on the album. per sq. Their performances were just for the benefit shows and were not part of an intended permanent reunion. per km² (105,339 inh. The Police performed together at some of the shows on the 1986 Amnesty International A Conspiracy of Hope Tour alongside U2 and other artists. Today, the most crowded arrondissement in the city of Paris is the 11th arrondissement, with a density reaching 40,672 inh.

Their last album, Synchronicity which included one of their most successful songs, Every Breath You Take, was released in 1983. mile) in 1999, seven times more dense than in the City of London. Although they jumped on the punk bandwagon early in their career, they soon abandoned that sound in favor of reggae-tinged rock and minimalist pop. per sq. The group had several chart topping albums and won six Grammy Awards in the early 1980s. per km² (46,979 inh. In 1977, Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers formed the rock/pop band The Police in London. mile) in 2001, whereas the four first arrondissements of Paris still have a density of 18,139 inh.

He once performed wearing a black and yellow jersey with hooped stripes that fellow band member Gordon Solomon had noted made him look like a bumblebee, thus he became "Sting." He uses Sting almost exclusively, except on official documents. per sq. He has stated that he gained his nickname while with the Jazzmen. per km² (6,417 inh. He played with local jazz bands such as the Phoenix Jazzmen and Last Exit. Today, the City of London is almost empty, with a population density of only 2,478 inh. His first music gigs were wherever he could get a job. per km² before the Industrial Revolution.

Before playing music professionally, Sumner worked as a ditch digger and a music teacher at a Catholic primary school. This is most striking in the medieval heart of both metropolises: the City of London and the four first arrondissements of Paris were the medieval heart of each metropolis, with densities reaching 75,000 to 100,000 inh. Both Audrey and Ernest Sumner died of cancer, but Sting did not (or could not) attend either funeral. More precisely, people relocating to the suburbs were for the most part replaced by new people attracted to an urban lifestyle, and buildings were not converted into offices as systematically as has happened elsewhere, such as in London where the inhabitants have left the city center since the Second World War, and the density of Inner London is now much lower than that of Paris. Philip owns a pub in Newcastle, Angela works for British Airways, and Anita is an artist. Although the city of Paris has also experienced a decline in population since the 1920s, it has nonetheless seen fewer inhabitants relocating to the suburbs than has occurred in other western cities. He is the oldest of four children and has a brother, Philip, and two sisters, Angela and Anita. In many western cities, people have left the city center in the 20th century to relocate to the distant suburbs, leaving the city center as a business district dead at night.

From 1971 to 1974, he attended Northern Counties Teacher Training College. The density in Paris is comparable to the densities met within Asian cities. He attended St Cuthbert's grammar School, in Newcastle upon Tyne, and then the University of Warwick, but did not graduate. The population density in the city of Paris is very high compared to those of most western cities, which are rarely as crowded as Paris (except for Manhattan). From an early age, Sumner knew that he wanted to be a musician. mile). Ernest was a milkman, and raised his children as Roman Catholics. per sq.

Sumner was born in Wallsend, near Newcastle upon Tyne, in North-East England to Audrey (a Protestant) and Ernest Sumner (a Catholic via his own mother, Agnes White, whose father was an Irish stevedore). per km² (22,438 inh. . mile), and the density in Inner London at the 2001 UK census was 8,663 inh. Prior to a distinguished solo career, he was the lead singer, principal composer and bassist of the 1970s/1980s rock band The Police. per sq. Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. per km² (66,940 inh.

JD, Eddie's father and owner of a bar, in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). As a matter of comparison, the density in Manhattan at the 2000 US census was 25,846 inh. The voice of Zarm on Captain Planet and the Planeteers, a 1990s television show. mile). Finney, a nightclub owner in Stormy Monday (1988). per sq. An "heroic officer" in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988). per km² (63,321 inh.

Baron Frankenstein in The Bride (1985). Excluding the outlying parks of Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes, the density in the city was actually 24,448 inh. Mick, a black-marketeer in Plenty (1985). mile). Feyd-Rautha in the movie Dune (1984). per sq. Martin Taylor, a drifter in Brimstone and Treacle (1982). per km² (52,225 inh.

