Sœur Sourire

Musical Artist

1933 – 1985

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Who was Sœur Sourire?

Jeanine Deckers was a Belgian singer-songwriter and initially a member of the Dominican Order in Belgium. She acquired world fame in 1963 as Sœur Sourire when she scored a hit with the her French-language song "Dominique". She is sometimes credited as "The Singing Nun".

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Born
Oct 17, 1933
City of Brussels
Also known as
  • The Singing Nun
  • Soeur Sourire
  • Jeanine Deckers
  • Dominique, Luc
  • Souer Sourire
  • Jeanne-Paule-Marie Deckers
  • Luc Dominique
  • Sister Luc Gabrielle
  • O.P.
Profession
Education
  • Catholic University of Leuven
Died
Mar 29, 1985
Wavre

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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