Sunday, May 16, 2010

"Dominique" was the only...

...Belgian song that ever rose to number one on the pop charts in the United States. It was recorded in French by Soeur Sourire (Sister Smile, born Jeanine Deckers), also known as the Singing Nun. It's about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest and founder of the Dominican Order, from which she was a member (as Sister Luc-Gabrielle).

"Dominique" proved to be Deckers's only hit, however. She gradually became disillusioned with the Catholic Church and eventually left the convent.

In serious financial difficulty, she and her companion of ten years, Anna Pécher, both committed suicide by an overdose of barbiturates and alcohol in 1985. She was 51.

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