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Karen Carpenter

1950 - 1983

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Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American musician who was the lead vocalist and early 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's work continues to attract praise, including appearing 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karen Carpenter is the 301st most popular singer (up from 324th in 2019), the 1,963rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,867th in 2019) and the 107th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Karen Carpenter ranks 301 out of 4,381. Before her are Travis Scott, Jimmy Cliff, Mario Lanza, Sezen Aksu, Ben E. King, and Rashid Behbudov. After her are Ajda Pekkan, F. R. David, Mylène Farmer, Basshunter, Lara Fabian, and Youssou N'Dour.

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Among people born in 1950, Karen Carpenter ranks 82. Before her are Sudha Murty, Jerry Zucker, Linda Thompson, Nora Roberts, Robert B. Laughlin, and Ken Robinson. After her are Paul Watson, David Graf, Assef Shawkat, Yumi Umeoka, Kurt Koch, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Among people deceased in 1983, Karen Carpenter ranks 51. Before her are Alberto Ginastera, Robert Aldrich, Horst Schumann, Germaine Tailleferre, Dolores del Río, and Georges Bidault. After her are Jack Dempsey, Kurt Tank, Walther Nehring, William Walton, Walter Stennes, and Nicolaus von Below.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Karen Carpenter ranks 1,963 out of 20,380. Before her are Martha Gellhorn (1908), James Foley (1953), Jim Caviezel (1968), Susan Hayward (1917), Ben E. King (1938), and James Brolin (1940). After her are Ike Turner (1931), Michael Spence (1943), Arthur Samuel (1901), John Armstrong Jr. (1758), Griffin Dunne (1955), and Fredric Brown (1906).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Karen Carpenter ranks 107. Before her are Kim Carnes (1945), Connie Francis (1938), "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959), Travis Scott (1991), Mario Lanza (1921), and Ben E. King (1938). After her are Sonny Bono (1935), La Toya Jackson (1956), Lana Del Rey (1985), Jack Jones (1938), Mahalia Jackson (1911), and Cissy Houston (1933).

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