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 the New York City subway before performing on "America's Got Talent" and the mother of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, has died. Ridley died ...

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 ...

Singer Alice Tan Ridley, who's the mother of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, has died at 72. Ridley, who appeared on NBC's America’s Got Talent in 2010, passed away on March 25 in New York.

Harlem’s Cotton Club and other venues before finding national fame on America’s Got Talent in her late 50s, has died in New York. She was 72. Her March 25 death was announced by her family.