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The Singing Nun

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Jeanne-Paule Marie "Jeannine" Deckers (17 October 1933 – 29 March 1985), better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile", often credited as The Singing Nun in English-speaking countries), was a Belgian singer-songwriter and initially a member of the Dominican Order in Belgium as Sister Luc-Gabrielle. [1]

55 relations: Agnes Moorehead, AllMusic, Autism, Barbiturate, Billboard Hot 100, Birth control, Brussels, Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Catholic Church, Catholic League (U.S.), Catholic University of Leuven (1835–1968), Cécile de France, Chad Everett, City of Brussels, Congregation (Catholic), Debbie Reynolds, Disco, Dominican Order, Dominique, Ed Sullivan, Federal Government of Belgium, Florence Delaporte, Folk music, Frischermont, Girl Guides, Guitar, Jacqueline Susann, Katharine Ross, Laeken, Leo Joseph Suenens, Montreal, Off-Broadway, Pâtisserie, Personality clash, Philips Records, Pittsburgh, Province of Brabant, Psychotherapy, Religious sister, Retreat (spiritual), Ricardo Montalbán, Second Vatican Council, Singing, Sister Smile (film), Social work, Suicide, Superior (hierarchy), Synthesizer, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Guardian, ..., The Singing Nun (film), Third Order of Saint Dominic, Walloon Brabant, Waterloo, Belgium, Wavre. Expand index (5 more) »

Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900April 30, 1974) was an American actress whose six-decade career included work in radio, stage, film, and television.

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AllMusic

AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide or AMG) is an online music guide.

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Autism

Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by troubles with social interaction and communication and by restricted and repetitive behavior.

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Barbiturate

A barbiturate is a drug that acts as a central nervous system depressant, and can therefore produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to death.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Birth control

Birth control, also known as contraception and fertility control, is a method or device used to prevent pregnancy.

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Brussels

Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the de jure capital of Belgium.

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Catholic Charismatic Renewal

Catholic Charismatic Renewal is a spiritual movement within the Catholic Church that incorporates aspects of both Catholic and Charismatic Movement practice.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Catholic League (U.S.)

The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, often shortened to the Catholic League, is an American Catholic anti-defamation and civil rights organization.

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Catholic University of Leuven (1835–1968)

The Catholic University of Leuven (of Louvain in French, and historically in English), founded as the Catholic University of Mechelen in 1834 and transferred to the town of Leuven in 1835, was considered the largest, oldest and most prominent university in Belgium.

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Cécile de France

Cécile de France (born 17 July 1975) is a Belgian actress.

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Chad Everett

Raymon Lee Cramton (June 11, 1937 – July 24, 2012), known professionally as Chad Everett, was an American actor who appeared in more than 40 films and television series.

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City of Brussels

The City of Brussels (French: Ville de Bruxelles or alternatively Bruxelles-Ville, Dutch: Stad Brussel or Brussel-Stad) is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, and the de jure capital of Belgium.

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Congregation (Catholic)

In the Roman Catholic Church, the term "congregation" is used not only in the senses that it has in other contexts (to indicate, for instance, a gathering for worship or some other purpose), but also to mean specifically either a type of department of the Roman Curia, or a type of religious institute, or certain organized groups of Augustinian, Benedictine, and Cistercian houses.

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Debbie Reynolds

Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer, businesswoman, film historian, humanitarian, and mother of the actress and writer Carrie Fisher.

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Disco

Disco is a musical style that emerged in the mid 1960s and early 1970s from America's urban nightlife scene, where it originated in house parties and makeshift discothèques, reaching its peak popularity between the mid-1970s and early 1980s.

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Dominican Order

The Order of Preachers (Ordo Praedicatorum, postnominal abbreviation OP), also known as the Dominican Order, is a mendicant Catholic religious order founded by the Spanish priest Dominic of Caleruega in France, approved by Pope Honorius III via the Papal bull Religiosam vitam on 22 December 1216.

