Alice “Tan” Ridley, past contestant on America’s Got Talent and mother of actress Gabourey Sidibe, has died at the age of 72.

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

NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to remember Alice Tan Ridley, who busked in the New York City subways and reached the ...

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

Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe who wowed America’s Got Talent viewers with her musical talents, has died. She was 72. Ridley died on March 25 in New York City, ...

Ridley is survived by two brothers — James D. "Jimmy" Ridley and Tommy Lee "Tom-Tom" Cherry — and two sisters, Julia Van ...

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 ...

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 Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe and a singer who found her own celebrity on America's Got Talent in 2010, died March 25 in New York City, according to her ...