"Étienne" is a 1987 song recorded by French artist Guesch Patti, from her album, Labyrinthe. It was released as her debut single in late 1987 in several European countries. Particularly famous for its suggestive music video which was censored on certain TV channels, the song was a great success in France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Germany where it was a top ten hit.

The song was written by Guesch Patti and Vincent Bruley.

According to the French Charts expert Elia Habib, the success of this song results from an alchemy between several of its components : "the voice of Guesch Patti in first, which makes a success of an interpretation very provocative of the song, alternating sensual moanings and passionate shouts ; the text of course, is full of suggestive sonorities ; the music, which play a large part in the success of the song in the production of the text, since the feline rhythmic of the intro until the nervous chord of the electrical guitar, and the videoclip, which is of an erotic esthetism carried by an arousing choreography".

The video clip, in which Patti carries out a striptease in front of some men, was censored on several French TV channels (but not on Canal +) and on MTV Europe, and only broadcast in the evening.

"Étienne" won the Vincent Scotto prize in 1987 and was certified Gold Disc in 1988 by the French certifier SNEP for a minimum of 500,000 sold copies. Infodisc Website estimates it is the 385th best-selling single of all time in France.

The single remained on the French Top 50 Singles Chart for 23 weeks from 14 November 1987 to 16 April 1988, and peaked at number one for the five chart editions of January.

It also was number three in Switzerland and number six in Austria.

The song was performed by Brigitte Fortin, Laurent's mother, in the French TV reality show "Mon Incroyable Fiancé".

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