Gabourey may have been thrust into the spotlight and become a snob, but her talented mother, Alice Tan Ridley sure is humbled after she floored the judges in her audition on America’s Got Talent. Watch her audition below. Known for singing in the New York City subway system for years, she says it’s “her turn to try to live out her dreams.” I say, AMEN SISTER!

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