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Hortense Ellis the younger sister of rocksteady king Alton Ellis born into a musical family on the 18 of April 1941. With the voice an angel Hortense Ellis sang her way into the fabric of the society. She was just eighteen years old when she first appeared a talent show and a few years later was awarded a silver cup as Jamaica’s Best Female Vocalist. During the 1960s Hortense Ellis and her brother Alton did many recordings together. In 1970 they even toured Canada together doing many shows. Sadly on October 18, 2000 she passed away peacefully. Hortense Ellis left us with musical materials that will never die.