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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 'Smiling Sister') and often called 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, along with her debut album. Owing to confusion over the terms of the recording contract, she was 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 991,508 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). The Singing Nun is the 217th most popular singer (up from 295th in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 195th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Singer.

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  • 990k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, The Singing Nun ranks 217 out of 3,528. Before her are Kylie Minogue, Dave Gahan, Dua Lipa, Sarah Brightman, Milva, and Ricky Martin. After her are Boris Christoff, Connie Francis, Nena, Mario Lanza, Sezen Aksu, and Mariah Carey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, The Singing Nun ranks 76. Before her are Mathieu Kérékou, Cormac McCarthy, Robert Curl, John Mayall, Joan Collins, and Liliana Cavani. After her are Jean-Claude Brialy, Tom Skerritt, Sylva Koscina, Danny Aiello, Richard S. Castellano, and Piero Manzoni. Among people deceased in 1985, The Singing Nun ranks 35. Before her are James Hadley Chase, Robert Graves, George Pólya, Kyu Sakamoto, Donald O. Hebb, and Macfarlane Burnet. After her are Tage Erlander, Méret Oppenheim, Tjalling Koopmans, André Kertész, Ernst Öpik, and Emílio Garrastazu Médici.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, The Singing Nun ranks 152 out of 1,019. Before her are Toots Thielemans (1922), Henry I, Duke of Brabant (1165), Theroigne de Mericourt (1762), Eric Walter Elst (1936), Bartholomeus Spranger (1546), and Jacques Arcadelt (1507). After her are Jacob Le Maire (1585), Elio Di Rupo (1951), Leo Baekeland (1863), Charles Michel (1975), John I, Duke of Brabant (1252), and Bavo of Ghent (589).

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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), José van Dam (1940), Violetta Villas (1938), René Jacobs (1946), Edgar P. Jacobs (1904), Solange Berry (1932), Kate Ryan (1980), Sandra Kim (1972), and Natacha Atlas (1964).

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