Marie-France Gaite (; born 17 July 1941 in Lyon, France – died 18 January 1968), better known as Gribouille () was a singer, musician, and songwriter.
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As a teenager, she suffered from a mental disorder, and for a time was confined against her will to a psychiatric hospital in Lyon. She carefully added an 'e' to ami (feminine gender for friend is amie), embarrassed that Cocteau thought she was a boy. She had a very androgynous appearance, and a deep voice, and Cocteau got her work singing in a cabaret. Since she was at the bottom, even these sleazy cabaret acts were a step up for her. In 1963, through sheer talent and her intense persona, she joined the roster of Pathé Records. Composer Michel Breuzard also wrote music for her, and in 1966 she recorded several EP's and her first album. She appeared many times on television to sing her songs.
She died in Paris, France, at the age of 26 from an excess of alcohol and drugs.