A publicist for the Carter family confirmed the death, but provided no details Wednesday on where or how she died.

A statement from the family says they're grieving for Carter and requested "the utmost privacy."

Carter's single Like Wow was on the soundtrack for Shrek in 2001. In 2006, she appeared in all eight episodes of the reality show House of Carters.

Leslie Carter : Like Wow

Gossip site TMZ claims that the singer is believed to have died from an overdose of prescription drugs, an addiction she had allegedly been struggling with.

TMZ writes: "We're told family members had attempted to rid the home of any prescription medication -- including Xanax --  and were hopeful Leslie was on the road to recovery."

Carter had a daughter, born in April 2011, with husband Mike Ashton.