The mother of ‘Precious' actress Gabourey Sidibe spent 30 years as an underground performer before hitting it big 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 ...

Stars walk the red carpet at the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art ...

The mother of the actress Gabourey Sidibe, she spent decades singing full time as an underground busker in New York City. By Sopan Deb Alice Tan Ridley, who rose to fame after decades singing for ...

Alice Tan Ridley, a New York City subway singer who gained fame in her 50s after a show-stopping appearance on “America’s Got Talent,” has died at age 72. Ridley was also the mother of Oscar ...

Alice Tan Ridley, who spent three decades entertaining subway riders in New York City as a gospel and R&B singer before wowing viewers on NBC's America's Got Talent and releasing her first studio ...

Gabourey Sidibe (L) and mother Alice Tan Ridley attend the 2011 National Art Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street on October 17, 2011 in New York City. “I’m not your young Mariah Carey, Beyoncé ...

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.