That said, the very first winner of 'AGT' Season 1 was an 11-year-old girl by the name of Bianca Ryan, a singer who left everyone stunned with her strong vocals as she went on to nab the very $1 ...

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.

LOS ANGELES -- 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 ...

Nicknamed Tan, Ridley was born the seventh of eight children to Melton Lee and Lessie B. Ridley in Georgia's Charles Junction, which is now called Lumpkin. In 1969, she graduated from Stewart ...

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. Paul Zimmerman ... her gift when she ...

For exclusive news and updates, subscribe to our America's Got Talent Newsletter ... Before becoming a jazz and gospel singer, Ridley got her teaching license from the New York State Board ...

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 ...

“We are thrilled to welcome Jennifer Lopez back to host the American Music Awards,” said Jay Penske, CEO, Dick Clark Productions. “Jennifer’s incredible talent and incomparable stage ...

the mother of Precious and American Horror Story actor Gabourey Sidibe and a singer who performed for several decades in New York City subway stations, Harlem’s Cotton Club and other venues before ...

Before making it big on America’s Got Talent, Ridley entertained New York ... Before becoming a jazz and gospel singer, Ridley got her teaching license from the New York State Board of Education ...

Before making it big on America’s Got Talent, Ridley entertained New York subway riders ... Before becoming a jazz and gospel singer, Ridley got her teaching license from the New York State Board of ...