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

The Grammy-winning singer says her "heart is broken" after the two deaths and she asks for privacy.

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“My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend,” Carey said on Monday. “Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day.”

The Grammy-winning singer said she felt blessed to have spent time with her mother in the week before her death and asked for privacy.

She gave no further details about either woman's cause of death.

Patricia, 87, was a former opera singer and vocal coach of Irish-American descent.

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