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The Carpenters

American musical group; vocal sibling duo
Organization musical_group Q223495
The Carpenters
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The Carpenters were founded on January 1, 1969.

Key Facts

  • Award received: Grammy Award for Best New Artist[3], Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals[4], Grammy Hall of Fame[5], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[6], American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group[7]
  • Genre: pop music[8], rock music[9], adult contemporary music[10], easy listening[11]
  • Record label: A&M Records[12]
  • Discography: Carpenters discography[13]
  • Commons category: The Carpenters[14]
  • Country of origin: United States[15]
  • Has part(s): Karen Carpenter[16], Richard Carpenter[17], Wesley Jacobs[18]
  • Inception: January 1, 1969[19]
  • Location of formation: Downey[20]
  • Official website: https://richardandkarencarpenter.com[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Carpenters[22]
  • Nominated for: Grammy Award for Record of the Year[23], Grammy Award for Album of the Year[24], Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals[25], American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group[26], Grammy Award for Best New Artist[27]
  • Has characteristic: musical duo[28], sibling duo[29]
  • Start of work period: 1969[30]
  • End of work period: 1983[31]
  • Name: Carpenters[32], The Carpenters[33]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[34]

  • Country: US[35]

  • Began / founded: 1968[36]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1983[37]

  • Genre(s): baroque pop, christmas music, country pop, easy listening, pop, rock, soft rock[38]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, adult contemporary, baroque pop, christmas music, country pop, easy listening, pop, rock, soft rock[39]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4580d83b-093e-4241-91fb-2dd71f5f1f3f[40]

Why It Matters

The Carpenters has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did The Carpenters receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best New Artist[3], Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals[4], and Grammy Hall of Fame[5].

Related Entities

A&M Records Karen Carpenter United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  21. [23] ↑ . grammy.com. grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . grammy.com. grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . grammy.com. grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . rockonthenet.com. rockonthenet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Encyclopédie Larousse. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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