The Carpenters star Richard Carpenter is looking to make a chart comeback 25 years after the death of his sister Karen - and he wants another singer to fill her spot.

Carpenter staged a press conference in Tokyo, Japan on his 62nd birthday to announce his plans for a 2009 tribute album, a Christmas album and new material.

And he revealed he's looking to record a new album with a new singer - because he still writes his tunes as duets.

Karen Carpenter died in 1983, aged 32, following complications from an eating disorder.

http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/17/carpenter_plots_comeback_with_a_new_kare

WOW - he always said he would never do that because he'd already worked with the best (awww...). Thanks for posting this, Brian...I will definitely be following this story!!!!!

well, first we got Queen without Freddie.... now The Carpenters without Karen?

Whats next? The Jimi Hendrix Experience without Jimi? :lol:

Have we heard anything more about this?