Ace The Face, the King of The Mods, aka The Bell Boy in the movie adaptation of The Who album Quadrophenia (1979). At the 1999 French census the population density in the city of Paris was 20,164 inh. 2005 "Taking the Inside Rail" #? US, #? UK. The expected failure of these projects is interpreted in France as yet another sign of Paris' muséification. 2004 "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" #60 UK. Recent 'modernisation' proposals - building skyscrapers to the inside of the city rim, or to loosen strict laws governing the height of any new constructions - have been met with strong opposition on all sides. Blidge)" #60 UK. Paris is subject to some of the most stringent architectural protection laws in the world: ill-renowned urbanistic experiences of the 1960s aside, it is difficult to place large-scale or architecturally innovative buildings within city limits.

Mary J. It is feared that Paris is being slowly "embalmed" into a form pleasing to tourists and nostalgists. 2003 "Whenever I Say Your Name (ft. Emblematically, even the National Archives of France are due to relocate to the northern suburbs before 2010. 2003 "Send Your Love" #30 UK. Many of its institutions and arenas of communal activity are either located in the suburbs or finding a new home there, which one day may lessen Paris' importance as a pole of activity for its surrounding suburbs: the financial (La Défense) business district, the main food wholesale market (Rungis), major renowned schools (École Polytechnique, HEC, ESSEC, INSEAD, etc.), world famous research laboratories (in Saclay or Évry), the largest sport stadium (Stade de France), and even some ministries (namely the Ministry of Transportation) are located outside of the city of Paris. Sting) #2 UK. A so-called "muséification" (museumification) of the city of Paris is feared by some in France.

2003 "Rise & Fall" (Craig David feat. The widening social gap between these disadvantaged suburbs on the one hand and the wealthier suburbs (especially the western ones) and the rich city of Paris on the other hand have led to periodic unrest since the mid-1980s, sometimes degenerating into riots such as during the 2005 riots. 2000 "After the Rain Has Fallen" #31 UK. Many inner suburbs of Paris (especially the eastern ones) have been in a period of de-industrialisation since the 1970s, and the once-thriving cités have gradually become ghettos for immigrants and oases of unemployment. Cheb Mami) #15 UK, #17 US. A comprehensive express subway network, the RER, was built to complement the Métro and serve the distant suburbs, while a network of freeways was developed in the suburbs, centered on the Périphérique, the expressway circling around the city of Paris proper. 2000 "Desert Rose" (feat. The suburbs around the city of Paris proper began to expand considerably, with the construction of large social estates known as cités and the beginning of the business district La Défense.

1999 "Brand New Day" #13 UK, #100 US. In the post-WWII era, Paris experienced its largest development since the end of the Belle Époque in 1914. 1997 "Roxanne '97" (remix) (with The Police) #17 UK, #59 US. It was one of few European cities that suffered almost no war damage at all thanks in part to the refusal of the German military commander, General von Choltitz, to carry out Hitler's direct order to destroy all monuments before evacuating the city. 1996 "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" #94 US. In June 1940, five weeks after the start of the German attack on France, a partially-evacuated Paris fell to German occupation forces, who remained there until Free French troops of General Leclerc liberated the city in late August 1944. 1996 "I Was Brought to My Senses" #31 UK. From Russian exiled artists (such as composer Igor Stravinsky), to Spanish painters (such as Picasso or Dalí), to US writers (such as Hemingway), Paris became a melting pot of artists from all around the world.

1996 "You Still Touch Me" #27 UK, #60 US. In the Inter-war period Paris was famed for its cultural and artistic communities, as well as its nightlife. 1996 "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" #15 UK, #86 US. In 1918-1919, it was the scene of Allied victory parades and peace negotiations. Sting) #36 UK. During World War I, Paris was at the forefront of the war effort, having been spared a German invasion by the French and English victory at the First Battle of the Marne in 1914. 1996 "Spirits in the Material World" (Pato Banton feat. Cholera in 1832 and 1849 (in 1832, 20 000 deads on a population of 650 000 [3]).

Pato Banton) #15 UK. Paris's World's Fair years also consecrated its position in the tourist industry and as an attractive setting for international technology and trade shows. 1995 "This Cowboy Song" (feat. The first line of the Paris Métro opened for the 1900 Universal Exposition and was an attraction in itself for visitors from the world over. 1994 "When We Dance" #9 UK, #38 US. Built for the French Revolution centennial 1889 Universal Exposition as a "temporary" display of architectural engineering prowess, the Eiffel Tower remained the world's tallest building until 1930, and today is the city's best-known landmark. 1994 "Nothing 'Bout Me" #32 UK. Despite grim predictions on the future of the city, Paris recovered rapidly from these events to host the famous Universal Expositions of the late 19th century.

1994 "All for Love" (with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart) #2 UK, #1 US. The ensuing Commune of Paris events (1871) brought scenes of civil war and devastation into the very heart of the city. 1993 "Demolition Man" #21 UK. Paris suffered greatly from the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) and the Siege of Paris by Prussian troops, which brought famine and destruction to the city. 1993 "Fields of Gold" #16 UK, #23 US. The city itself underwent a massive renovation under Napoleon III and his préfet Haussmann, who, in levelling entire districts of narrow-winding medieval streets, created the network of wide avenues and neo-classical facades that make much of modern Paris. 1993 "Seven Days" #25 UK. A majority of migrants found employment in the new industries appearing in the suburbs.

1993 "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" #14 UK, #17 US. From the 1840s, rail transport and train stations spilled an unprecedented flow of immigration into Paris. 1992 "It's Probably Me" (with Eric Clapton) #30 UK. The Industrial Revolution, the French Second Empire, and the Belle Époque brought Paris the greatest development in its history. 2003 Sacred Love #3 UK, #3 US, US Sales: 1,000,000. During the French Revolution, Paris was the centre stage of French history, with the Storming of the Bastille in 1789 and the overthrow of the monarchy in 1792. 2001 All This Time (live) #3 UK, #32 US, US Sales: 500,000. King Louis XIV then moved the royal court permanently to Versailles in 1682.

1999 At the Movies (Japanese release). During the Fronde, Parisians rose in rebellion and the royal family fled the city (1648). 1999 Brand New Day #5 UK, #9 US, US Sales: 3,000,000. King Henry IV re-established the royal court in Paris in 1594 after he captured the city from the Catholic party. 1997 The Very Best of Sting & The Police #1 UK, #46 US (both positions for the 2002 re-issue). Bartholomew's Day massacre (1572). 1996 Mercury Falling #4 UK, #5 US, US Sales: 1,000,000. During the French Wars of Religion, Paris was a stronghold of the Catholic party, culminating in the St.

1994 Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994 #2 UK, #7 US, US Sales: 2,000,000. However, the Kings of France abandoned Paris in favour of the Loire Valley. 1993 Ten Summoner's Tales #2 UK, #2 US, US Sales: 3,000,000. Although Joan of Arc failed to reconquer the city in 1429, a successful reconquest took place in 1437. 1991 Soul Cages #1 UK, #2 US, US Sales: 1,000,000. Paris was occupied during the Hundred Years' War by the Burgundians, allies of the English. 1988 Nada Como el Sol. During this period the city's modern spatial distribution of activities appeared: the central island housed government and ecclesiastical institutions, the Left Bank became a scholastic centre with the University of Paris and colleges, while the Right Bank developed as the centre of commerce and trade around the central Les Halles marketplace.

1987 Nothing Like the Sun #1 UK, #9 US, US Sales: 2,000,000. From 1190, King Philip Augustus enclosed Paris on both banks with a wall that had the Louvre as its western fortress; and in 1200 chartered the University of Paris which brought the city fame and visitors from across Europe. 1986 Bring On the Night #16 UK. Nearby marshlands were drained to allow Paris to grow on the Right Bank. 1985 The Dream of the Blue Turtles #3 UK, #2 US, US Sales: 3,000,000. The Counts of Paris gained fame by defending France against Viking attack in the ninth century, but the Vikings irreparably damaged the old Roman city on the Left Bank. Sting, who had a small acting career, had a small part in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back as an AT-AT Commander. Paris became the city of French kings when Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, was elected King of France in 987, founding the Capetian dynasty whose rulers would raise Paris to become France's capital.

