Mariah Carey revealed mom Patricia and sister Alison both tragically died over the weekend.
“My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend,” Mariah, 55, said in a statement shared with People Monday. “Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day.”
Although the Grammy winner did not reveal either cause of death, she was able to spend time with her 87-year-old mother before her passing.
“I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed,” she added. “I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.”
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It’s unclear when she last saw Alison, who was 63 at the time of her death.
Patricia shared Mariah, Alison and son Morgan with ex-husband Alfred Roy Carey. The exes wed in 1960 and split when the “Obsessed” singer was 3.
Mariah inherited her vocal talents from her mother, who was a Juilliard-trained opera singer and vocal coach.
However, the mother-daughter duo had a very complex relationship, which Mariah once described as “a prickly rope of pride, pain, shame, gratitude, jealousy, admiration, and disappointment.”
The legendary singer opened up about the pair’s relationship in her 2020 memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah 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,” she wrote.
Despite their ups and downs, the “Hero” singer dedicated the memoir in part to her mother.
“And to Pat, my mother, who, through it all, I do believe actually did the best she could,” she wrote. “I will love you the best I can, always.”
