Sister Janet Mead

Janet Mead (born 1938, Adelaide, South Australia) is a Roman Catholic nun and is best known for recording a rock version of "The Lord's Prayer". The surprise hit reached Number 3 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report) in 1974 and Number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the same year. The single earned her a Grammy Award nomination and Golden Gospel Award in 2004.

Mead became the second woman to have a top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart while serving as a nun. Sister Luc-Gabrielle (Jeanine Deckers), also known as Sœur Sourire and The Singing Nun, had a Number 1 pop hit in 1963 with "Dominique".

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