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Also known as Christa Päffgen, Christa Nico, Nico Otzak, Nico Päffgen

آهنگساز، موسیقی‌دان، بازیگر، خواننده، و مدل آلمانی

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Nicos, born Christa Päffgen in Cologne, Germany, on October 16, 1938, was a German actress, model, singer, and composer. She died on July 18, 1988, in Ibiza, and is buried in Berlin. Her musical work was associated with the rock genre, and she performed with a contralto voice. She played the Indian harmonium, tambori, and used her voice as an instrument.

Päffgen was educated at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. She spoke German, English, French, and Spanish. Her record labels included Verve Records, Beggars Banquet Records, Elektra, and Island Records. She had an unmarried partnership with Brian Jones, Alain Delon, and Philippe Garrel. Her child is Christian Aaron Boulogne.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1938
Works
24

Top works

  • Ethnikē technē kai prōtoporia
  • El Greco
  • Apo ton Moliero ston Gkogia
  • Sta ikhnē tou Domēnikou Theotokopoulou
  • Anazētōntas to stigma tēs Erōphilēs

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · 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

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Austria
Active from
1938
Active to
1988

Member of

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
51,031
Total plays
269,728

Tags

new agechilloutinstrumentalWorld Musicworld

Nicos started his career with the album "Cosmos" in 1997 which did great in international market. In 1999 released the album "Zephyros", with some track revised from the music of Mikis Theodorakis. In 2001 released the album "Mediterraneo" which is a compilation of traditional music of Mediterranean. .NICOS XATZOPOULOS was born in Athens.His father Giannis Chatzopoulos was regarded as one of the most capable and famous clarinetists of his area and <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Nicos">Read m

via Last.fm · Nicos

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

Works in European collections

1 object attributed to نیکو, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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