Sting's song "Desert Rose" is also used as XM Satellite Radio's technical difficulties music. Odo was elected king after the deposition of the incumbent Charles the Fat. Sting was nominated for Academy Award for his song "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from the movie "Cold Mountain" performed by Alison Krauss. Odo, Count of Paris defended Paris during the siege of 885-886 by the Vikings Siegfried and Rollo. Sting famously claimed to have had tantric sex with his wife for 24 hours. During the Carolingian dynasty, the counts of Paris rose to prominence, eventually wielding greater power than the Kings of France. Was at one time close to becoming Gil Farrington in a motion picture of the same name, until Sir Ridley Scott terminated the project. By the time of the Carolingian dynasty (9th century), it was little more than a feudal county stronghold.

[5]. On the death of Clovis, the Frankish kingdom was divided with Paris as the capital of a much smaller kingdom. A Colombian tree frog was named for him in appreciation of his environmental activities: Hyla stingi. From AD 512, Paris was the capital of the Frankish king Clovis I, who commissioned the first cathedral and abbey. The song is still widely associated with Jaguar. The city reclaimed its original name of Paris towards the end of the Roman occupation. Sting's song "Desert Rose" was used in many Jaguar commercials because of the fact that he drove a Jaguar during Desert Rose's music video. By 400 AD Lutetia had been reduced to a garrison town entrenched in the hastily fortified central island.

He appeared as himself in an episode of The Simpsons, taking part in the charity song for a boy who supposedly fell down a well, "We're Sending Our Love Down The Well". Lutetia expanded and prospered during the ensuing period of peaceful Gallo-Roman cohabitation, but third-century Germanic invasions caused a period of decline. Sting's fondness for Prokofiev manifested itself subsequently when he served as narrator for Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy [4] - one of the many versions of Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" that have been recorded by celebrities. Rome conquered the region in 52 BC and built the city of Lutetia on the Left Bank Sainte Geneviève Hill as this area was protected from river floods. The song "Russians" from The Dream of the Blue Turtles utilized a theme by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. There is dispute about the exact location of the settlement, traditionally assumed to be on the Île de la Cité, but now placed by many historians near Gare d'Austerlitz. Sting also made a cameo appearance in the movie, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen [3]. They established a settlement by the River Seine to control river commerce.

Sting and Knopfler remained friends despite this difference between their two music publishers and the fact that half of the writer's share of Knopfler's biggest hit goes to Sting for a contribution of just six musical notes out of the entire song. The region around Paris was settled from about 250 BC, by the Celtic Parisii who were known as boatmen and traders. Even though the prologue only occupies a few seconds at the start of the recording - Sting's music publisher Virgin Music insisted that Sting be credited (and paid) as though he had written half of the entire song. However, a record high night-time minimum of 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) in Parc Montsouris was set on August 11 and August 12, 2003, the highest minimum temperature at night ever registered in Paris. Sting came up with the musical motif to use for the words - and it was (probably consciously) musically identical to the melody line in his own Police song "Don't Stand So Close To Me" from the album Zenyatta Mondatta. During the European heat wave of 2003, which caused the death of many elderly people in France, the temperature in central Paris reached "only" 38.1 °C (100.6 °F) (Parc Montsouris) and 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) at Le Bourget Airport in the northern suburbs. The prologue to the Dire Straits' recording "Money for Nothing" that features Sting singing the words "I want my MTV" was at the invitation of Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler. The highest temperature was recorded on July 28, 1947 when the temperature in central Paris (Parc Montsouris) reached 40.4 °C (104.7 °F).

