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

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, tmother of actor Gabourey Sidibe and a singer who found national fame in her late 50s on America's Got ...

The actress's mother performed in NYC subways for 30 years before appearing on "America's Got Talent" in 2010.

Ridley sang in New York City subways before breaking out with a performance on 'America's Got Talent' in 2010 Alice Tan ...

Alice Tan Ridley, who competed on America's Got Talent in 2010 after decades of performing in New York City subway stations, ...

Alice Tan Ridley, mother of Precious actress Gabourey Sidibe, has died at the age of 72. Before making it big on America’s ...

Alice Tan Ridley, an America’s Got Talent contestant and the mother of Oscar-nominated actor Gabourey Sidibe, has died at 72.

Alice Tan Ridley, a singer best known as an 'America's Got Talent' semifinalist – and mother of actress Gabourey Sidibe – has ...

She was a paid singer at The Harlem’s Cotton Club for many years. Tan was a regular singer with her family members in the New York subway station. Her brother Melton Lee Ridley Jr-affectionately ...

Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe and a singer who found her own celebrity on America's ...

Singer Alice Tan Ridley, who's the mother of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, has died at 72.  Ridley, who appeared on NBC's ...