Carole King Biography and Wiki
Carole King Klein is a renowned American Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician recognized as one of the most significant and influential musicians of all time. She has been active since 1958 and has over 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Carole began as one of the staff songwriters at the Brill Building and later went on as a solo artist.
Carole King Age and Birthday
She was born on February 9, 1942, as Carol Joan Klein in New York City. She is 80 years old as of 2022. Her birth sign is Aquarius.
Carole King Height
The singer stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches (Approx, 1.68 meters) tall.
Carole King Education
She attended and graduated from James Madison High School where she and her friends formed a band called the Co-Sines and made demo records with her friend Paul Simon.
From there she later enrolled at Queens College, where she met her songwriting partner. More details regarding her academic credentials will be updated soon.
Carole King Family, Parents, Siblings
The musician was born in Manhattan, New York City, to her Jewish parents Eugenia Gingold (mother), and Sidney N. Klein (father). Her mother was a teacher while her dad was a firefighter.
Her parents met in an elevator in 1936 at Brooklyn College, where her father pursued a chemistry major and her mother studied and majored in English and drama.
Further details regarding her family background will be updated soon when revealed.
Carole King Husband|Spouse, Who Is She Married to?
In Accordance with her love life, the famed singer has been espoused four times. She first married her songwriting partner, Gerry Goffin who was a lyricist. She later married Charles Larkey for 7 years.
Carole was espoused for a year to Rick Evers until his untimely passing. She later got married to Rick Sorenson from 1982 to 1989.
She wrote in her memoir that she had been physically abused by her third husband, Rick Evers, on a regular basis who later passed away from cocaine overdose days after they separated in 1978.
We are keeping tabs and we will update her relationship details soon.
Carole King Children
She is blessed with four children; Louise Goffin, Sherry Goffin Kondor, artist Molly Larkey, and Levi Larkey.
Carole King’s Net Worth
The named public figure has an estimated net worth of $100 million as of 2022. This amount is from her extensive career as a musician among other investments.
Carole King’s Songs and Albums
- Tapestry
- “It’s Too Late”
- “You’ve Got A Friend”‘
- “Jazzman”
- Really Rosie
- “Now and Forever”
- A Holiday Carole
- “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” (with Jennifer Hudson and Jamie Hartman)
Carole King Tapestry
Tapestry is the second studio album she released in 1971 on Ode Records and produced by Lou Adler. It notably won four Grammy Awards in 1972, including Album of the Year.