Sting was also the inspiration for the comic book character John Constantine (from Hellblazer). The lowest temperature ever recorded in Paris (since meteorological records began in 1873) was on December 10, 1879: –23.9 °C (–11.0 °F) in central Paris and –25.6 °C (–14.1 °F) in the southeastern suburb of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés . In his Live8 performance he changed the lyrics to his song 'Every Breath You Take' from "I'll be watching you” to "we'll be watching you" — meant for the men of the G8. (12 miles) north-northwest of the center of Paris as the crow flies, at 195 metres (640 ft) above sea-level. The highest elevation in the urban area of Paris is in the Forest of Montmorency (Val-d'Oise département), 19.5 km. The altitude of Paris varies, with several prominent hills, of which the highest is Montmartre at 130 metres (426½ ft) above sea level.

The metropolitan area (aire urbaine) of Paris (the built-up area plus the commuter belt) reaches beyond the surrounding Île-de-France administative région to cover 14,518 km² (5,605.5 mi²) (INSEE 1999), or about 138 times as large as the commune of Paris. The metropolitan urban area (unité urbaine) of Paris (the contiguous built-up area) covers 2,723 km² (1,051.4 mi²) (INSEE 1999), or about 26 times as large as the commune of Paris. In 1929, the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes were officially incorporated into the city of Paris. The limits of Paris changed marginally after 1860, reaching the 86.9 km² figure indicated above.

The borders of the commune were changed in 1860 when Napoleon III and the prefect Haussmann annexed the suburban communes surrounding Paris, such as Montmartre and Auteuil, more than doubling the city's area to 78 km² (30.1 mi²), and created the twenty arrondissements. The commune of Paris is the 113th largest commune in France (out of 36,782 communes). This oval extends 9.5 km (6 miles) from north to south, and 11 km (7 miles) from east to west. Excluding the outlying parks of Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes, the area of the city is 86.928 km² (33.56 mi², or 21,480 acres), in the form of an almost regular oval, with a circumference of 35.5 km (22 miles).

The city (commune) of Paris proper has an area of 105.398 km² (40.69 mi², or 26,044 acres). This waterway features two inhabitated islands within the city, the Île de la Cité and the Île Saint-Louis, of which the former is the larger and the Capital's heart and origin. The city straddles a north-bending arc of the river Seine. Paris is located at 48°52′00″N, 2°19′59″E (48.866667, 2.333056).

from la Province). Parisians tend to call those living outside the Paris region provinciaux (i.e. Inhabitants of the Île-de-France région are known officially as Franciliens (/fʀɑ̃siljɛ̃/). Locally, inhabitants of the Paris suburbs are known colloquially as banlieusards (/bɑ̃ljøzaʀ/).

The pejorative term Parigot (/paʀigo/) is sometimes used in French slang. The inhabitants of Paris are known as Parisians /pəˈɹiː.ʒn̩z/ in English, and as Parisiens (/paʀizjɛ̃/) in French. ("I'm from Paname" (help·info).). Traditionally, Paris was known as Paname (/panam/) in French slang, but this vulgar appellation is gradually losing currency.

Lutetia was later dropped in favor of only Paris, based on the name of the Gallic Parisi tribe, whose name perhaps comes from the Celtic Gallic word parios, meaning "caldron", but this is not certain. The original Latin name of Paris was Lutetia (/lutetja/), or Lutetia Parisiorum, known in French as Lutèce (/lytɛs/). Paris is pronounced [ˈpʰæɹɪs] (RP) or [ˈpʰæɹəs] in English, and [paʀi] in French. .

It is often listed as one of the four major global cities along with New York, London and Tokyo. Today Paris is one of the world's major transport destinations, because of its financial, cultural, political, and tourism activities. The Île-de-France région, of which Paris is the capital, produces over a quarter of France's wealth, with a GDP of nearly €450 billion ^[2]. The population of Paris metropolitan area (also including satellite cities) was estimated at 11.6 million people in 2005.

