The Carpenters

The Carpenters duo vocal dan instrument yang beranggotakan 2 orang kakak beradik, yaitu Richard dan Karen Carpenters yang didirikan di Los Angeles, California tahun 1969. Dalam kurun waktu 1970-an albumnya pernah menjadi the best seller di Amerika. Selama 14 tahun berkarir di dunia musik, The Carpenters menghasilkan 11 album dimana 5 dari lagunya, yaitu Close to You, Carpenters, A Song for You, Now & Then, dan Horizon, selalu menjadi top 10 dari tangga lagu.
On October 12, 1983, the Carpenters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a few yards from the Kodak Theater. Richard, Harold, and Agnes Carpenter attended the inauguration, as did many fans.[45]
Karen's death brought lasting media attention to anorexia nervosa and also to bulimia. Karen's death encouraged celebrities to go public about their eating disorders, among them Tracey Gold and, later, Diana, Princess of Wales. Medical centres and hospitals began receiving increased contacts from people with these disorders. The general public had little knowledge of anorexia and bulimia prior to her death, making the conditions difficult to identify and treat.
In December 2003, the remains of Karen and her parents were exhumed from Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, California and reinterred in Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village, California.
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