# Alton Ellis

> Alton Nehemiah Ellis was a Jamaican singer-songwriter. One of the innovators of rocksteady, he was given the informal title "Godfather of Rocksteady". In 2006, he was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame.

*Jamaican musician (1938–2008)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/alton-ellis

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1938-09-01
- **Died:** 2008-10-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 16.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 10.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1392521/ (@nm1392521)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/77086)
- [ألتون إليس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3)
- [التون اليس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3)
- [التون الیس](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3)
- [Alton Ellis](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Ellis)
- [Alton Ellis](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Ellis)
- [Alton Ellis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Ellis)
- [Alton Ellis](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Ellis)
- [Alton Ellis](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Ellis)
- [Alton Ellis](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Ellis)
- [אלטון אליס](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A1)
- [Alton Ellis](https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Ellis)
- [Alton Ellis](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Ellis)
- [アルトン・エリス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9)
- [Alton Ellis](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Ellis)
- [Alton Ellis](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Ellis)
- [Alton Ellis](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Ellis)
- [Alton Ellis](https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Ellis)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b04d9207-306c-42db-8b6a-c94d49b4b08a)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q443886)
- [Alton Ellis](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3519150)

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