While helping her daughter, Gabourey Sidibe, pursue her dream as an actress, Alice Tan Ridley also sought to find her footing in the music industry. Spending years performing in the subways of New ...

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 25 in New ...

When Kenadi Dodds finally made it on the stage of “America’s Got Talent,” a show she had unsuccessfully auditioned for twice before, she wanted to make a statement. Wearing rhinestone cowboy boots and ...

“You’re a 10 Ridley,” that was the message Tuesday of internationally acclaimed musician, motivational speaker and “America’s Got Talent” standout Alex Boyé for Ridley High School students. Boyé ...

A singer whose moving performance on “America’s Got Talent” captivated Hoda Kotb got to meet the former TODAY co-anchor. Chuck Adams went viral for his passionate cover of the Goo Goo Dolls’ classic ...

As a performer on the show "America’s Got Talent," Mandy Harvey received the coveted Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell in 2017. Mandy Harvey, a singer, songwriter and inspirational speaker who lost her ...

Some of the South Bay’s most talented people took to the stage in Torrance this weekend. The 2025 South Bay’s Got Talent competition took place Saturday night, Oct. 11, at the James R. Armstrong ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Wednesday, “America’s Got Talent” crowned Jessica Sanchez, a singer who lives in Texas, as its 20th season winner. “Sanchez won America’s hearts and votes for her resilience, ...

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 other ...

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. A cause ...

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, has died. Ridley died ...