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Soeur Sourire plays and sings / Dominique (1963)

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Filmed fragments of Jeanine Deckers, the musical Belgian nun who became famous as Soeur Sourire (Smiling Sister) or The Singing Nun. Her song Dominique hit number one in many hit charts in 1963, in her own version as well as in other languages. Hollywood made a quasi-biography about her, starring Debbie Reynolds."Dominique, -nique, -nique, s'en allait tout simplementRoutier, pauvre et chantantEn tous chemins, en tous lieux, il ne parle que du Bon DieuIl ne parle que du Bon Dieu.""Dominique, -nique, -nique, over the land he walks alongAnd sings his little songNever asking for reward, he just talks about the LordHe just talks about the Lord."- Also watch Tourette RTV! -

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: riccardobruero

Length: 05:16
Rating: 4.74
Views: 134004

Tags: belgium  deckers  dominique  jeanine  nun  singing  sourire  Sœur  

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Ankhsnammon (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
So delicious..so full of remembrances!The school of the Sacre coeur's sisters...where I was educated...thanks,Sir slobodan!C'est magnifique,Soeur Sourire!Nina
advokat19 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
hello,so great.Once long a go, when I have about 16 or 17, this song is so popular through world.Yes, Dominic will be hers name,singing the boys,but, now there ours dearest woman have different name,but so nice and lovely.For all my older and younger friends from whole planet,I can say onlyE n y o i.
xr8ek (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
She was penniless because she donated the proceeds of her hit to the catholic church. The Belgian government went after her for income taxes, and the church refused to pay any of it.
fizmath (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It was her conscience bugging her from rejecting Catholic doctrine
viclagoon (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
she committed suicide becuase she realized she was penniless and didnt know what to do with her career since it was going no where.what she needed to do was a find a good agent and move over to the United States that probably could have given her some money to her as she sang today in concert halls and symphony concerts throught the cities like Ms.Newton-john does till this day earning a good income from this concerts
coralie858 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Soeur commited suicide with barbiturates and alcohol she and her companion of 10 years(1982)
trollymay (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
dominiqua dominique domineek
gymnastix (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It would be terrific if a monument to Soeur Sourire were built on the grounds of the convent where she served in Belgium (whatever is on said property today), together with an apology from the Church & Belgian government for their culpability in the tax controversy which contributed to her suicide.Such a gesture would associate the legacy of Soeur Sourire more with the happiness of her music than the bleak means of her passing from this earth, although that too should never be forgotten.
gymnastix (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Never mind my question. I researched myself and may now share with others that "Soeur Sourire," directed by the Belgian film director Stijn Coninx (known for his 1992 Academy Award-nominated film "Daens") is currently in production, scheduled for release at the end of 2009.
gymnastix (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Actually, the footage of Soeur Sourire performing "Dominique" on "The Ed Sullivan Show" should have survived, as most all of Sullivan's programs were restored and are the property of Andrew Solt's SOFA Productions. I'm surprised no one has uploaded that performance here on You Tube.

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