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Soeur Sourire (Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers) was born on 17 October, 1933 in Brussels, Belgium, is a soundtrack,composer. Discover Soeur Sourire's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?

Popular As Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers
Occupation soundtrack,composer
Age 51 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 17 October 1933
Birthday 17 October
Birthplace Brussels, Belgium
Date of death 29 March, 1985
Died Place Wavre, Wallonia, Belgium
Nationality Belgium

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Soeur Sourire Net Worth

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1933

Soeur Sourire ("Sister Smile") a. k. a. The Singing Nun, was born Jeanine Deckers on October 17, 1933, in Belgium. She attended art school as a young girl, while also developing her musical talents. Jeanine learned to sing and play, and write her own songs. She was not from a close-knit family, and even though Jeanine said she was not against marriage, she was more at home with convent life.

1950

In the 1950s she joined a Dominican convent and (as was a custom in some religious orders) she abandoned her real name and chose a new one: Sister Luc-Gabrielle. She sang and played guitar for church groups. Eventually, Philips Record Co. discovered her, and signed her to a contract (with her profits being donated to her Order, since had taken a vow of poverty). Sister Luc adopted the stage name Soeur Sourire ("Sister Smile").

1960

By the late 1960s, her songs had controversial themes. She joined with a woman, Annie Pescher, and together they owned and operated a school for autistic children.

1963

In 1963, she wrote "Dominique" (a tribute to the founder of her Dominican order), which was her one big hit. She won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel music that year.

1964

A taped version of her singing that song was broadcast on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964 (the same year the Beatles appeared on his show).

1965

MGM turned her life into a syrupy movie _Singing Nun, The (1965)_ starring Debbie Reynolds in the titular role, and Soeur Sourire wrote most of the songs. It was perhaps more publicity than she wanted, that same year The Singing Nun stopped performing music, preferring to concentrate on her studies in the convent. A year later she left the convent and resumed her singing career; she changed her name to Luc Dominique, combining her religious name and her hit song.

1980

In the 1980s, the Belgian government said that The Singing Nun owed over $60,000 in back taxes, on money she had earned during her singing career while a nun. She had donated all her proceeds to the convent, but the Belgian government said she owed the money nonetheless.