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Richard (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Not only did she have the kind of distinctive voice that you recognize in a note or two, she also had a commanding yet not overwhelming style on stage that would control your attention. She always wanted to do her best for family, friends, fans."

Richard (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Her golden voice can never be 'dated.' She has a classic sound that will be remembered (and listened to) for decades to follow."

Jose (Venezuela) on Karen Carpenter
"I have never heard anyone who can sing like Karen. Listening to Karen makes you feel in heaven."

Laura (New Zealand) on Karen Carpenter
"She has the most beautiful perfect voice I have ever heard. Her talent was amazing."

Steve (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"She just is ... the best!"

Marty (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"She's the greatest singer of popular music in the 20th century. Karen was a normal person, and an incredible star at the same time. Her music didn't get the critical acclaim it deserved in her lifetime, and now it's time to pay tribute to this diva! She doesn't have to be a witch to be classified as a diva in my book!"

Bennett (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"She was a pioneer woman drummer/singer. She had class, talent, love, and was very gifted. Her life and death made eating disorders world-famous, and saved countless individuals. There will never be another person like her."

David (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"In my opinion, she was a very talented lady who loved her work and had a very unique voice such as depth, sincerity, and quality."

Carrie (New Zealand) on Karen Carpenter
"Have you heard another voice like that? Didn't think so. Her voice was the most acoustically perfect instrument ever."

Karen (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"... cuz she rox! I was named after her! She's so talented and pretty!"

Juli (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Ever since I was a little girl I have been listening to her music. My life somewhat resembles hers. Like they all say, 'She has a one in a million voice.'"

Fernando (Mexico) on Karen Carpenter
"... because she sings like the angels."

Andrea (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"... because her voice was phenomenal! Every time I listen to her I get chills."

Sharon (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"I have always liked her beautiful voice. Loved her songs. I always played her tape that I bought. Her movie was excellent when it was on TV. I just didn't hear as to what she died of. She's a songbird from heaven in my mind."

Robert (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"She was a beautiful person. I really miss her. She was always herself. Her music reflects her actual life. She was a beautiful lady. Her voice was wonderful and outstanding and she was a beautiful person when she was alive."

Kim (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"An incredible voice that I grew up to; an amazing, interesting life and tragic death; she will continue to sing in our home as long as I live. Their selection of songs and the way Karen sings them like no one else makes her my favorite diva."

P.G. (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Unparalleled voice!"

Dottie (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"I've enjoyed every single song she sang and I even sung them myself at weddings, karaoke and such (as an amateur) I love her dearly. She had such a beautiful voice!"

Victor (Mexico) on Karen Carpenter
"She's just like me."

Ann (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"There is no-one who can even come close to that wonderful voice and beautiful spirit."

Karen (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"A hero in her own right, and a voice like no one else's - and damn, she could play the drums like nobody's business!"

Ross (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Voice has deep pathos."

David (Colombia) on Karen Carpenter
"Excellent voice control. Recognizable from the first note. Sophistication and freshness. She could sing all the classics beautifully."

Guder (Canada) on Karen Carpenter
"Unique distinctive voice. Perfect performance.
Magic, magic, magic. She sings the songs the right way. She doesn't change the melody to fit her voice as Streisand does. She sings."

James (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"I love Karen's voice, and she grew up not to far from where I did."

Tammy (Canada) on Karen Carpenter
"She is my idol, I love her and her music."

Gabriel (Argentina) on Karen Carpenter
"Her voice was unique, simply fascinating."

Matt (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Whenever I hear her voice on the radio, I just have that warm feeling all over. She could have sung anything, just listening to the lyrics of her songs like 'Now' and 'I know I need to be in love' could make you want to cry."

S.M. (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"She had the most unforgettable, irreplaceable, unmatchable and instantly recognizable voice to ever grace the airwaves."

Connie (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Karen Carpenter is a remarkable person and singer. Her voice is heaven sent. In my opinion, there is no other that can touch my soul and my heart the way her voice does. She will forever be the best diva in my heart!"

Ricardo (Brazil) on Karen Carpenter
"... because she is the best!"

Brie (Germany) on Karen Carpenter
"I just love her music!"

Hugh (UK) on Karen Carpenter
"... because she had a fantastic voice with little effort, a golden voice!"

Jan (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Karen was one of a kind, a special spirit sent to this world to offer peace, harmony and inspiration. Even now so long passed, she still evokes the true meaning of Christmas. Love."

Hugh (UK) on Karen Carpenter
"... because she had a fantastic voice with little effort, a golden voice!"

Marie (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Her haunting, soulful, velvety voice!"

Kirsty (New Zealand) on Karen Carpenter
"Her voice is like silk, I've grown up being calmed and soothed by her voice. She's one in a million."

Bob (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"... because she was a beautiful person with a great gift!"

