Sold Date: December 30, 2023
Start Date: July 2, 2011
Final Price: $15.00 (USD)
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 Philips BF 319828, mono recording of legendary hit, "Dominique" from Suor Sorriso.  Flip side is "Entre Les Etoiles".  45 RPM looks to be in near mint condition - no scratches seen.  Paper picture sleeve has no splits or marks; little edge wear expected.  Internet search suggests this was a 1966 publication, and in case you don't know the story, here's something from the internet:  "First a bit of background: the person we know as The Singing Nun (aka Soeur Souirre, French for Sister Smile, or Suor Sorriso in Italian, which is the original name of this film), was born as Jeanne-Paule Deckers in 1933. While in the Dominican order, she was at the Fischermont Convent in Waterloo, Belgium. Her new name was Sister Luc Gabriel. While there, she recorded an album to sell to visitors to help bring in some extra income to the convent. A song from it, “Dominique,” went viral (or, to the Top 10 in then-speak), which was a blessing for the church who kept the proceeds that were not taken by the record label (the latter of whom also owned the Soeur Souire name). After leaving the church to pursue a musical career that quickly failed under the name Luc Dominique, she became a pro-contraception activist and opened a school for autistic children. Following a lengthy legal battle with the Belgian government over taxes and a second failed career attempt (including a disco version of “Dominique”), At the age of 51, Jeanne and her lover of a decade, Anna Pécher, committed joint suicide in 1985 (they are buried together)."  What a story!