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The Singing Nun

1933 - 1985

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Jeanne-Paule Marie "Jeannine" Deckers (17 October 1933 – 29 March 1985), better known as Sœur Sourire (French for 'Sister Smile') and often called The Singing Nun in English-speaking countries, was a Belgian Catholic singer-songwriter and former member of the Dominican Order as Sister Luc Gabriel. In 1963, she acquired widespread fame with the release of the Belgian French song "Dominique", which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and other charts, along with her debut album. Owing partially to confusion over the terms of the recording contract, she was eventually reduced to poverty and also experienced a crisis of faith, leaving the order, though still remaining a Catholic. She died by suicide in 1985 with her life partner, Annie Pécher. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. The Singing Nun is the 309th most popular singer (down from 243rd in 2019), the 193rd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 159th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, The Singing Nun ranks 309 out of 4,381. Before her are F. R. David, Mylène Farmer, Basshunter, Lara Fabian, Youssou N'Dour, and Natalia Oreiro. After her are Lucia Popp, Jennie, Agnes Baltsa, M.I.A., Frida Boccara, and Rita Marley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, The Singing Nun ranks 107. Before her are Henri, Count of Paris, Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Jehan Sadat, Ko Un, Cees Nooteboom, and Lubomyr Husar. After her are Isao Iwabuchi, Henry Hartsfield, Sheldon Adelson, Philippe de Broca, Elizabeth Montgomery, and Lea Massari. Among people deceased in 1985, The Singing Nun ranks 42. Before her are Robert Graves, Ernst Öpik, Tage Erlander, Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Kirill Moskalenko, and Henry Hathaway. After her are Ian Stewart, Abe Lenstra, John G. Trump, Kiki Camarena, Donald O. Hebb, and Méret Oppenheim.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, The Singing Nun ranks 193 out of 1,190. Before her are Fernand Khnopff (1858), Juliana of Liège (1193), Constantin Meunier (1831), Alexander Agricola (1446), Lara Fabian (1970), and Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne (1735). After her are Clara Peeters (1594), Raymond Goethals (1921), Zénobe Gramme (1826), Henri de Baillet-Latour (1876), Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802), and Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573).

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Among SINGERS In Belgium

Among singers born in Belgium, The Singing Nun ranks 3. Before her are Jacques Brel (1929), and Lara Fabian (1970). After her are Violetta Villas (1938), Stromae (1985), José van Dam (1940), René Jacobs (1946), Edgar P. Jacobs (1904), Sandra Kim (1972), Kate Ryan (1980), Arno (1949), and Natacha Atlas (1964).

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