Amy (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Karen Carpenter is my diva because she allowed herself to be real ... her voice & the lyrics to the songs of The Carpenters speak to me. It's so sad that Karen died at such a young age, for she had "only just begun."

M.V.B. (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Karen Carpenter had the finest and most expressive female voice in music history and in my opinion will never be equaled."

Steve (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"That voice ... what else!"

Greg (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"That aching, heartfelt voice and the tragic life."

Barry (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"She had a perfect voice."

Ken (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Satin-smooth, honey-rich, voice. There'll never be another like her."

Helen (UK) on Karen Carpenter
"Karen had an amazing voice. She struggled with so much that I can identify with. She was with too short a time."

Seven (Holland) on Karen Carpenter
"Great voice, never heard a voice like hers again, did you?"

Ans (Holland) on Karen Carpenter
"She had the voice of an angel and also, she looked good."

Roger (Holland) on Karen Carpenter
"What a voice!"

N.N. (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"A beautiful soul who also had tremendous talent and a timeless singing voice."

Ian (UK) on Karen Carpenter
"What a voice!"

Stuart (UK) on Karen Carpenter
"She had the most natural voice."

Cristina (Argentina) on Karen Carpenter
"... because she had a unique, wonderful voice."

Jan (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"I really like the fact that Karen Carpenter is getting some of the recognition that she deserves. I only wish she was here with us to enjoy it."

Nicole (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"She, point blankly, has the best female voice ever."

R.N. (UK) on Karen Carpenter
"Best voice in the world."

Craig (Australia) on Karen Carpenter
"That voice! Other divas may have bigger voices but none have the control and the emotion that Karen had."

Michael (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"She's the best friend a song ever had."

Scott (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"She had class, style, and grace!"

Karen (UK) on Karen Carpenter
"... because she had the best voice of any female singer this world has ever or will ever see. That Voice!"

Dave (UK) on Karen Carpenter
"She was an absolute goddess - no contest - with the most fabulous voice ever, no competition at all."

Erica (New Zealand) on Karen carpenter
"Awesome talent & voice."

Tim (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"... because no one before or since has been able to sing like she could; so smooth and velvety. She was also able to convey a great deal of emotion, and she was also extremely versatile - she could sing any kind of song: Pop, Country, Disco, Jazz, Blues, Standards - you name it, she could do it."

Bruno (Germany) on Karen Carpenter
"... because she has the most beautiful female voice in the world and it's so sad that she died so young."

Laura (Holland) on Karen Carpenter
"... because her voice is wonderful."

Allen (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Great voice, awesome rhythm, beautiful phrasing."

Ron (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Best female vocalist in the modern ear."

Mary (Canada) on Karen Carpenter
"Even today after many years after her death, Karen Carpenter has given me many thankful memories of my childhood, with my family and without. Her voice and song is still fresh and beautiful and music to my ears. When I listen to Karen's voice as she sings her love songs, it reminds me that my life is no different than anyone else's. I truly love Karen's work and am sad that she is no longer with us but I can she is alive and that is because of her music, even today."

Calvin (Singapore) on Karen Carpenter
"... because of her fantastic voice and singing technique, and the fact that the music she recorded with her brother in the 70s-80s endures to today and still sells like hot cakes. Also, though she was famous, she was known to always be a nice and caring person and unspoilt."

Piero (Italy) on Karen Carpenter
"The most beautiful voice ever!"

Steve (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Tragic, beautiful, incredibly talented, died too young."

Robert (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"She had a voice like an angel - she could have sang anything ... No one comes close to the way she sang ... She was definitely one of a kind."

Becky (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"I love her voice, it is haunting. Of course, I don't remember her, but I love her music all the same."

Doug (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Vocally, she is just the purest female there is. There may be others who can do more 'showy' things and 'vocal acrobatics', but to cut to the chase, Karen is the best!"

Steve (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Beautiful voice, great personality on her television show that she had and did set some fashion trends."

Kristopher (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Karen Carpenter is the best female vocalist ever to walk the face of this earth. She commands you to listen to her when she sings simply because of the depth and control she carried within those fantastic vocal cords! Her voice is a perfect example of what can be accomplished when you have a unique instrument and the capacity to use that instrument flawlessly."

Jim (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"I thought that she had the best voice when I heard her in '70 and still play her music today. I also saw her perform live several times and was great live. She also took the time to speak to me, sign autographs and even mailed me a birthday card."

Cathy (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"She could sing like no one else ever!"

Murray (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Lovely voice, had anorexia myself."

Milan (New Zealand) on Karen Carpenter
"cos she has the best voice of all time. So warm, intimate, like she's sitting right there in your lap and singing just for you. Her voice was crystalline, pure and so so sweet. She was an amazing person!"

Kelley (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"I grew up listening to the Carpenters. I have always felt that Karen was a pioneer for women in music. She sang lead and played the drums. Practically unheard of at that time. I also like the fact that her voice isn't automatically "High C" ala Mariah Carey. She sings in a more realistic key that everyone can reach! I felt like I lost a friend when she died. I loved her, too."

