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 ...

As a performer on the show "America’s Got Talent," Mandy Harvey received the coveted Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell in 2017. Mandy Harvey, a singer, songwriter and inspirational speaker who ...

After impressing the judges over Zoom with her rendition of Miley Cyrus’s song, “Flowers,” earlier this year, Angela Andrews of Falmouth advanced to the second round of auditions for “America’s ...

Alice Tan Ridley, the singer who appeared in the fifth season of America’s Got Talent in 2010 ... they remain amicable for the sake of the kids. Ridley is survived by two brothers, James ...

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 ...

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 ... Feb. 21, 2025 Ridley, a former teacher, was best known for her time on the fifth season of “America’s Got Talent.” ...

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, 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 ...