On this day, October 17, 1933, Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers, "The Singing Nun," was born.

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The Singing Nun



Background information
Birth name: Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers
Also known as: The Singing Nun; Sœur Sourire; Sister Luc Gabriel, O.P.; Luc Dominique
Born: 17 October 1933; Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
Died: 29 March 1985 (aged 51); Wavre, Brabant, Belgium

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 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 topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and other charts. Owing to confusion over the terms of the recording contract, she was reduced to poverty, and also experienced a crisis of faith, quitting the order, though still remaining a Catholic. She died by suicide with her lifelong partner, Annie Pécher.

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The Singing Nun aka Jeannine Deckers was #BornOnThisDay, Oct. 17, 1933. The hit-song "Dominique" (1963), #1 on the charts, making her a media sensation. Later living in poverty, mentally ill & sexually troubled, she passed in 1985 (age 51) from #suicide drug OD #RIP #gonetoosoon

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