Fiona (Australia) on Karen Carpenter
"Karen had the most beautiful easy-listening voice of the 1970's. I adored her music when I was a kid back then."

Shirley (Hong Kong) on Karen Carpenter
"She had the most beautiful voice in the world. No one's can compare to hers."

Jenelle (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"I saw her story when I was in the fifth grade and I have loved her and her music ever since. I have done a few research projects on her and I always keep finding new things. I Love Karen!"

Sue (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"A beautiful person with talent, grace, humor and a voice that commanded attention and never failed to please the ear."

Francisco (Mexico) on Karen Carpenter
"I guess that Karen was born to sing."

Derek (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"She is the best!"

Barbara (Brazil) on Karen Carpenter
"... because she has the most beautiful and incredible voice ever."

Jim (Germany) on Karen Carpenter
"The greatest voice in the world! And heartbreaking eyes ..."

Denise (Brazil) on Karen Carpenter
"She is the best singer I've ever heard."

Orli (Israel) on Karen Carpenter
"She's the best!"

Maricela (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"I think her singing voice is absolutely fabulous, magnificent, and amazing, especially when she sings the low notes."

Curtis (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"... Because 'diva' is just one of the things that Karen could be."

Manuel (Mexico) on Karen Carpenter
"'... cause nobody has the voice she had. I guess she was born for singing."

Alfredo (Mexico) on Karen Carpenter
"I never have heard a voice as beautiful as hers. The songs she sang are so good to me."

Allyssa (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"She has the voice of an angel, and she fought a battle till the very end. These other women don't know what hell is until they try to battle what Karen did."

J.V. (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Having met her a number of times (as well as other entertainers) she was the most kind and down-to-earth. Her voice was perfect, her vocal range was fantastic."

Siegfried (Germany) on Karen Carpenter
"She was a good looking person with a super favorable voice."

Der (Holland) on Karen Carpenter
"Listen to that voice. You'll always recognize it!"

Randy (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Great singer & talent. No one since has sounded like her."

Geraldo (Venezuela) on Karen Carpenter
"I think that Karen is one of the most perfect female voices in pop music of all times, and The Carpenters were one of the groups with much musical quality."

Dusan (Slovenia) on Karen Carpenter
"Beautiful, limpid voice!"

Mike (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"I have always enjoyed her fantastic voice. She was one in a million. There will never be another Karen. She touched people with her voice including me."

Darlene (USA) on Karen Carpenter
Voice!

Ambrosio (USA) on Karen Carpenter
I loved her, still do!

Miriam (UK) on Karen Carpenter
She had a lovely voice that can never be replaced.

Cy (Canada) on Karen Carpenter
Ever since I first heard her voice I was in heaven. I have never heard a more natural and perfect voice in my entire life. Even while grocery shopping if she comes on their radio I have to stop. She has the voice of an angel and I feel the loss even years after her death. She will never die as long as I live for she is in my memory and heart.

Richard (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Karen is the bomb-diggity!"

Sylvia (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Her voice is gorgeous. It gets to me every time, especially when she's singing the low notes. There is so much passion in her voice. When she sings, she sings with her whole soul. That is what I admire most."

Karen (Israel) on Karen Carpenter
"She has the most beautiful voice ever on earth, she is one of a kind and I love her and Richard!"

Ed (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Karen Carpenter had the voice of an angel. There will never be another like her. Her passion, natural talent, and the emotion with which she sang can never be duplicated. She is the female vocalist of all time. No one else can ever come close."

Tim (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Classic, rich voice."

Mary (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"She had the finest voice in pop music. And because she was nice. She really was the girl next door. She was you and me. She was the "every girl". But I guess, deep down inside, she needed to be more - and paid for it."

Lucialee (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"She was awesome and her voice really touched my heart and soul."

John (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Best female singer there ever was."

Jennifer (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Karen Carpenter had by far, without a shadow of a doubt the best voice ever recorded! No one will ever come close to that angelic, pure, beautiful sound ever again. She was unique and has inspired many other "divas" such as Gloria Estefan and Madonna, and Miss Shania Twain ... all 3 have been quoted as saying that Miss Karen was the singing inspiration growing up. So there u have it ... not at all hard to choose the number one singer of all time. Enough said!"

Jeff (UK) on Karen Carpenter
"... because she is brill and had the best voice possible."

Heather (USA) on Karen Carpenter
"Karen Carpenter was, in my mind, the most extraordinary, natural talent. She was born a diva. Regrettably, her life was cut short. But if she had lived, she would have enjoyed many more years of success (I don't doubt that for a second). And she was no prima donna - she was a class act in the truest sense of the word (Some other divas could take a lesson from her on this point)! In my opinion, I would even call her a legend."

Anette (Germany) on Karen Carpenter
"Great voice!"