Popular singer Mariah Carey has confirmed the heartbreaking news that both her mother, Patricia Carey, and her sister, Alison Carey, passed away on the same day. The 54-year-old Grammy-winning artist shared the news in a statement to People.
“My heart is broken; my mother passed away last weekend. Sadly, my sister also passed away on the same day,” Mariah said in the statement.
Details surrounding the cause of death for both Patricia and Alison have not been disclosed. Mariah had reportedly been estranged from her mother for some time due to various personal reasons.
Patricia Carey was married to Alfred Roy Carey, and together they had three children: Alison, Mariah, and Morgan. When Mariah was just three years old, her parents separated.
In her 2021 memoir, The Mining of Maria Kerry, the singer was in her complex relationship with her mother.
“Like many events in my life, my relationship with my mother has gone through many phases. It’s not just black or white; it’s a mix of all the colors of the rainbow,” Mariah wrote.
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