Aaron Carter, the singer-rapper who began performing as a child

had hit albums starting in his teen years,

was found dead Saturday at his home in Southern California. He was 34.

Representatives for Carter's family confirmed the singer's death.

They did not provide any immediate further comment.

Carter, the younger brother of Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys,

performed as an opening act for Britney Spears as well as his brother's boy band,

and appeared on the family's reality series “House of Carters"

that aired on E! Entertainment Television.

Deputies responded around 11 a.m. following reports of a medical emergency at the home in Lancaster,

a desert city about 70 miles (112 kilometers) north of downtown Los Angeles,