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Bruxelles, Belgium
Jeanne-Paule Marie "Jeannine" Deckers (17 October 1933 – 29 March 1985), better known as Sœur Sourire (French for 'Smiling Sister') and often called The Singing Nun in English-speaking countries, was a Belgian singer-songwriter and a member of the Dominican Order in Belgium as Sister Luc Gabriel. She acquired widespread fame in 1963 with the release of the Belgian French song "Dominique", which…
Known for
- Sœur Sourire: Who Killed the Voice of God? — Self (archive footage)2021
- Samedi soir — Self1971
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Belgium
- Active from
- 1933-10-17
- Active to
- 1985-03-29
Discography
- Dominique
- Sœur Sourire1962
- Zuster Glimlach1962
- The Singing Nun1963
- Alleluia1963
- Entre les étoiles1964
- J'ai trouvé le Seigneur1965
- Kabinda1965
- La Pilule d'or1965
- Sœur Adèle1965
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- 10,053
- Total plays
- 44,705
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Jeanine Deckers (born Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers; October 17, 1933 – March 29, 1985), better known as The Singing Nun, was a nun, and a member (as Sister Luc Gabriel) of the Dominican Fichermont Convent in Belgium. Popular in the convent for her music, she was encouraged by the other nuns to record an album in 1963. One song from that album, "Dominique", soared to the top of the charts in the United States. Overnight, the Dominican nun was an international celebrity with the stage name of Soeur
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gabriel
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Laeken
- Place of death
- Wavre
- Occupation
- nun
- Educated at
- Catholic University of Leuven
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- performing arts
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Official website
- www.singingnun.net
- Image
- Sor Sonrisa.gif
- Religious order
- Dominican Order
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- Commons category
- Sœur Sourire
- date of birth
- 1933-10-17
- date of death
- 1985-03-30
- manner of death
- Suicide
- Commons gallery
- Soeur Sourire
- cause of death
- intoxication
- birth name
- Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- pseudonym
- The Singing Nun
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- end of work period
- 1985-00-00
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