A day to remember Jeanne-Paule ‘Jeannine’ Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire, the Singing Nun, who #DOTD in 1985. The Singing Nun earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1963 when "Dominique" spent 12 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, including 4 at #1! #TheSingingNun #OneHitWondered

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Dominique ❥
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#Interestingly MGM’s 1966 glossy, ‘semi-biographical’ film, The Singing Nun (starring Debbie Reynolds as a renamed heroine, ‘Sister Ann’), fictionalized much of the story… and Jeannine Deckers disowned it. #TheSingingNun #DebbieReynolds #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory A day to remember Jeanne-Paule ‘Jeannine’ Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire, the Singing Nun, #BOTD in 1933. The Singing Nun earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1963 when "Dominique" spent 12 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, including 4 at #1! #TheSingingNun #OneHitWondered

Jeannine Deckers, Belgian singer-songwriter, known as Sœur Sourire and The Singing Nun, was born on Oct. 17, 1933 (d. 1985). #SœurSourire #TheSingingNun #JeannineDeckers

"Alleluia" (Soeur Sourire [Jeannine Deckers]) (1964, The Ed Sullivan Show)
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Jeannine Deckers, Belgian singer-songwriter, known as Sœur Sourire and The Singing Nun, was born on Oct. 17, 1933 (d. 1985). #SœurSourire #TheSingingNun #JeannineDeckers

The B-Side of the "Dominique" single (1963):

"Entre les étoiles" (Soeur Sourire) (1963)
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Jeannine Deckers, Belgian singer-songwriter, known as Sœur Sourire and The Singing Nun, was born on Oct. 17, 1933 (d. 1985). #SœurSourire #TheSingingNun #JeannineDeckers

She had widespread fame with this:

"Dominique" (Soeur Sourire) (1963)
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Jeannine Deckers Belgian singer-songwriter Jeannine Deckers, better known as The Singing Nun, was BOTD in 1933. Born in Brussels, she trained as an art teacher. In 1959, while teaching at a scout camp, she met 16 y…

Belgian singer-songwriter Jeannine Deckers, aka The Singing Nun, was BOTD in 1933. After shooting to fame with “Dominique”, she left the convent, became a lesbian, got busted for unpaid taxes and committed suicide with her girlfriend aged 51. #jeanninedeckers #thesingingnun #bornonthisday #sadgays

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120/1963
In december 1963 prijkte #TheSingingNun in Canada 4 weken op 1 met 'Dominique'. Jeanne-Paule Marie "Jeannine" Deckers, een Belgische kloosterzuster, stapte echter samen met haar vriendin uit het leven in 1985.
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Ah yes, nuns in full makeup and false eyelashes. #TheSingingNun #TCMParty

Great minds. My thought was “This is like a TV movie.”
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I have a pet peeve. Movies in which the credits say "Guest Starring......"
That's a TV show. You are not a TV show.
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Sœur Sourire : Une vie entre célébrité et tourments - J'imagine - jimagine.org Sœur Sourire, de son vrai nom Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers, est née le 17 octobre 1933 à Bruxelles. Elle deviendra célèbre dans le monde entier sous ce nom de scène, mais derrière le sourire public se c...

29 mars 1985 : Suicide de Soeur Sourire et de sa compagne
Sœur Sourire : Une vie entre célébrité et tourments . CLIQUEZ ICI POUR DECOUVRIR SA SAGA => => jimagine.org/soeur-sourir...
#chanson #Belgique #Dominique #SoeurSourire #Wavre #TheSingingNun #Faith #Life

40 jaar geleden, 29 maart 1985, stierf Soeur Sourire. Wereldberoemd met de Belpop klassieker Dominique, maar financieel en emotioneel leeg geplunderd door haar kloosterorde. Ze was 51 jaar. #soeursourire #thesingingnun #belpop #nonkelmuziek

“Dominique” by The Singing Nun was a Billboard number one song in 1963 #TheSingingNun