# Shirley Ellis

> Shirley Marie O'Garra was an American soul music singer and songwriter of West Indian heritage. She is best known for her novelty hits "The Nitty Gritty", "The Name Game", and "The Clapping Song". "The Clapping Song" sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.

*American singer (1929–2005)*

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

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1929-01-19
- **Died:** 2005-10-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.5 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 9.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1709569/ (@nm1709569)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/144660)
- [شيرلي إليس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3)
- [شيرلى اليس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3)
- [شرلی الیس](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%84%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3)
- [Shirley Ellis](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Ellis)
- [Shirley Ellis](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Ellis)
- [Shirley Ellis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Ellis)
- [شرلی الیس](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%84%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3)
- [Shirley Ellis](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Ellis)
- [Shirley Ellis](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Ellis)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/68aafb3e-cfc2-4549-8dd5-e1d8753dd697)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q439346)
- [Shirley Ellis](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3456300)

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