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Birth Name: Karen Anne Carpenter

Born: 2 March 1950 Died: 4 February 1983

Country of origin: United States

Relationship Status: Single

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That 70's Girl (100 items)
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Published 11 years ago

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Gone, but not forgotten (1852 items)
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Published 4 months ago

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60 Graves of Famous Musicians (61 items)
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Published 13 years, 2 months ago

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Great Female Voices (27 items)
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Published 11 years, 7 months ago

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Siblings in the Spotlight (222 items)
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Published 10 years, 2 months ago

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Description: Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer. She and her brother, Richard, formed the 1970s duo, the Carpenters. Although her skills as a drummer earned admiration from drumming luminaries and peers, she is best known for her vocal performances. She had a contralto vocal range. Carpenter suffered from anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder which was little known at the time. She died at age 32 from heart failure caused by complications related to her illness. Carpenter's death led to increased visibility and awareness of eating disorders ... (more)

Tags: Born 1950 (4), Singer (4), Died 1983 (3), Drummer (3), Anorexia Nervosa (2), Carpenters (2), 70s (2), Musician (2), American (2), Female (2), Talented (1), Deceased (1), Eating Disorder (1), Gone Too Soon (1), Pisces (1), Heart Failure (1), 1970s (1), Contralto (1), Died Aged 32 (1), Recording Artist (1)

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Greatest Female Singers (100 person items)

"► ► ► 147 ◄ ◄ ◄POINTSKAREN CARPENTER (They Long to Be) Close to You (1970) We've Only Just Begun (1970 Yesterday Once More (1973) Top of the World (1973) Please Mr. Postman (1974)"

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Now This Is What We Call Beauty in Music - Vol. 1 (100 person items)

" KAREN ANNE CARPENTERBorn: 2 March 1950Died: 4 February 1983Grammies: 3 4Top 10s: 12 (1) 7 (0) (They Long to Be) Close to You (1970) - 1 ... 6We've Only Just Begun (1970) - 2For All We Know (1971) - 3Rainy Days and Mondays (1971) - 2Rainy Days and Mondays (1971) - 2Hurting Each Other (1972) - 2Goodbye to Love (1972) - 7 ... 9Sing (1973) - 3Yesterday Once More (1973) - 2 ... 2Top of the World (1973) - 1 ... 5Please Mr. Postman (1974) - 1 ... 2Only Yesterday (1975) - 4 ... "

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