A beloved New York City subway singer who was launched into stardom on “America’s Got Talent” has died at age 72. Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, died on March ...

Chasing her own dream, Ridley eventually auditioned for America’s Got Talent. Blowing the judges away, the singer made it through several rounds before leaving. Sadly, on March 25th, the singer ...

Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of Precious and American Horror Story actor Gabourey Sidibe and a singer who performed ... finding national fame on America’s Got Talent in her late 50s, has died ...

By Sopan Deb Alice Tan Ridley, who rose to fame after decades singing for tips in the New York City subway with an unexpected run on the television show “America’s Got Talent,” died on March ...

Alice Tan Ridley, a singer who shared her powerful vocals on the New York City subway before performing on “America’s Got Talent” and the mother of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, has died.

Alice Tan Ridley, who competed on America's Got Talent in 2010 after decades of performing in New York City subway stations, ...

Alice Tan Ridley, who competed on America’s Got Talent in 2010 after decades of ... Ridley made it to the semifinals of AGT season 5 (with singer/songwriter Michael Grimm winning and 10-year ...

Alice “Tan” Ridley-Sidibe, a former America’s Got Talent singer and mother to actress Gabourey Sidibe, has died. She was 72. Ridley died March 25 in New York City, according to her obituary.

Alice Tan Ridley, the singer who appeared in the fifth season of America’s Got Talent in 2010, has passed away at the age of 72. People confirmed that the talented singer breathed her last on ...

Ridley was not just known for being the mother of the award-winning Precious star, 41, but was a force in her own right and regarded as a talented singer ... on America's Got Talent.

Alice “Tan” Ridley, past contestant on America’s Got Talent and mother of actress Gabourey Sidibe, has died at the age of 72. According to an obituary published on Legacy, the singer passed ...