Guesch Patti

Infobox musical artist


Name = Guesch Patti
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Patricia Porasse
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Born = birth date and age|1946|03|16
Died =
Origin = France
Instrument =
Genre = Pop music
Occupation = Singer, songwriter
Years_active = 1984–present
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URL = [http://www.gueschpatti.com Officiel site]

Guesch Patti, (16 March, 1946), born Patricia Porasse, is a French singer.

Biography

Early life

Patti was born in Paris France. She chose her artist name from the nickname she had as a child "Guesch". "Patty" is a pet name for Patricia.

Guesch Patti first started her career at dancing at age 9 when she performed in a ballet at the Opéra National de Paris, working with Roland Petit, then at contemporary dance with Carolyn Carlson and Pina Bausch, and finally at variety dance on television.

Music

After having accompanied the pianist Yves Gilbert, she decided to begin a singer career and recorded in 1965 two discs that passed unnoticed. In 1984, Patti participated in the trio named 'Dacapo', and had her first solo hit in 1987/1988 with "Étienne", which was certified gold disc in France. This song was sold more than a million and half copies and was ranked #1 in several countries, including France and Italy. "Labyrinthe", released a short time after, was also successful : in 1988, it won a Victoire de la Musique in the category 'Female revelation of the year'. Another single, "Let Be Must the Queen", was a minor hit, peaking at #25 in France and #21 in Austria.

Her second album, entitled "Nomades", was released in January 1990. In spite of an European tour and concerts performed in the U.S. and Canada, the album was less successful than the previous. "L'Homme au tablier vert", "Comment dire" and "Nomades" were the three singles from the album, but were not charted.

In 1992, Patti released her third album, "Gobe", which was though artistically well achieved but considered as a commercial failure.

In 1995, her next album, "Blonde", strongly marked a musical shift and a more electronic experimentation , with less commercial sounds and new collaborations with many artists including Étienne Daho (on the song "Blonde") and Françoise Hardy ("Un peu, beaucoup"). There were three singles from this album : "La Marquise", "Blonde" and "Amnésie". In addition, the British filmmaker Peter Greenaway chose for the soundtrack of his film "The Pillow Book (1996) three songs from the album : "La Marquise", "Blonde" and "La Chinoise".

The fifth album, "Dernières Nouvelles", released in 2000, highlighted a painful and romance-drama ambiance, strongly tinged with loneliness. A DVD released in March 2002 completed the album. With much musical innovation, this DVD presents a large part of the album, containing choreographied performances and a false interview dealing with existential problems and the condition of the artist. The same year, Patti recorded a duet with Gonzales for the single entitled "Dans tes yeux".

Theatre and films

Following the failure of these albums in the 1990s, Patti decided to cancel music and to diversify her artistic experiences. She then continued her dancing career, especially with the show entitled "Elle sourit aux larmes", presented at the Theatre des Abbesses in 2001 in which she performed dances from various contemporary choreographers including Odile Duboc, Daniel Larrieu and another specially written for her by Dominique Mercy.

Patti also appeared in films. She made a brief appearance in Claude Lelouch's film "Une pour toutes", and also played in "Elles", by Luis Galvao Teles, alongside Miou-Miou, Marthe Keller, Marisa Berenson and Carmen Maura. She continued to go on stage, with plays such as "L'Opéra de quat'sous", "Les Monologues du vagin" and "Jésus Camacho 404 284". During the summer of 2006, she was a member of the jury in "Dancing Show", broadcast on France 2 in France.

At present, Patti is taking up again music and is preparing a new album.

Discography

Albums

* "Labyrinthe" (1988)
* "Nomades" (1990)
* "Gobe" (1992)
* "Blonde" (1995)
* "Dernières nouvelles" (2000)

ingles

* "Somnifères" (1984)
* "Étienne" (1987)
* "Let be must the queen" (1988)
* "Cul Cul Clan" (1988)
* "Bon anniversaire" (1988)
* "L'homme au tablier vert" (1990)
* "Comment dire" (1990)
* "Nomade" (1990)
* "Wake up" (1992)
* "Mélomane" (1992)
* "La marquise" (1995)
* "Amnésie" (1995)
* "Blonde" (1996)
* "4+1" (including "Étienne" remix) (2000)
* "Dans tes yeux" (duet with Gonzales) (2002)

Music video collection

* "Dernières nouvelles" (2002)

External links

* [http://www.gueschpatti.com/ Official site (french)]
* [http://www.headless.dna.ie/ Guesch Patti info site]
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