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The Singing Nun

The Singing Nun has been played on NTS in shows including Keel Her , featured first on 1 January 2019. Songs played include Dominique.

"Soeur Sourire" is an incorrect spelling of Sœur Sourire.

The Singing Nun was Jeanine Deckers (born Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers; October 17, 1933 – March 29, 1985), 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…

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Dominique
The Singing Nun, Soeur Sourire
Philips1963
Dominique
The Singing Nun, Soeur SourirePhilips1963
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