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Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who formed half of the highly successful duo Carpenters with her older brother Richard. With a distinctive three- octave contralto range, she was praised by her peers for her vocal skills.
Feb 4, 2015 · The lead singer of The Carpenters, the Grammy-winning band she’d formed with her brother, died on this day, Feb. 4, in 1983, of heart failure related to her years-long struggle with anorexia....
Jan 30, 2023 · Karen Carpenter, the singer of The Carpenters, died in 1983 at age 32 after poisoning herself with ipecac syrup to lose weight. She struggled with body image issues and an eating disorder for years, despite her fame and success.
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Aug 31, 2023 · Forty years after her death comes KAREN CARPENTER: STARVING FOR PERFECTION, a captivating, revealing, and unvarnished documentary providing astounding new insight into the singer's tragically...
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Feb 5, 1983 · The pop singer Karen Carpenter, who with her brother Richard sold more than 30 million records as the Carpenters, died Friday of cardiac arrest at Downey Community Hospital in Downey, Calif.
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Oct 30, 2019 · Learn how the singer of The Carpenters struggled with anorexia, bulimia, and low self-esteem, and how her family and career contributed to her death at 32. Discover how her legacy changed the way people understood and treated eating disorders.
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. With a distinctive three- octave contralto range, she was praised by her peers for her vocal skills.
