Posts with tag "americas got talent"

Alice Tan Ridley, Gabourey Sidibe's Mom, Rocks! See Her Subway Performances

Posted Jun 16th 2010 at 11:28 AM by Zach Dionne

Before absolutely owning her 'America's Got Talent' audition last night, Alice Tan Ridley had only a few claims to fame: She's the 58-year-old mother of Oscar-nominated 'Precious' star Gabourey Sidibe, and she's a dedicated New York City subway performer. "My daughter is a big star, but I'm still pursuing my dream, which is to become a great singer," Ridley said on the show. And sing great ...

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Howie Mandel Chats 'America's Got Talent,' OCD

Posted Jun 13th 2010 at 11:00 AM by Nicki Gostin

Howie Mandel has been very busy. The 54-year-old stand-up comedy veteran became hot all over again hosting 'Deal or no Deal.' Last year, he wrote a New York Times best-seller, his alternately hilarious and bracingly-honest memoir 'Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me,' touching on his often crippling obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now he's back on TV as the new judge on 'America's Got Talent,' ...

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Gabourey Sidibe's Mom Seeks Fame on 'America's Got Talent'

Posted May 4th 2010 at 01:54 PM by Gary Susman

After the rags-to-riches success story of Gabourey Sidibe over the last year, can a similar Cinderella moment be far behind for her mother? The 'Precious' star's mom, veteran New York City subway performer Alice Tan Ridley, auditioned recently for 'America's Got Talent.' According to Radar Online, the R&B singer says she thinks she did well and hinted that we're likely to see a lot of her ...

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Sharon Osbourne: Susan Boyle Was 'Hit With An Ugly Stick'

Posted Nov 5th 2009 at 03:30 PM by PopEater Staff

Sharon Osbourne went on an unfiltered rant about 'Britain's Got Talent' contestant Susan Boyle on Sirius XM's 'The Opie & Anthony Show' and her comments got pretty catty. "She is a lovely lady. You just want to say 'God bless' and here's a Gillette razor," Osbourne said. She continued to blast Boyle's looks by adding, "[God] gave her the talent. But he hit her with a f****** ugly stick." ...

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Watch Susan Boyle's U.S. 'Talent' Debut

Posted Sep 17th 2009 at 07:26 AM by PopEater / Wire Services

She wasn't even a competitor on the show, but Susan Boyle arguably stole the finale of 'America's Got Talent' Wednesday night. Making her U.S. television singing debut, Boyle sang a version of the Rolling Stones' song 'Wild Horses' and even spoke briefly about her hospitalization following her loss on 'Britain's Got Talent.' "I've never felt so tired. I look back at it now and it was a ...

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Ukrainian Has Definitely 'Got Talent'

Posted Aug 28th 2009 at 07:45 AM by PopEater Staff

Susan Boyle sit down, there's a new foreigner who has a ton of 'Talent.' 'Ukraine's Got Talent' winner Kseniya Simonova does something we've never seen before -- drawing in the sand. Set to music, Simonova depicts the invasion of Ukraine by Germany in World War II. Watch It ...