Alice Tan Ridley, ‘America’s Got Talent’ singer and mother of actress Gabourey Sidibe, has passed away at the age of 72.
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 of death has not been shared.
The prolific singer made it all the way to semifinals on America’s Got Talent in 2010 after charming the judges with her performance of the Etta James classic “At Last.”
Her obituary notes she also appeared in David LaChapelle‘s 2005 documentary Rize. She also competed in 30 Seconds to Fame in 2002, where she won $25,000, and later in Showtime at the Apollo in 2005.
She also spent decades performing in the New York City subways, often at Herald Square, where she reportedly attracted crowds of people.
