wˌɛn hiː wʌz ˈeɪt jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld, hɪz mˈʌðɚ dˈaɪd ɪnðə hˈaɪæt ɹˈiːdʒənsi wˈɔːkweɪ kəlˈæps ɪn kˈænzəs sˈɪɾi, wˌɛɹ ʃiː wʌz pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ wɪð mˌæɹɪˈætʃi ɛstɹˈɛlə.
When he was eight years old, his mother died in the Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in Kansas City, where she was performing with Mariachi Estrella.