Unfortuately, this is a true story. The Singing Nun, Sister Luc-Dominique, also known as "Soeur Sourire" or "Sister Smile" had the hit with the song "Dominique." In fact, Ed Sullivan traveled to her Dominican convent in Belgium to tape her singing the song for his show in the 60s.
You can read the details as they are known at the following address: http://deckers66.homestead.com/ Click on biography for the details. I still have her original vinyl album, as well as the same one on CD, and a second one on vinyl that she released just after she left the convent I believe. I've always liked nuns, even wrote and copyrighted a song I wrote back in the 70s, called "Nun Like A Lover." :-) Her story is very sad. The convent kept all monies from the song (as she was under the vow of poverty) and then the government went after her for back taxes after she left the convent. This was what I understand drove her and her lover to suicide, as they continued to live in the poorest of condtions while I believe, still trying to help others. Best regards, Gary Bree Mcdonough wrote: > > >>>Speaking of nuns, does anyone remember a song that came about the > >>mid-sixties sung by a group of nuns (French) that was a big#1 hit? > > > >What a weird coincidence ! I just heard this song on the radio a few days > >ago - "Dominique". Seems like it was French canadian, but I > >could be wrong about that. > > > >The really strange part is that a few years later the woman killed herself. > >If I heard correctly, it was a double suicide - the nun and her female > >lover. How very very sad. I can only imagine how conflicted that woman was. > > > >Sybil > > How tragic!! If this is true? I'm sure she was a former nun......because > you must be celibate?! Jesus is your spouse. I hope this is just a > rumor......you know how these kind of tales get started and become the > truth. Well, a lot of times there is no validity to the story. And if it is > true........she took vows which meant for her entire life and maybe she > couldn't deal with the guilt of breaking those vows? Guilt can KILL a > person, if one lets it! > > Bree > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
