Sister Janet Mead
Janet Mead, born on August 15, 1937, in Adelaide, South Australia, was an
Australian Catholic nun and singer. At the age of 17, she formed a band to
provide music for weekly Mass at her local church. She studied piano at the
Adelaide Conservatorium before joining the Sisters of Mercy order and becoming a
music teacher at two local Catholic schools. In the early 1970s, she began
exploring the 'rock mass' concept, leading to successful performances at St
Francis Xavier's Cathedral in Adelaide. Her breakthrough came with her pop-rock
version of "The Lord's Prayer", released as a sin...
