Autographs of Karen Carpenter
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. Carpenter's work continues to attract praise, including appearing on Rolling Stone's 2010 list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. More about Karen Carpenter
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Carpenter was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California in 1963 with her family. She began to study the drums in high school and joined the Long Beach State choir after graduating. After several years of touring and recording, the Carpenters were signed to A&M Records in 1969, achieving enormous commercial and critical success throughout the 1970s. Initially, Carpenter was the band's full-time drummer, but she gradually took the role of frontwoman as her drumming was reduced to a handful of live showcases or tracks on albums.
In 1975, she started exhibiting symptoms of anorexia nervosa due to the severe pressures of fame and her complicated family dynamics. She was plagued by the disease for years. She died in 1983 at the age of 32 of heart failure due to complications from anorexia, which was little-known outside celebrity circles at the time, and her death triggered widespread attention and research into eating disorders and body dysmorphia. Interest in her life and death has spawned numerous documentaries and movies. Read even more about Karen Carpenter at Wikipedia
In 1975, she started exhibiting symptoms of anorexia nervosa due to the severe pressures of fame and her complicated family dynamics. She was plagued by the disease for years. She died in 1983 at the age of 32 of heart failure due to complications from anorexia, which was little-known outside celebrity circles at the time, and her death triggered widespread attention and research into eating disorders and body dysmorphia. Interest in her life and death has spawned numerous documentaries and movies. Read even more about Karen Carpenter at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Karen Carpenter
The most expensive item with a signature of Karen Carpenter (Live at the Palladium record signed by the Carpenters Richard & Karen Carpenter) was sold in February 2015 for £399.00 while the cheapest item (16/11 - Hand Signed - SINGER - CAROLE GORDON - KAREN CARPENTER VOICE FROM HEART) found a new owner for £2.74 in October 2014. The month with the most items sold (3) was November 2021 with an average selling price of £4.99 for an autographed item of Karen Carpenter. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2015 with £399.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £4.99 was October 2021. In average, an autographed item from Karen Carpenter is worth £9.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Karen Carpenter were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Karen Carpenter / The Carpenters Signed Photo A4 Repro / Print | £4.99 | |
| Karen Carpenter / The Carpenters Signed Photo A4 Repro / Print | £4.99 | |
| Karen Carpenter / The Carpenters Signed Photo A4 Repro / Print | £4.99 | |
| Karen Carpenter / The Carpenters Signed Photo A4 Repro / Print | £4.99 | |
| Karen Carpenter / The Carpenters Signed Photo A4 Repro / Print | £4.99 | |
| Karen Carpenter / The Carpenters Signed Photo A4 Repro / Print | £4.99 | |
| Karen Carpenter / The Carpenters Signed Photo A4 Repro / Print | £4.99 | |
| Karen Carpenter / The Carpenters Signed Photo A4 Repro / Print | £4.99 | |
| KAREN CARPENTER RE-PRINTED PRESS PHOTO WITH RE-PRINTED AUTOGRAPH A4 | £14.99 | |
| Karen Carpenter vintage signed document AFTAL#145 | £279.99 | |
| RICHARD & KAREN CARPENTER HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH OFFICIAL ONLY YESTERDAY 9011237 | £35.00 | |
| RICHARD & KAREN CARPENTER PRE-SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS PHOTO THE CARPENTERS FREE POST | £9.99 | |
| RICHARD & KAREN CARPENTER PRE-SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS PHOTO THE CARPENTERS FREE POST | £9.99 | |
| The Carpenters 'The Singles vinyl LP signed Karen Carpenter Signed Rare Tested | £5.00 | |
| The Carpenters / Karen Carpenter Signed A4 Photo Montage In Black Frame *New* | £13.99 | |