Mariah Carey Opens Up About ‘Couple of Rough Weeks’ After Mother and Sister’s Deaths, Warms Up For International Dates

Gil Kaufman
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Two weeks after suffering a double tragedy, Mariah Carey is gearing up to return to the stage for her international fans. On Sunday (Sept. 8) the singer posted a rehearsal video on Instagram in which she warmed up her pipes for an upcoming run of overseas gigs. “Back at work. It’s been a couple of rough weeks, but I appreciate everyone’s love and support so much and I can’t wait to see my fans in China & Brazil. Love you!” she wrote in the clip in which she sang a stripped-down version of 2005’s “It’s Like That” with accompaniment from a pianist.

“We’ll see you soon China!” MC said enthusiastically at the end of the brief video.

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The singer will hit the stage at Rock in Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sept. 13, before hopping over to Beijing Workers Stadium in China for a pair of gigs on Sept. 15-16 and then jumping back to Brazil on Sept. 20 for a gig at Allianz Parque in S?o Paulo.

Though she didn’t mention their names in her post, the upcoming shows come two weeks after Carey revealed that both her mother, Patricia, and her sister, Alison, had died on the same day the previous weekend. “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,” the singer said at the time.

After wrapping her overseas gigs, Carey will come back home for her run of annual holiday shows, with the Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time tour slated to kick off on Nov. 6 in Highland, CA and running through a Dec. 17 show in Brooklyn.

Check out Mariah’s rehearsal video below.

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