Mariah Carey’s mother Patricia Carey and her sister Alison Carey died on the same day over the weekend, the 55-year-old singer confirmed on Monday. The Without You singer expressed her grief in an emotional statement. Although she did not disclose the cause of death, she urged people to “respect their privacy” during this “impossible time.”

Mariah Carey’s mother and sister die on the same day

In a brief statement to People, the Emotions singer said: “I am heartbroken to have lost my mother this past weekend. Unfortunately, my sister lost her life the same day in a tragic turn of events.” “I feel blessed to have been able to spend the last week with my mother before she passed away,” she continued, adding: “I am grateful for everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.”

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The five-time Grammy winner’s parents divorced when she was just three years old. Her father, Alfred Roy Cory, died of a rare form of cancer in 2002. Mariah spoke about her strained relationship with her late mother in her 2020 memoir “The Meaning of Mariah Carey.” “Like many aspects of my life, my journey with my mother was full of contradictions and competing realities. It was never just black and white – it was a whole rainbow of emotions,” she wrote.

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She also recalled her tumultuous relationship with her brother Morgan Carey and late sister Alison Carey. “In order to preserve my sanity and peace of mind, my therapist advised me to literally rename and remake my family,” she wrote, adding, “My mother became Pat to me, Morgan became my ex-brother, and Alison became my ex-sister… I had to stop expecting that one day they would miraculously become the mommy, big brother, and big sister I dreamed of.”