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Dominique

"Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by Jeannine Deckers of Belgium, better known as Sœur Sourire or The Singing Nun.

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Ed Sullivan

Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan (September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American television personality, sports and entertainment reporter, and syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate.

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Federal Government of Belgium

The Federal Government of Belgium (Federale regering, Gouvernement fédéral, Föderalregierung) exercises executive power in the Kingdom of Belgium.

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Florence Delaporte

Florence Delaporte (born in 1959) is a French writer and translator.

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Folk music

Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival.

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Frischermont

Châteaux Frischermont or Fichermont in the Belgian municipality of Lasne is now a ruin (destroyed by fire in and demolished in 1965).

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Girl Guides

Girl Guides and Girl Scouts are a Scouting movement found worldwide, originally and still largely designed for girls and women only.

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Guitar

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings.

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Jacqueline Susann

Jacqueline Susann (August 20, 1918 – September 21, 1974) was an American writer and actress.

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Katharine Ross

Katharine Juliet Ross (born January 29, 1940) is an American film and stage actress.

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Laeken

Laeken or Laken (Dutch spelling) is a residential suburb in north-west Brussels in Belgium.

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Leo Joseph Suenens

Leo Jozef Suenens (16 July 1904 – 6 May 1996) was a Belgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Montreal

Montreal (officially Montréal) is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada.

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Off-Broadway

An Off-Broadway theatre is any professional venue in Manhattan in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive.

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Pâtisserie

A pâtisserie is a type of French or Belgian bakery that specializes in pastries and sweets, as well as a term for these types of food, in English often used without the accent.

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Personality clash

A personality clash occurs when two (or more) people find themselves in conflict not over a particular issue or incident, but due to a fundamental incompatibility in their personalities, their approaches to things, or their style of life.

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Philips Records

Philips Records is a record label that was founded by the Dutch electronics company Philips.

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Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County.

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Province of Brabant

The Province of Brabant was a province in Belgium from 1830 to 1995.

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Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior and overcome problems in desired ways.

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Religious sister

Religious sister in the Catholic Church refers to a woman who has taken public vows in a religious institute dedicated to apostolic works, as distinguished from a nun who lives a cloistered monastic life dedicated to prayer.

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Retreat (spiritual)

The meaning of a spiritual retreat can be different for different religious communities.

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Ricardo Montalbán

Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG (November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican actor.

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Second Vatican Council

The Second Vatican Council, fully the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican and informally known as addressed relations between the Catholic Church and the modern world.

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Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques.

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Sister Smile (film)

Sister Smile (original title: Sœur Sourire) is a Belgian-French biographical drama film directed by Stijn Coninx and written by Coninx, Ariane Fert and Chris Vander Stappen.

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Social work

Social work is an academic discipline and profession that concerns itself with individuals, families, groups and communities in an effort to enhance social functioning and overall well-being.

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Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.

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Superior (hierarchy)

In a hierarchy or tree structure of any kind, a superior is an individual or position at a higher level in the hierarchy than another (a "subordinate" or "inferior"), and thus closer to the apex.

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Synthesizer

A synthesizer (often abbreviated as synth, also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates electric signals that are converted to sound through instrument amplifiers and loudspeakers or headphones.

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The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Singing Nun (film)

The Singing Nun is a 1966 American semi-biographical drama film about the life of Jeanine Deckers, a nun who recorded the chart-topping hit song "Dominique".

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Third Order of Saint Dominic

The Third Order of Saint Dominic (properly referred to as the Lay Fraternities of St Dominic or Lay Dominicans since 1972) is a Roman Catholic third order affiliated with the Dominican Order.

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Walloon Brabant

Walloon Brabant (Brabant wallon, Dutch:, Roman Payis) is a province of Belgium, located in Wallonia.

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Waterloo, Belgium

Waterloo (Waterlô) is a Walloon municipality in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, which in 2011 had a population of 29,706 and an area of.

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Wavre

Wavre (Waver) is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant, of which it is the capital.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singing_Nun

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