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Nico

Christa Päffgen (October 16, 1938, Cologne, Germany - July 18, 1988, Ibiza, Spain), better known as Nico, was a 1960s model, adopted as a protegée by Andy Warhol, and an occasional singer in The Velvet Underground. She has also appeared in movies, most notably in a cameo appearance as herself in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960).

After being ousted from Velvet Underground, she had a occasional career as a singer, recording a number of critically acclaimed but poorly selling albums, including June 1, 1974 with John Cale and Kevin Ayers, The End and - possibly most influential - The Marble Index.

A lifetime abuser of heroin, Nico died of a brain hemorrhage following a fall from a bicycle during a withdrawal treatment on Ibiza in 1988.

Discography

• The Velvet Underground and Nico (Collaboration with The Velvet Underground; 1967)
• Chelsea Girl (1968)
• The Marble Index (1969)
• Desertshore (1970)
• The End (1973)
• June 1, 1974 (1974)
• Drama of Exile (1981)
• Camera Obscura (1985)

External Links

• Swingin' Chicks of the 60s: Nico

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