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Alice Tan Ridley, a Subway Singer Who Dazzled on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ Dies at 72

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

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Actors and Actresses, Deaths (Obituaries), Georgia, Music, New York City, Ridley, Alice Tan (1952- ), Sidibe, Gabourey, Street Performers, Subways, Television
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