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#1 hit, 1960s, Belgian, Dominique, French, Grammy Award, Jeannine Deckers, Noel Regney, One Hit Wonder, Singing Nun, Soeur Sourire
Dominique is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed bu Belgian singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Soeur Sourire (Sister Smile) or the Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest and founder of the Dominican Order, of which she was a member (as Sister Luc-Gabrielle). The English-version lyrics of the song were written by Noel Regney. In addition to French and English, Deckers recorded versions in Dutch, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese.
Dominique reached the top 10 in 11 countries in late 1963 and early 1964, topping the chart in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It reached the top 5 in Norway, Denmark, Ireland and South Africa, with the song making it into the lower reaches of the top 10 in the Netherlands, West Germany, and the United Kingdom.
The song won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical) in 1964. It was also a nominee for Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Soeur Sourire was a nominee for Best Female Vocal Performance. It was the second foreign language song to hit #1 on the Hot 100 in 1963, the first being Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto.
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