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The Singing Nun

1933 - 1985

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Jeanne-Paule Marie "Jeannine" Deckers (17 October 1933 – 29 March 1985), better known as Sœur Sourire (French for 'Sister Smile') and often called The Singing Nun in English-speaking countries, was a Belgian Catholic singer-songwriter and former member of the Dominican Order 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, along with her debut album. Owing partially to confusion over the terms of the recording contract, she was eventually reduced to poverty and also experienced a crisis of faith, leaving the order, though still remaining a Catholic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of The Singing Nun has received more than 1,061,143 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). The Singing Nun is the 243rd most popular singer (down from 217th in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 152nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Singer.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, The Singing Nun ranks 243 out of 4,381. Before her are Victoria de los Ángeles, Rashid Behbudov, Sabrina Salerno, DJ Khaled, Tereza Kesovija, and Nena. After her are Corry Brokken, Milva, Bessie Smith, Lepa Brena, Sam Cooke, and F. R. David.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, The Singing Nun ranks 87. Before her are Piero Manzoni, Sylva Koscina, Henri, Count of Paris, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Tom Skerritt, and Liliana Cavani. After her are Waichiro Omura, Franz, Duke of Bavaria, John Mayall, Bata Živojinović, Jeremy Brett, and Walter Kasper. Among people deceased in 1985, The Singing Nun ranks 38. Before her are Henry Hathaway, Ian Stewart, Rodney Robert Porter, Abe Lenstra, Donald O. Hebb, and André Kertész. After her are Tancredo Neves, Tage Erlander, Lina Heydrich, Louise Brooks, Ernst Öpik, and Tjalling Koopmans.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, The Singing Nun ranks 159 out of 1,190. Before her are Eric Gerets (1954), Silvio Gesell (1862), Ermengarde of Hesbaye (778), Lara Fabian (1970), Toots Thielemans (1922), and Blanche of Namur (1320). After her are Petrus Plancius (1552), Victor D'Hondt (1841), Abraham Brueghel (1631), Chantal Akerman (1950), Victor Serge (1890), and Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962).

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Among SINGERS In Belgium

Among singers born in Belgium, The Singing Nun ranks 3. Before her are Jacques Brel (1929), and Lara Fabian (1970). After her are Stromae (1985), Violetta Villas (1938), René Jacobs (1946), Edgar P. Jacobs (1904), José van Dam (1940), Arno (1949), Kate Ryan (1980), Sandra Kim (1972), and Natacha Atlas (1964).

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