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Also known as Karen Anne Carpenter

American singer and drummer (1950–1983)

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Karen Anne Carpenter was an American singer, jazz musician, and drummer. She was a member of the group The Carpenters, alongside her sibling Richard Carpenter, with whom she collaborated during her career. Her musical genres included pop music, soft rock, and adult contemporary music. She recorded for A&M Records and possessed a contralto voice type.

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1950, she began her work period in 1965 and continued until 1983. She died in 1983 from natural causes, specifically anorexia nervosa. Her native language was American English.

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New Haven, Connecticut, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who was part of the duo the Carpenters alongside her older brother Richard. She was praised for her contralto vocals, and her drumming abilities were viewed positively by other musicians and critics. Her struggles with eating disorders would later raise awareness of…

Known for

  • 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Herb Alpert Is... — Archival footage2020
  • My Music: A Classic Christmas — Self - The Carpenters (archive footage)2019
  • Carpenters: Christmas Memories — Herself2016
  • Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story — Self2007
  • 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment — Self (archive footage)2003
  • Carpenters: Gold2002
  • Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters2002
  • The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 — Self (archive footage)2001

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Country
United States
Active from
1950
Active to
1983

Discography

Member of

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Listeners
36,830
Total plays
313,363

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Karen Anne Carpenter was a highly successful American pop singer and drummer. She and her brother, Richard, formed the popular 1970s duo Carpenters. This page deals with her solo career which consisted on a single eponymous album which was finally released in 1996. All of the songs were from the New York solo sessions with producer Phil Ramone in 1979 and 1980. Carpenter suffered from anorexia nervosa, a little known disease at the time, and eventually died from complications related to the il

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Key facts

Born
Karen Anne Carpenter , ( 1950-03-02 ) March 2, 1950, New Haven, Connecticut , U.S.
Origin
Downey, California , U.S.
Died
February 4, 1983 (1983-02-04) (aged 32), Downey, California, U.S.
Genres
Pop easy listening soft rock jazz
Occupation
Musician
Instruments
Vocals drums
Years active
1965–1983
Label
A&M
Formerly of
Carpenters The Richard Carpenter Trio Spectrum
Spouse
Thomas Burris ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1980 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 1981 ) ​
Website
richardandkarencarpenter .com

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Official website

Carpenters, Richard Carpenter and Karen Carpenter, Carpenters Music, The Carpenters

Carpenters website, the official, authorized by Richard Carpenter, includes photos of the Carpenters and notes from recordings, news, discography, memorial to Karen Carpenter, FAQs and more

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Karen
Family name
Carpenter
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Occupation
drummer
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
American English
Instrument
voice
Record label
A&M Records
Image
Karen Carpenter in 1972 White House.png
Voice type
contralto
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date of birth
1950-03-02
date of death
1983-02-04
name in native language
Karen Anne Carpenter
cause of death
anorexia nervosa
Commons category
Karen Carpenter
start of work period
1965-00-00
end of work period
1983-00-00
time period
20th century
partner in business or sport
Richard Carpenter
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American musician who was the lead vocalist and drummer of the highly successful duo the Carpenters, formed with her older brother Richard. With a distinctive three-octave contralto range, she was praised by her peers for her vocal skills. Carpenter appeared 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 in college. After several years touring and recording, the Carpenters were signed to A&M Records in 1969, when Karen was 19 years old. They achieved enormous commercial and critical success throughout the 1970s. Initially, Carpenter was the band's full-time drummer, but she gradually took the role of frontwoman as her drumming was reduced to a handful of live showcases or tracks on albums.

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