The mother of the actress Gabourey Sidibe, she spent decades singing full time as an underground busker in New York City.

Alice Tan Ridley, a singer who shared her powerful vocals on 'America's Got Talent' and was the mother of Oscar nominee ...

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She was also a paid singer at the famous Cotton Club of Harlem. Ridley, a former teacher, was best known for her time on the fifth season of "America's Got Talent." As daughter Gabourey received ...

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.

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.

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 ...