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Mariah Carey has confirmed that her mother Patricia and her sister Alison died on the same day last weekend.

The cause of death of either family member is not known at this time.

“I am heartbroken that I lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,” the Grammy winner said People in a short statement.

“I feel blessed to have been able to spend the last week with my mother before she passed,” Carey added. “I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.”

Carey’s father, Alfred Roy Carey, died in 2002 from a rare form of cancer.

The singer’s parents divorced when she was three years old. In her 2020 memoir, The meaning of Mariah Carey, The singer spoke about her difficult relationship with her mother, writing that their bond “has caused me so much pain and confusion.”

“For my sanity and peace of mind, my therapist encouraged me to literally rename and reframe my family,” she wrote. “My mom became Pat to me, Morgan my ex-brother, and Alison my ex-sister… I had to stop expecting them to one day miraculously become the mom, big brother, and big sister I fantasized about.”

In a 2022 interview with Gayle King, Carey said of her mother, whom she described as a “very talented” opera singer who trained at Juilliard University: “I’ve always credited her for introducing me to music.”

However, the “Obsessed” singer said her mother told her to “just hope” she could be “half the singer” Patricia was when she was growing up.

“There was a clear shift: She made me feel like a competitor, a threat. In place of our previous bond, another bond grew, a rope that bound us together through shared biology and social obligations,” Carey writes in the memoir. “When people you love are jealous of you professionally, that’s part of success, but when that person is your mother and that jealousy comes at such a young age, it’s especially painful.”

“It definitely affected me,” Carey told King of her mother’s words, adding, “I don’t know if she would even remember that.

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“That one statement has stayed with me for the rest of my life. You have to be so careful with what you say.”

Despite her complicated relationship with her mother, Carey paid tribute to Patricia in the dedication of her book, writing, “And to Pat, my mother, who, despite everything, I think, actually did the best she could. I will always love you the best I can.”