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Nico
Sign in to saveAlso known as Christa Päffgen, Christa Nico, Nico Otzak, Nico Päffgen
deutsches Fotomodell, Schauspielerin und Sängerin
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Nico, born Christa Päffgen on October 16, 1938, in Cologne, Germany, was a German actor, model, singer, and composer. She was educated at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and spoke German, English, French, and Spanish. Her voice type was contralto, and she played the Indian harmonium, tambori, and voice. She recorded for Verve Records, Beggars Banquet Records, Elektra, and Island Records, performing rock music.
She died accidentally in Ibiza on July 18, 1988, and was buried in Berlin. Her unmarried partners included Brian Jones, Alain Delon, and Philippe Garrel. She had a child, Christian Aaron Boulogne. She used the pseudonyms Christa Nico and Nico Otzak.
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Film & TV
Cologne, Germany
Christa Päffgen (16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, actress and model. She had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls (1966). Reviewer Richard Goldstein describes Nico as "half goddess, half icicle" and writes that her distinctive voice "sounds something like a cello…
Known for
- I Shot Andy Warhol: SCUM Manifesto2024
- Solitude2023
- The Velvet Underground — Self (archive footage)2021
- The Truth About La Dolce Vita — Self (archive footage)2020
- Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau — self (archive footage)2019
- Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground2018
- Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy2016
- Gimme Danger — archive footage2016
- Danny Says — Self (archive footage)2015
- A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol — self2015
via TMDB
Key facts
- Musical artist.image
- Nico at Lampeter University - November 1985 (1).jpg
- Musical artist.alt
- Nico at Lampeter University - November 1985
- Musical artist.caption
- Nico performing in 1985
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Christa Päffgen
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Cologne, Germany
- Musical artist.death_place
- Ibiza, Spain
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1955–1988
- Musical artist.past_member_of
- The Velvet Underground
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christa
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Cologne
- Place of death
- Ibiza
- Educated at
- Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Elektra
- Official website
- smironne.free.fr/NICO
- Image
- Velvet Underground & Nico publicity photo (retouched) (cropped).jpg
- Voice type
- contralto
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- Commons category
- Nico
- date of birth
- 1938-10-16
- date of death
- 1988-07-18
- manner of death
- accidental death
- name in native language
- Christa Päffgen
- birth name
- Christa Päffgen
- unmarried partner
- Philippe Garrel
- pseudonym
- Nico Otzak
- different from
- Nico
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- topic has template
- Template:Nico
- member of
- The Velvet Underground
- end of work period
- 1988-00-00
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Nico, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article · Deutsch
Nico (* 16. Oktober 1938 als Christa Päffgen in Köln; † 18. Juli 1988 auf Ibiza) war eine deutsche Sängerin, Komponistin, Liedtexterin, Schauspielerin und Model. Sie gehörte in den 1950er Jahren als erste Deutsche zu den international erfolgreichsten Models der Modeszene. Als Musikerin war sie wegweisend in Musikrichtungen wie Punk, Wave und Gothic sowie für die Rolle von Frauen in Pop- und Rockmusik.
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