Katy’s sweet, innocent look and voice in company with both authentic and vintage replica costumes! The entire show will transport you back in time to the 1970’s back to when Karen was on the top of the world!
Since Katy has been performing independently around the United Kingdom circuits, the consistent comments regarding the similarities in voice and appearance of herself and Karen Carpenter through her professional has inspired Katy to create a show that promises to bring Karen Carpenter back for audiences and honour her work, life and an artiste who is missed!
Katy just like Karen, has been involved in music since the age of seven. Professional training for Katy included weekly singing and piano lessons, this has since progressed into a full career in music. She trained in musical theatre at the Italia Conti Academy on their prestigious musical theatre course in London. After completing that Katy went onto perform in various West End musicals and spent four years as a production singer onboard various cruise lines.
Katy naturally has the same smooth, low, velvety tones that Karen became world renowned for – she had a mystery to her voice that one cannot be taught. Karen Carpenter made an enormous impact to the music industry with her voice and overall various musical talents plus her natural charisma and not forgetting the family connection alongside her brother Richard. The music of the Carpenters made a lot of people happy and Karen Carpenter is remembered today as one of the best singers in the world.
The Carpenters were one of the biggest-selling musical acts of all time. Between 1970 and 1984 brother and sister Richard and Karen Carpenter had 17 top 20 hits, including "Goodbye to Love", "Yesterday Once More", "Close to You" and "Rainy Days and Mondays". They notched up 10 gold singles, nine gold albums, one multi-platinum album and three Grammy awards.
