Aaron Carter dies: Nick Carter wipes tears during Backstreet Boys tribute – The National

No dry eyes were in sight as the Backstreet Boys paused their concert at London’s O2 Arena on Sunday to pay tribute to Aaron Carter, the brother of member Nick Carter, who died at his home in California on Saturday. .

A slideshow containing photos of the Carter brothers played on the arena’s video screens to the tune of the 2019 Backstreet Boys song. no placeAaron was 34 years old.

Nick wiped away tears as the other band members hugged him on stage.

“It’s a very special song for us because that song is about family,” Kevin Richardson explained to the cheering crowd. My heart is heavy. We just wanted to find a moment in the show to acknowledge him.”

“Nick’s brother Aaron Carter passed away yesterday,” Richardson continued. “He is part of our family and we appreciate everyone’s love, wishes and support.”

Nick, 42, didn’t talk about his dead brother on stage.

However, he shared a series of photos of him and Aaron on Instagram before his concert on Sunday.

“My heart is broken,” he wrote. “His brother and I had a complicated relationship, but my love for him never faded.”

The Backstreet Boys member wrote that he “always held out hope” that his brother, who spoke publicly about his struggles with drug addiction and mental illness, would “find the help he desperately needed.”

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“I will miss my brother more than anyone else,” he concluded. “Now we can finally have peace that we could never find on earth.”

Aaron was found dead in the bathtub of his Southern California home. An official cause of death has not yet been announced.

Over the weekend, his twin sister, Angel Conrad, also shared a tribute to her brother on Instagram.

“I know you are at peace now,” Conrad wrote.

Aaron’s fiancée, Melanie Martin, has also publicly shared her grief following his death.On TikTok, she posted a two-second clip of herself crying behind the wheel of her car and I posted an old recording of Aaron dancing during a livestream.

The couple has an 11-month-old son, Prince.

Carter’s 2000 album, Aaron’s Party (Come Get It), Selling 3 million copies, producing hit singles including the title track, i want candyHis videos were broadcast regularly on Disney and Nickelodeon.

In 2009, Carter appeared on ABC’s competition show. dance with the starsfinished fifth with partner Karina Smirnoff.

Carter’s fifth and final studio album. Lovereleased in 2018.

— Using file from Associated Press

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