Singing Nun

LC control no.	nr 96036536
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Singing Nun *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Luc Dominique, soeur, 1933- Deckers, Janine Deckers, Jeanine Luc-Gabrielle, Sister Soeur Sourire Sister Smile Luc Dominique
Associated country	Belgium
Birth date	1933-10-17
Death date	1985-03-29
Place of birth	Laeken (Belgium)
Place of death	Wavre (Wallonia, Belgium)
Profession or occupation	Singers Composers Nuns Dominicans
Found in	Great original hits of the '50's and 60's [SR] p1974: label (The Singing Nun) jacket notes (Sister Luc-Gabrielle, a young Dominican nun [from] Fichermont Convent, near Waterloo, Belgium; the other nuns called her "Soeur Sourire" ("Sister Smile")) MBMSR, 1968-72 (Luc Dominique, soeur, 1933-) Guinness encyclopedia of popular music, 2nd ed. (Singing Nun; b. Janine Deckers, 1928; d. 3-31-85; better known as Sister Luc-Gabrielle of the Fichermont Convent in Brussels; her album "Soeur Sourire" (Sister Smile) issued in 1962; Debbie Reynolds starred in 1966 film of her life) Whitburn, J. Top pop singles, 1955-1990, 1991 (Singing Nun, The; Sister Luc-Gabrielle (real name Jeanine Deckers) from the Fichermont, Belgium convent; recorded under the name Soeur Sourire ("Sister Smile"); committed suicide 3-31-85 (age 52)) Wikipedia, January 29, 2019 (the Singing Nun; born Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers, October 17, 1933, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium, died March 29, 1985, Wavre, Brabant, Belgium; known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile"), often credited as the Singing Nun in English-speaking countries; Belgian singer-songwriter and initially a member of the Dominican Order in Belgium as Sister Luc-Gabrielle) French Wikipedia, January 29, 2019 (Sœur Sourire; born Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers (called Jeanine), October 17, 1933, Brussels, Belgium, died March 29, 1985, Wavre, Belgium; religious name: sœur Luc-Gabriel; Belgian Dominican nun and singer; she used the name Luc Dominique after leaving her order in 1967)