The Singing Nun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

The Singing Nun

Nun, singer, musician

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1933

Place of Birth: Laeken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 29-Mar-1985

Profession: singer, nun, singer-songwriter, guitarist, Christians Jehovah’s Witnesses

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jeanne-Paule Marie "Jeannine" Deckers (17 October 1933 – 29 March 1985), better known as Sœur Sourire (French for "Sister Smile") and often credited as 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 friend Annie Pécher.