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Pop / Rock,
Punk / New Wave
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folk, alternative, rock, indie, female vocalists, classic rock, singer-songwriter
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| Decades Active: |
1960s,
1970s,
1980s,
1990s,
2000s
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Biography
Christa Päffgen (Pavolsky), 16 October 1938, Cologne, Germany, d. 18 July 1988, Ibiza. Introduced to a European social set that included film director Federico Fellini, Nico began an acting career which included a memorable appearance in his acclaimed 1960 feature La Dolce Vita. She also gave birth to a son by French actor Alain Delon. Briefly based in London, she became acquainted with the Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones, and made her recording debut in 1965 with the folk-tinged Gordon Lightfoot song "I'm Not Saying". Nico then moved to New York, where she was introduced to Andy Warhol. She starred in the director's controversial cinema-verité epic, Chelsea Girls, before joining his new-found protégés, the Velvet Underground. Nico made telling contributions to this seminal act's debut album, but her desire to sing lead on all of the songs brought a swift rebuttal. Nico resumed a solo career in 1967 with Chelsea...
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