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From a model to a singer Nico
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Brief introduction Nico's real name is Christa Paffgen. Nico was one of the most fascinating and mysterious women of the multimedia revolution of The Sixties, and long after that till the present day. She was born in Nazi-controlled Germany. Her father died in a concentration camp. Nico first rose to fame as a European supermodel, also landing a bit part in Fellini's La Dolce Vita film. In 1965, she attracted the attention of Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham. Afterwards in Paris, Nico met Bob Dylan who urged her to pursue her career as singer and gave her a song: I'll Keep It with Mine, later recorded on the solo debut-album Chelsea Girl. She moved to New York, where Andy Warhol installed her as a vestigial presence and occasional lead singer for the Velvet Underground. Nico embarked on a solo career, recording folk-rock-flavored songs for her debut Chelsea Girl album with assistance from Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, and John Cale. Her deep narcotic monotone voice became one of her trade-marks, as well as her low moans, high cheekbones and heavy make-up. Her career fell into disarray during the rest of the '70s and the '80s as she struggled with a massive drug habit and tangled personal life. She died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Ibiza in 1988. Her ashes were buried in Berlin, in a small cemetery in the Grunewald Forest. References: Frozen Warnings - The Music of Nico Lyrics: Background music: All Tomorrow's Parties |
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Stars' data Born on Oct 16, 1938 in Cologne, Germany Died on Jul 18, 1988 in Ibiza, Spain Styles Proto-Punk, Experimental, Prog-Rock/Art Rock |
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Audios online Album
Chelsea
Girl on 9SKY
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sample clips on Gaea
Chelsea Girl Live/Nico-Icon Rare And Unreleased
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Emusic
Chelsea Girl/Marble Index/End
on All
of Mp3
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Albums on CD
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