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Karen Carpenter

real name Karen Anne Carpenter

Yale – New Haven Hospital, United States · 1950-03-02 – 1983-02-04

Karen Carpenter is credited on 1,199 releases across 109 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2020 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,199

Credits

109

Albums

7

Decades active

407

In collections

Biography

Born: March 2, 1950, New Haven, Connecticut
Died: February 4, 1983, Downey, California
Lead singer and drummer with Carpenters.
Died at age 32 from heart failure caused by complications related to her illness anorexia nervosa.
Sister of Richard Carpenter

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Credited work

1,199 releases · 109 albums · active 1967–2020

  • Performance · 1,318
  • Production · 1,148
  • Other credits · 8
  • Engineering · 4

Studios: Festival Hall, Osaka · A&M Studios · Air Studios · C-Dreams

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