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. She was a drummer of considerable
skill, but it is for her vocal performances that she is best
remembered.
She suffered from anorexia nervosa, a
little known disease at the time, and died at the age of 32
from heart
failure, later attributed to complications
related to her illness.
