Mariah Carey confirms her mother Patricia and sister Alison died on the same day: "My heart is broken"
Mariah Carey confirms her mother Patricia and sister Alison died on the same day: "My heart is broken"
Mariah Carey. Photo: Rob Latour/Shutterstock
Mariah Carey's mother Patricia and her sister Alison died on the same day over the weekend, PEOPLE can confirm."I am heartbroken over the loss of my mother over the weekend past. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life that same day," the 55-year-old Grammy-winning singer said in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE.
"I feel blessed to be able to " Spend my last week with my mother before she died," adds Mariah. "I appreciate everyone's love, support and respect for my privacy in this impossible time, as the cause of Patricia's death, they are known and Alison Patricia, who was previously married to Alfred Roy Carey, was a Juilliard-trained opera singer and vocal coach before the couple welcomed Alison, Mariah, and their son Morgan she later divorced when the "Hero" singer was 3 years old. .Mariah's relationship with her mother - from whom she inherited her vocal talent - has been complicated throughout her life. All about Mariah Carey's parents, Alfred Roy Carey and Patricia Carey< br>" Like many aspects of my life, my journey with my mother has been full of contradictions and competing realities. "It's never just black and white, it's a whole rainbow of emotions," she wrote in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey." Our relationship is a barbed wire of pride, pain, shame, gratitude, jealousy, and disappointment," Mariah continues in the book. "A complicated love binds my heart"Mariah Carey and her mother, Patricia Carey< br> Never miss a story - sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay informed. -date with the best of what PEOPLE has you covered, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories
Despite her ups and downs, Mariah has maintained a relationship with her mother In 2010, they reunited for the ABC special Mariah Carey : Merry Christmas to You and performed a festive mother-daughter duet of "O Come All Ye Choir Faithful/Hallelujah".Mariah also dedicated her memory in part to Patricia. "And to Pat, my mother, who, despite all this, I believe did the best," he wrote. "I will love you as best as I can, always. Mariah's relationship with Alison was also quite complex. The star wrote in his memoir that he was, at least at the time, "emotionally and physically safer for me than anyone contact” with him or Morgan.
"I appreciate everyone's love, support and respect for my privacy during this time impossible," says Mariah By Jack Irvin and Julie Jordan Updated on August 26, 2024 at 9:55 pm EDT
Mariah Carey. Photo: Rob Latour/Shutterstock
Mariah Carey's mother Patricia and her sister Alison died on the same day over the weekend, PEOPLE can confirm."I am heartbroken over the loss of my mother over the weekend past. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life that same day," the 55-year-old Grammy-winning singer said in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE.
"I feel blessed to be able to " Spend my last week with my mother before she died," adds Mariah. "I appreciate everyone's love, support and respect for my privacy in this impossible time, as the cause of Patricia's death, they are known and Alison Patricia, who was previously married to Alfred Roy Carey, was a Juilliard-trained opera singer and vocal coach before the couple welcomed Alison, Mariah, and their son Morgan she later divorced when the "Hero" singer was 3 years old. .Mariah's relationship with her mother - from whom she inherited her vocal talent - has been complicated throughout her life. All about Mariah Carey's parents, Alfred Roy Carey and Patricia Carey< br>" Like many aspects of my life, my journey with my mother has been full of contradictions and competing realities. "It's never just black and white, it's a whole rainbow of emotions," she wrote in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey." Our relationship is a barbed wire of pride, pain, shame, gratitude, jealousy, and disappointment," Mariah continues in the book. "A complicated love binds my heart"Mariah Carey and her mother, Patricia Carey< br> Never miss a story - sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay informed. -date with the best of what PEOPLE has you covered, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories
Despite her ups and downs, Mariah has maintained a relationship with her mother In 2010, they reunited for the ABC special Mariah Carey : Merry Christmas to You and performed a festive mother-daughter duet of "O Come All Ye Choir Faithful/Hallelujah".Mariah also dedicated her memory in part to Patricia. "And to Pat, my mother, who, despite all this, I believe did the best," he wrote. "I will love you as best as I can, always. Mariah's relationship with Alison was also quite complex. The star wrote in his memoir that he was, at least at the time, "emotionally and physically safer for me than anyone contact” with him or Morgan.
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