According to the INSEE, the body issuing official statistics in France, the population of Paris urban area (the contiguous built-up area) was estimated at 10.1 million people in 2005. The population of Paris city proper was estimated at 2,144,700 inhabitants in 2004^[1], but during the last century the city has grown well beyond its administrative boundaries. Paris hosts the headquarters of many international trade and social organisations, including the OECD and UNESCO in addition to the head offices of nearly half of all French companies and offices of many major international firms. More recently, it has grown into a significant centre of international trade with ever-growing modern business districts, including La Défense, which forms a secondary city centre.

As one of the main cultural and political centers in Europe since the early Middle Ages, Paris contains many vestiges from its past including numerous art galleries, museums and theatres. Paris is also internationally renowned for its defining neoclassical architecture and its influence in fashion and the arts. The most recognisable symbol of Paris is the 324 metre (1,063 ft) brown metal Eiffel Tower located on the banks of the Seine. Nicknamed "the City of Light" (la Ville Lumière) since lighting its main boulevards with gas street lamps in 1828, the city of Paris also has a reputation as a "romantic" city and the "heart of Europe".

Straddling the river Seine in the country's north, it is a major global cultural and political centre in addition to being the world's most visited city. Paris is the capital and largest city of France. ² Excluding Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes. ISBN 2869306482..

Connaissance du Vieux Paris, Rivages. Hillairet, Jacques (avril 22, 2005). ISBN 2213598746.. Paris, Fayard.

Favier, Jean (avril 23, 1997). Retrieved December 17, 2005. ^  (fr) France2 web article - "Ouverture du Parc Astérix pour sa 17e saison". ^  (fr) ORTIF - "Chiffres clés du tourisme 2004 en Île-de-France", page 5.

See Economy of Paris for a more detailed discussion. ^  GDP comparisons between metropolitan areas can only be approximate, because of the differences in national metropolitan area definitions. Retrieved December 1, 2005. "Produit intérieur brut (PIB) à prix courants.".

^  (fr) INSEE - Comptes régionaux - données 2003 semi-définitives en base 2 000. census 2000. ^ U.S. census 2001.

^ U.K. ^ France census 1999. Retrieved December 1, 2005. "Produit intérieur brut (PIB) à prix courants.".

^  (fr) INSEE - Comptes régionaux - données 2003 semi-définitives en base 2 000. Retrieved January 23, 2005. Paris. Janvier 2006.

^  (fr) Estimation de population pour certaines grandes villes. Harry's New York Bar. The Rex Club, Le Tryptique, Le Batofar- good places for electro music (techno, electro-rock, D&B). Les Bains-Douches, le Man Ray, l'Elysée Montmartre, le Queen - famous and trendy nightclubs.

The Buddha Bar, Barfly, Hotel Costes, Georges - trendy upscale restaurant / bars to see and be seen. the Paris Olympia, le Zenith, Bercy, Bobino - concert halls. Moulin Rouge, Le Crazy Horse Saloon, Folies Bergères - other famous cabarets. Le Lido - cabaret on the Champs-Élysées famous for its exotic shows and where, as an American GI on leave with some army friends, Elvis Presley gave an impromptu concert.

La Défense - As a city antenna just outside Paris' western limits, La Défense of the largest business districts in the world, and is a major destination for business tourism in Europe. l'Opéra - Shopping area with department stores such as Printemps and Galeries Lafayette. Le Marais - trendy district on the Right Bank with large gay and Jewish populations. Les Halles - shopping precinct around an important metro connection station.

Quartier Latin - Paris's scholastic center from the 12th century, formerly stretching between the Left Bank's place Maubert and the Sorbonne university. Montparnasse - historic area on the Left Bank, famous for the its artists studios, music-halls, and café life. Place de la Bastille - Former eastern stronghold and gate of Paris. The Egyptian obelisk it holds today can be considered Paris's "oldest monument".

Place de la Concorde - at the foot of the Champs-Élysées, built as the "Place Louis XV" site of the infamous guillotine. Champs-Élysées - a 17th-century garden promenade turned Avenue connection between the Concorde and Arc de Triomphe. Montmartre - historic area on the Butte, home to the Basilica of the Sacré Coeur and also famous for the studios and cafés of many great artists.