# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jimmy-orion-ellis
# Generated: 2026-08-15T04:19:06.388Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jimmy-orion-ellis"
name: "Jimmy \"Orion\" Ellis"
slug: "jimmy-orion-ellis"
description: "James Hodges Ellis, also known as Orion, was an American singer. His voice was similar to Elvis Presley's, a fact which he and his record company played upon, making some believe that some of his recordings were by Presley, or even that Presley had not died in 1977. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy Wynette, Ricky Skaggs, Lee Greenwood, Gary Morris, and the Oak Ridge Boys."
tagline: "American singer (1945–1998)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Orioningold_photo_by_Shelby_Singleton.used_with_permission.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1945-02-26"
deathDate: "1998-12-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           52.3
  momentum:             1.799272455927619
  historical:           10.52206666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7767774/"
    handle:    "nm7767774"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.orionjimmyellis.com"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1310313"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%89_%22%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%22_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3"
    title: "چيمى \"وريون\" اليس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Ellis_(S%C3%A4nger)"
    title: "Jimmy Ellis (Sänger)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(singer)"
    title: "Orion (singer)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(m%C3%BAsico)"
    title: "Orion (músico)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(laulja)"
    title: "Orion (laulja)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(chanteur)"
    title: "Orion (chanteur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_%22Orion%22_Ellis"
    title: "Jimmy \"Orion\" Ellis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%86)"
    title: "Орион (певец)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Ellis_(musiker)"
    title: "Jimmy Ellis (musiker)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bfc1eafd-c034-4047-ae1f-f4da194d206c"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q163947"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4839238"
    title: "Jimmy Orion Ellis"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump