The singer revealed on Monday, August 26, that her mother Patricia and her sister Alison died on the same day last weekend, without specifying the cause of their disappearance.
Mariah Carey announced on Monday, August 26, that her mother Patricia and her sister Alison died on the same day last weekend, in a statement to the American magazine People.
“My heart is broken because I lost my mother this weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister also passed away on the same day,” the 55-year-old singer wrote.
“I am grateful that I was able to spend the last week with my mother before she passed away. I am grateful for your love and support. I would appreciate your privacy during this difficult time,” she added.
“A complicated love”
In his memoirs, The Meaning of Mariah Careyreleased in 2020, the artist explained that her relationship with her mother had been “full of contradictions,” People reports. Patricia was an opera singer who had studied at the prestigious Juilliard school.
“It’s never been black and white. It’s been a rainbow of emotions. Our relationship is a thorny mix of pride, pain, shame, gratitude, jealousy, admiration and disappointment. A complicated love binds my heart to my mother’s,” she also confided.
The interpreter of We Belong Together has not shared any information about the deaths of his two relatives.
Clement Boutin BFMTV journalist
