Alice Tan Ridley, a singer who shared her powerful vocals on 'America's Got Talent' and was the mother of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, has died. She was 72.

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, the AGT performer and mother of actress Gabourey Sidibe, passed away on March 25, 2025, in New York City, at the age of 72. Known for her work in everyday New York settings ...

Singer Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of actress Gabourey Sidibe, has passed away at the age of 72. The singer died on March 25 in New York City. Alice became popular when she appeared on the ...

The mother of ‘Precious' actress Gabourey Sidibe spent 30 years as an underground performer before hitting it big on ‘America’s Got Talent.’ ...

By the time Alice Tan Ridley tried out for America's Got Talent in 2010, she had already led a tough, full, and interesting life. Her audition song aptly, was the Etta James classic, "At Last." ...

Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, died on March 25 in New York City. Her death was confirmed by her loved ones, including the “Precious” actress, 41, in an ...

Alice “Tan” Ridley, past contestant on America’s Got Talent and mother of actress Gabourey Sidibe, has died at the age of 72. According to an obituary published on Legacy, the singer passed away on ...

Alice Tan Ridley, the talented singer who rose to fame as a star on America’s Got Talent, has died at age 72. Ridley, the mother of actress Gabourey Sidibe, died on March 25, her family announced.

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.

Alice Tan Ridley, 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 ...