In the 1980s, Guesch Patti was very famous, notably thanks to his title Etienne. Since then, she hasn’t been seen much and her fans wonder what happened to her. Here is his news.
It was in 1987, when theartist musician Guesch Patti was only 41 years old, that his title Etienne exploded in the musical sphere. For many weeks, this song was ranked in the Top 50 in France and even outside the borders of France, such as Germany, Austria and Italy. The success of this title was so great that it became gold disc. Since this consecration, we have not really heard anything about the artist, now aged 77. What happens to Guesch Patti?
Dance and music: the passions of Guesch Patti
A childhood bathed in art
From his real name, Patricia Porrasse, Guesch Patti was born on March 16, 1946 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, like Hugues Aufray. His father is none other than Jean Porrasse, impresario and artistic director and his godfather is the film actor Bernard Blier. Our artist did not choose his stage name at random. Patti is Patricia’s nickname and Guesch is the little name of Basque origin that her grandfather affectionately gave her in her childhood.
Early beginnings
It is with the classic dance that Guesch Patti took her first steps in dance. She applied herself so much that in 1955, when she was just 9 years old, our artist became Little Opera Rat. It is a term which refers to young students who appear in Paris Opera performances. Guided by passion, she was hired at the age of 15 by Roland Petit, a famous choreographer. It will take eight years for her to make her way and choose the contemporary dance for the rest of her career, because, like Marie-Claude Pietragalla, this is where she truly flourishes.
Love: an essential
Later, in 1946, love knocked on Guesch Patti’s door. The lucky one is pianist Yves Gilbert. In February 1946 in Deauville, she married her lover and the romance that the couple experienced was a clever mix of music and passion, as indicated in the magazine Here is. The artist’s fans are not surprised to see her change her stage name which becomes Yves and Patricia, because she now sings with her companion. With this new identity, she recorded hits like He is grey, The little story Or He is blue. Unfortunately, after 10 years of living together, more precisely in 1974, the couple divorced to the great dismay of their fans.
Guesch Patti: from anonymity to celebrity
An obvious success
Despite their separation, life goes on for the beautiful brunette. Thanks to his album entitled Labyrinthit is designated Female revelation of the year in 1987 at the Les Victoires de la Musique ceremony. This is a great feat for her, because she gains popularity while ahead of Maurane and Vanessa Paradis. The title Etienne which is the flagship song of this album is designated gold disc in France, like that of Desireless. However, producers Cesare Rancilio and Marc Britan fought over the rights to this song, as Guesch Patti worked with each of them in turn. It was not until 2011, 24 years later, that the case was decided in court.
The last album
In 2000, on the strength of her long career, the artist released her fifth album that she baptizes Latest news. The latter is not like the previous ones, it is a clever mix of sadness nestled in a strangely dramatic atmosphere. The themes she evokes in this album are the conditions of artists and existentialist problems. Fans quickly detect a goodbye message and they are right to do so, because after this album, the artist turned to cinema and theater.
Art, at the heart of the artist’s life
For his debut in the movie theaterthe beautiful brunette made a brief appearance in the film One for all by Claude Lelouch. Then, she landed a role in Luis Galvâo Teles’ film titled They. At theaterwe see it in the rooms The Vagina Monologues and in The Threepenny Opera by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht. On France 2, she was a member of the jury for the Dancing Show in 2006 and the very first Barbara Prize in June 2010.
