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Karen Carpenter
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…
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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 anorexia and body dysmorphia. 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 commercial and critical success throughout the 1970s. Initially, Carpenter was the band's full-time drummer, but gradually took the role of frontwoman as drumming was reduced to a handful of live showcases or tracks on albums. While the Carpenters were on hiatus in the late 1970s, she recorded a solo album, which was released years after her death. Carpenter had the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, which was little-known at the time, and was briefly married in the early 1980s. She died at age 32 from heart failure caused by complications related to her illness. Her death led to increased visibility and awareness of eating disorders. Her work continues to attract praise, including being listed among Rolling Stone's 100 greatest singers of all time.
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2024
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2023
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
Herb Alpert Is...
Movie Archival footage
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2019
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Movie Self - The Carpenters (archive footage)
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2016
Carpenters: Christmas Memories
Movie Herself
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2007
Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story
Movie Self
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2003
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2002
Carpenters: Gold
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2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1987
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
Movie Music
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1985
Carpenters: Yesterday Once More
Movie Herself
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1980
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
Movie Self
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1978
The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait
Movie Self
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1978
Mickey's 50
Movie Self
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1978
The Carpenters... Space Encounters
Movie Self
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1977
The Carpenters at Christmas
Movie Self
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1976
Carpenters Very First Television Special
Movie Self
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1976
The Carpenters: A World of Music
Movie self
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1976
The Carpenters Concert: Live at the New London Theatre
Movie Herself
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1975
Numéro un
TV show Self - The Carpenters
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1974
The Perry Como Christmas Show
Movie Herself
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1974
Carpenters: Live at Budokan
Movie Herself
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1972
The Carpenters: Live in Australia
Movie self
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1971
The Carpenters: Live at the BBC
Movie Self
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1967
The Carol Burnett Show
TV show Self - The Carpenters
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1964
Die Drehscheibe
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