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.

Tan was the winner on the first episode of 30 Seconds to Fame (2002); Won an Emmy for her part in Military Families (2007); America’s Got Talent top 12 contestants (season 5- 2010); Released her ...

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." ...

Singer Alice Tan Ridley, who appeared on "America's Got Talent" in 2010, has died at age 72.© NBCUniversal via Getty Images Ridley, the mother of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, died on March 25 ...

In 2010, Ridley was nationally recognized for her gift when she performed on America's Got Talent. “Alice is just brilliant,” judge Piers Morgan said after she sang " At Last." ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...

Alice Tan Ridley, mother of Precious actress Gabourey Sidibe, has died at the age of 72. Before making it big on America’s Got Talent, Ridley entertained New York subway riders for three decades.