Mariah Carey at the Recording Academy Honours Presented By The Black Music Collective held at the Fairmont Century Plaza on 1 February 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Mark Von Holden/Billboard via Getty Images)
Singer Mariah Carey has confirmed to US media that her mother, Patricia, and sister, Alison, died on the same day over the weekend.
“My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,” Carey, 55, wrote in a statement to US media.
“I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed. I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time,” she continued.
Further details regarding Patricia and Alison’s death, such as causes, have not been shared yet.
Mariah’s mother Patricia Carey (née Hickey) was an Irish American retired opera singer and freelance vocal coach, according to the Mariah Carey Fandom Wiki.
The singer’s estranged sister Alison Carey died in her home in Greene County, New York; her death was reportedly related to organ function, according to Times Union.
The singer had a complicated relationship with her sister, mother and brother Morgan Carey.
“Like many aspects of my life, my journey with my mother has been full of contradictions and competing realities. It’s never been only black-and-white – it’s been a whole rainbow of emotions,” Mariah wrote in her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey.
“A complicated love tethers my heart to my mother’s,” she wrote.
