Aaron Carter, singer and rapper, dies at 34 in California

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Carter, the singer-rapper who started performing as a baby and had hit albums beginning in his teen years, was discovered useless Saturday at his house in Southern California. He was 34.

Representatives for Carter’s household confirmed the singer’s dying. They didn’t present any quick additional remark.

Carter, the youthful brother of Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, carried out as a gap act for Britney Spears in addition to his brother’s boy band, and appeared on the household’s actuality sequence “Home of Carters” that aired on E! Leisure Tv.

Deputies responded round 11 a.m. following studies of a medical emergency on the house in Lancaster, a desert metropolis about 70 miles (112 kilometers) north of downtown Los Angeles, mentioned Deputy Alejandra Parra with the LA County Sheriff’s Division.

Parra mentioned the deputies discovered a deceased particular person on the residence, however she couldn’t instantly affirm it was Carter.

Carter’s fiancé, Melanie Martin, requested for privateness because the household grieves.

“We’re nonetheless within the technique of accepting this unlucky actuality,” Martin mentioned in an announcement Saturday. “Your ideas and prayers are drastically appreciated.”

Carter opened for the Backstreet Boys tour in 1997 — the identical 12 months his gold-selling debut self-titled album launched. He reached triple-platinum standing together with his sophomore album, 2000’s “Aaron’s Social gathering (Come Get It),” which produced hit singles together with the title track and “I Need Sweet.” His movies obtained common airplay on Disney and Nickelodeon.

The singer earned appearing credit via his look on tv reveals together with “Lizzie McGuire.” He starred alongside his brother, Nick, and their siblings B.J., Leslie and Angel Carter on the E! unscripted sequence “Home of Carters” in 2006.

Carter made his Broadway debut in 2001 as JoJo in “Who in Seussical the Musical.” In 2009, he appeared on the ABC competitors present “Dancing with the Stars,” ending in fifth place with companion Karina Smirnoff. He was featured on the Meals Community cooking present “Rachel vs. Man: Celeb Prepare dinner-Off” in 2012.

In 2017, Carter opened up about his substance abuse on an episode of “The Medical doctors.” He was in rehab that very same 12 months after he was arrested on suspicion of driving below the affect and marijuana prices. He checked himself in for therapy on a couple of events in an effort to regain custody of his son Prince.

Carter’s fifth and ultimate studio album, “LOVE,” was launched in 2018.