![]() ![]() "A different type of music completely, a different generation, but similar in a lot of ways, the brother sort of in the background surrounding the voice with his arrangements." To give a modern comparison of her talent and star status, Schmidt says "maybe Billie Eilish." For one, there's "a similarity with the dark, moody and melancholy kind of voice." Plus, "the relationship with her brother is also really an interesting parallel," as Eilish collaborates with her brother Finneas O'Connell. (Photo: Michael Putland/Getty Images) (Michael Putland via Getty Images) Paul McCartney once called Karen, pictured here in 1974, "the best female voice in the world," but her first and true love was the drums. ![]() So she really grew up in in the spotlight in that way." But by the time she was 21, she recorded 'Close to You' - and and that was the first No. She was only 15, 16 when the voice started to emerge. She just accidentally had this voice that needed no training - just a refining. "She got her start as a jazz drummer, and that's what she wanted to do. However, "she was a drummer first and considered herself a drummer who just happened to sing, which is crazy to think about because she was incredibly talented as a vocalist," he continues. That's what's so unique about her and separates her from a lot of people who were recording at the same time as her." She could have sung anything and been the best of the '30s, '40s, '50s. But Karen's is a voice that could have been a hit at any decade. Sometimes she was relegated to just being a '70s pop singer. "Her voice is instantly recognizable, like Sinatra or Ella Fitzgerald. Schmidt, author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter and screenwriter of the new documentary Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection, tells Yahoo Entertainment. "A lot of people see her as being one of the greatest singers of the century," Randy L. (Photo: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) (NBC via Getty Images) At their peak, Karen was the most most famous singer in the world. The Carpenters - Richard Carpenter and Karen Carpenter - were one of the most popular acts in the 1970s. It became the catalyst for education and research - as well as treatment facilities focusing just on eating disorders. Her death prompted widespread media coverage of anorexia for the first time. 4, 1983 death after suffering heart failure due to anorexia - the songbird with the angelic voice and standout drumming skills put a public face on the eating disorder from which she quietly suffered for years. Perhaps Karen's greater legacy is that - following her Feb. To date, more than 100 million Carpenters records have sold worldwide. Then-President Richard Nixon declared them "young America at its best." The pair's catchy, easy-listening tunes made them among the best-selling music artists of that time - and of all time. They had their own TV variety show, Make Your Own Kind of Music, drawing A-list guest stars. The "We've Only Just Begun" and "(They Long to Be) Close to You" singers won three Grammys, including Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo and Best New Artist of the Year. The lead vocalist and superstar drummer - alongside her brother, Richard, who played piano and sang backup vocals - had 12 Top 10 hits in a span of five years. Karen Carpenter, half of the Grammy-winning '70s duo the Carpenters and wholly one of the greatest vocalists of all time, died 40 years ago at age 32. (Photo: Harry Langdon/Getty Images) (Harry Langdon via Getty Images) 4, 1983 from heart failure caused by anorexia. Karen Carpenter, pictured in 1981, died on Feb. ![]()
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