Jenni Rivera's remains identified

Singer Jenni Rivera sings the national anthem at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles in August. Rivera, 43, died Sunday, December 9, when the small plane she was traveling in crashed in the mountains of northern Mexico, her brother told CNN. Rivera attends the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Conference in April in Miami. Rivera performs at the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards in April in Miami. Rivera was known to fans as "La Diva de la Banda," or the Diva of Banda Music, establishing herself as a musical powerhouse with her Spanish-language performances of regional Mexican corridos, or ballads. In recent years, she had been working to crack the English-language U.S. market. Rivera at the SAGIndie Actors Only brunch in January during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. She reportedly was on the verge of crossover success with a sitcom inspired by "I Love Jenni," a Spanish-language reality TV show. Rivera performs during the Teleton 2010 in December 2010 in Mexico City. Rivera's performances of soulful ballads won her millions of fans on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Rivera belts out a number during the 11th annual Latin Grammy Awards in November 2010 in Las Vegas. Rivera takes on the Mexican national anthem before the junior middleweight bout between Shane Mosley and Sergio Mora in September 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The singer kisses her son during a July 2009 concert in Los Angeles. Rivera arrives at Univision's Premio Lo Nuestro a La Musica Latina Awards in March 2009 in Coral Gables, Florida. Rivera, right, joins singers Vikki Carr, left, and Olga Tanon during the ninth annual Latin Grammy Awards in November 2008 in Houston. Lupillo and Jenni Rivera team up during the ninth annual Latin Grammy Awards in November 2008 in Houston. Rivera attends the Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year tribute to ranchera star Vicente Fernandez in September 2002 in Hollywood, California. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The remains have been turned over to Rivera's family, a government spokesman says Her publicist and co-pilot's remains have been identified as well, the spokesman says The cause of Sunday's crash is under investigation (CNN) -- Music star Jenni Rivera's remains have been identified and turned over to her family, a government spokesman in Mexico said Thursday. Rivera was killed Sunday when the plane on which she was flying plummeted from 28,000 feet, Mexico's transportation secretary said. The plane crashed in a mountainous area 9,000 feet above sea level. The remains of Rivera's publicist and the plane's co-pilot have also been identified, the spokesman for Mexico's Nuevo Leon state said. Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera died Sunday, December 9, when the small plane she was traveling in crashed in the mountains of northern Mexico, her brother told CNN. Rivera, 43, was known to fans as "La Diva de la Banda," or the Diva of Banda Music, establishing herself as a musical powerhouse with her Spanish -language performances of regional Mexican corridos, or ballads. Recently, she had been working to crack the English-language U.S. market. Federal police are on hand at a base near the plane crash site Sunday in Iturbide, Mexico. "The aircraft was destroyed, totally fragmented," an aviation official told CNN affiliate Televisa. Six others were killed, including the singer's publicist, attorney and makeup artists, her brother, Gustavo Rivera, told CNN en Espanol. A helicopter flies over the crash site Sunday as investigators search the area. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. Civil protection personnel and soldiers inspect the perimeter of the crash site Sunday. The plane took off early Sunday from Monterrey, Mexico, and shortly lost contact with air traffic controllers. Workers search around the accident scene in Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range. Security members work at the site of the plane wreckage. Forensic technicians arrive at a base set up by federal police near the plane crash site. Singer Jenni Rivera dies in plane crash Singer Jenni Rivera dies in plane crash Singer Jenni Rivera dies in plane crash Singer Jenni Rivera dies in plane crash Singer Jenni Rivera dies in plane crash Singer Jenni Rivera dies in plane crash Singer Jenni Rivera dies in plane crash Photos: Jenni Rivera dies in plane crash The cause of the crash is under investigation. Two civil lawsuits against the company that owns the private jet accuse the firm of lying about its links to a businessman convicted of falsifying maintenance records. Rivera, who was 43, is mourned by millions of fans.