Karen carpenter songs biography wikipedia
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Karen Carpenter
American singer and drummer (1950–1983)
Musical artist
Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who formed half of the highly successful duo The Carpenters with her older brother Richard.[1] With a distinctive three-octavecontralto range, she was praised by her peers for her vocal skills.[2][3][4][5] Carpenter's work continues to attract praise, including appearing on Rolling Stone's 2010 list of the 100 greatest singers of all time.
Carpenter was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963 with her family. She began to study the drums in high school and joined the Long Beach State choir after graduating. After several years of touring and recording, the Carpenters were signed to A&M Records in 1969, achieving enormous commercial and critical success throughout the 1970s. Initially, Carpenter was the band's full-time drum
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List of songs recorded by the Carpenters
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Karen Carpenter
Karen Carpenter | |
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Karen Carpenter, early 1970s | |
| Also known as | The Carpenters |
| Born | Birth date March 2, 1950 New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Origin | Downey, California |
| Died | Died February 4, 1983 Downey, California, United States |
| Genres | Pop, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums, singer |
| Years active | 1969-1983 |
| Labels | A&M Records |
| Website | Richard and Karen Carpenter official website |
Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who was most popular in the 70s. She is known as the singer of the group the Carpenters.
Karen had anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder of extreme weight loss dieting. This was a little-known illness at the time. Although she had begun recovery with a doctor-supervised program and regained 30 lbs (14 kg), permanent damage to her body had been sustained from the years of extreme weight-loss dieting and she died at the age