卡朋特英文

卡伦·卡朋特(Karen Carpenters)及其兄理查德·卡朋特(Richard Capenters)出生于美国康涅狄格州，理查德是位很有才华的艺人，演唱、弹琴、制作及歌曲创作均可胜任，与其妹组建乐队（卡朋特乐队）后，甘为配角为妹妹写歌，伴奏。他们自幼就拥有良好的音乐环境。

The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of sister and brother Karen and Richard Carpenter. The Carpenters were the No.1 selling American music act of the 1970s. Though often referred to by the public as "The Carpenters", the duo's official name on authorized recordings and press materials is simply "Carpenters", without the definite article. During a period in the 1970s when louder and wilder rock was in great demand, Richard and Karen produced a distinctively soft musical style that made them among the best-selling music artists of all time.Carpenters' melodic pop produced a record-breaking run of hit recordings on the American Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts, and they became leading sellers in the soft rock, easy listening and adult contemporary genres. Carpenters had three No.1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and fifteen No.1 hits on the Adult Contemporary Chart . In addition, they had twelve top 10 singles (including their No.1 hits). To date, Carpenters' album and single sales total more than 100 million units.During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded 11 albums, five of which contained top 10 singles (Close to You, Carpenters, A Song for You, Now & Then and Horizon), thirty-one singles, five television specials, and one short-lived television series. They toured in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, the Netherlands and Belgium. Their recording career ended with Karen's death in 1983 from cardiac arrest due to complications of anorexia nervosa. Extensive news coverage of the circumstances surrounding her death increased public awareness of the consequences of eating disorders.

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