Dominique in english

She acquired widespread fame in with the release of the Belgian French song " Dominique ", which topped the US Billboard Hot and other charts, along with her debut album. Owing partially to confusion over the terms of the recording contract, she was eventually reduced to poverty and also experienced a crisis of faith, leaving the order, though still remaining a Catholic.

Her mother thought of her as a "tomboy" and was pleased when she decided to join the all-girl Guides Catholiques de Belgique GCB. She became an avid Girl Guide who bought her first guitar to play at Guide evening events.

How old was the singing nun when she died

While studying for three years after high school, to obtain a diploma for teaching sculpture, she considered dedicating her life to religion in a Catholic convent. From the age of 21, between and , she taught sculpture to youngsters. While in the convent, Sister Luc Gabriel wrote, sang, and casually performed her own songs, which were so well received by her fellow nuns and visitors that her religious superiors encouraged her to record an album , which visitors and retreatants at the convent would be able to purchase.

In , the album was recorded in Brussels at Philips ; in the single " Dominique " became an international hit, and her album sold nearly two million copies.

The singing nun entre les etoiles

Sister Luc Gabriel found it difficult, however, having to live up to her publicity as "a true girl scout," always happy and in a good mood. She liked the student life, if not her courses. Deckers did not see much money from her international fame, and her second album, Her Joys, Her Songs , received little attention and disappeared almost as soon as it was released in Pulled between two worlds and increasingly in disagreement with the Catholic Church, Deckers left her convent in [ 7 ] to pursue a life as a lay Dominican instead.

Convent superiors denied the other nuns contact with her as she was described as a "bad influence". After she left, however, she continued to adhere as closely as she could to the disciplines of the convent, still considering herself a nun, praying several times daily, and maintaining a simple and chaste lifestyle. Deckers went on to release an album titled I Am Not a Star in Heaven [ 17 ] [ 16 ] and developed a repertoire of religious songs and songs for children.