Singer Aaron Carter Dies at Age 34 - NBC Southern California

Aaron Carter, the singer-rapper who began performing arsenic a kid and had deed albums starting successful his teen years, was recovered dormant Saturday astatine his location successful Southern California, a root adjacent to the household told NBC News. He was 34.

Representatives for Carter’s household confirmed the singer’s death. His fiance, Melanie Martin, asked for privateness arsenic the household grieves.

“We are inactive successful the process of accepting this unfortunate reality,” Martin said successful a connection Saturday. “Your thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated.”

Carter, the younger member of Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, performed arsenic an opening enactment for Britney Spears arsenic good arsenic his brother’s lad band, and recorded respective hits including “Aaron's Party (Come Get It)” and “I Want Candy.”

Deputies responded astir 11 a.m. pursuing reports of a aesculapian exigency astatine the location successful Lancaster, a godforsaken metropolis astir 70 miles (112 kilometers) northbound of downtown Los Angeles, said Deputy Alejandra Parra with the LA County Sheriff's Department.

Parra said the deputies recovered a deceased idiosyncratic astatine the residence, but she could not instantly corroborate it was Carter. Authorities aboriginal said a location sitter recovered a antheral successful the bathtub successful the location and resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.

Carter opened for the Backstreet Boys circuit successful 1997 — the aforesaid twelvemonth his gold-selling debut self-titled medium released. He reached triple-platinum presumption with his sophomore album, 2000's “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It),” which produced deed singles including the rubric opus and “I Want Candy." His videos received regular airplay connected Disney and Nickelodeon.

The vocalist earned acting credits done his quality connected tv shows including “Lizzie McGuire.” He starred alongside his brother, Nick, and their siblings B.J., Leslie and Angel Carter connected the E! unscripted bid “House of Carters” successful 2006.

Carter made his Broadway debut successful 2001 arsenic JoJo successful the philharmonic “Seussical.” In 2009, helium appeared connected the ABC contention amusement “Dancing with the Stars,” finishing successful 5th spot with spouse Karina Smirnoff. He was featured connected the Food Network cooking amusement “Rachel vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off” successful 2012.

In caller years, Carter opened up astir intelligence wellness issues and cause addiction. In a 2019 interrogation connected the tv amusement "The Doctors," helium said helium suffered from aggregate property disorder, schizophrenia, acute anxiousness and manic depression.

That aforesaid year, Nick Carter Nick Carter filed a restraining bid against his younger sibling after helium allegedly said helium had thoughts of sidesplitting Nick’s wife.

Carter's 5th and last workplace album, “LOVE,” was released successful 2018.