American singer-songwriter and record producer Mariah Carey shared her profound grief and disclosed the heartbreaking loss of both her mother, Patricia, and sister, Alison, on the same day in a devastating sequence of events. The Grammy-winning artist confirmed these details to People magazine, stating, "My heart is shattered as I've lost my mother over this past weekend. Tragically, my sister also passed away on the same day."
Carey did not disclose the reasons behind their deaths, but the 55-year-old singer requested that people respect her privacy during this unbearable period. "I feel fortunate that I got to spend the last week with my mom before she passed. I am grateful for everyone's love and support and ask for respect for my privacy during this impossible time," Carey added.
Patricia, a Juilliard-trained opera singer and vocal coach, was married to Alfred Roy Carey and had three children: Alison, Mariah, and Morgan. When Mariah was just three years old, her parents divorced. According to People, Carey's relationship with her mother was often tumultuous throughout her life.
In her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, the singer detailed her complex relationship with her mother, describing it as a "prickly rope of pride, pain, shame, gratitude, jealousy, admiration, and disappointment." Despite the challenges, Carey and her mother continued to connect, notably performing a joyful duet together during the 2010 Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You special on ABC.
Carey's relationship with her sister was equally intricate. In her memoir, she revealed that it was, at the time, "emotionally and physically safer for me not to have any contact" with her or Morgan.
