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Alice Tan Ridley, ‘America’s Got Talent’ Singer & Gabourey Sidibe’s Mother, Dies at 72
Alice Tan Ridley, who competed on America's Got Talent in 2010 after performing in New York City subway stations, died on March 25 at age 72.
Alice Tan Ridley, who competed on America’s Got Talent in 2010 after decades of performing in New York City subway stations, died on March 25 at age 72, according to an obituary from her family. Ridley — who was also the mother of Precious and American Horror Story actress Gabourey Sidibe — pursued her dreams of singing late in life, competing on season 5 of NBC’s America’s Got Talent in 2010 at age 58. Ridley made it to the semifinals of AGT season 5 (with singer/songwriter Michael Grimm winning and 10-year-old singer Jackie Evancho finishing in second), and she released her debut album, Never Lost My Way, in 2016 at age 63.
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