In an interview with People magazine, Mariah Carey revealed that her mother and sister both passed away last weekend. The causes of death for both women are not yet known, as the singer did not want to reveal them.
Mariah Carey plunged into mourning. The singer known for her global hit “All I Want for Christmas” expressed her sadness by publicly announcing the deaths of her mother Patricia Carey, and her older sister, Alison Carey on the same day. In an interview with the magazine Peoplethe singer explained that she was “heartbroken” to have lost both members of her family last weekend. “I am heartbroken to have lost my mother last weekend. Unfortunately in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life the same day,” she said.
The causes of their death are still mysterious.
Explaining that she was “blessed” to have been able to spend the last weeks with her mother before her death, Mariah Carey did not specify the cause of her death, just like that of her sister. However, according to statements from a close friend of the singer to the English tabloid The Sun, Alison Carey was ill and “received palliative care at home for the last three weeks of her life.”
On bad terms with her sister since statements she made in a book published in the 1990s, Mariah Carey also had a tumultuous relationship with her mother. The singing star, now 55, explained in her memoir published in 2020, the complicated relationships she had with her family. “A complicated love binds my heart to that of my mother […] “Our relationship is a mixture of pride, pain, shame, gratitude, jealousy, admiration and disappointment,” she explained.
Thanking her fans for their many messages following the announcement of this terrible news, Mariah Carey said in a statement that she was “grateful for your love and support” and called for respect for her private life “in this difficult time”.