Born 1938 as Christa Päffgen in Cologne, German singer, songwriter, actress, and model Nico had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini’s
La Dolce Vita (1960) and Andy Warhol’s
Chelsea Girls (1966). At the insistence of Warhol, she sang lead on three songs of the Velvet Underground’s debut album
The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967). At the same time, she started a solo career and released
Chelsea Girl (1967).
Her friend Jim Morrison suggested that she start writing her own material. Nico then composed songs on a harmonium, not traditionally a rock instrument. John Cale of the Velvet Underground became her musical arranger and produced The Marble Index (1968), Desertshore (1970), The End... (1974) and other subsequent albums.
In the 1980s, Nico toured extensively in Europe, United States, Australia and Japan. After a concert in Berlin in June 1988, she went on holiday in Ibiza, where she died from a cerebral haemorrhage while cycling in extremely hot weather.
Take a look at these glamorous photos to see portraits of a young Nico as a model in the 1950s and 1960s.
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| Nico at the Opera Ball in Grecian-inspired chiffon evening dress by Heinz Oestergaard, 1956 |
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| Nico wearing a cocktail dress by Oestergaard, photo by Herbert Tobias, Berlin, 1956 |
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| Nico, photo by Jeanloup Sieff, 1956 |
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| Nico in evening gown by Jean Dessès, photo by Willy Maywald, 1957 |
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| Nico is wearing a red lamé suit bordered in gold by Chanel, photo by Georges Saad, 1957 |
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| Nico in gray wool dress with white piqué inset and cuffs, by Carven, photo by Pierre Derly, 1959 |
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| Nico in the Bois de Boulogne, photo by Frank Horvat for Jours de France, 1959 |
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| Nico in wool two-piece by Bernard Sagardoy, photo by Pierre Derly, 1959 |
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| Nico eating strawberry, photo by Mark Shaw, Paris, 1960 |
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| Nico in silk organza cocktail dress with deep plunging neckline by Jules Crahay for Nina Ricci, photographed by Mark Shaw in decorator Henry Samuel's house with his two dachshunds curled up on the couch, 1960 |
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| Nico in white embroidered dress by Michel Goma, photo by Joseph Grove, 1960 |
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| Nico in white embroidered evening dress by Lanvin-Castillo, photo by Joseph Grove, 1960 |
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| Nico wearing blue calfskin poncho-style top over white linen skirt by Grès, photo by Guy Arsac, 1960 |
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| Nico with rose and mirror, photo by Mark Shaw, Paris, 1960 |
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| Nico, photo by Willy Maywald, 1960 |
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| Nico, photo by Willy Maywald, 1960 |
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| Nico wearing dress by Jacques Heim, photo by Mark Shaw, 1960 |
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| Nico in embroidered chenille and lace cocktail dress by Jacques Griffe, photo by Guy Arsac, 1961 |
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| Nico in shimmering maillot of Lurex and nylon blend, by Nina Ricci, photo by Roland de Vassal, 1961 |
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| Nico in short white piqué tunic worn over shorts and tied with black patent leather belt by Madeleine de Rauch, photo by Roland de Vassal, 1961 |
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| Nico in silk tunic shirt and lined linen-weave silk pants by Lady Manhattan, Vogue, November 1, 1961 |
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| Nico in tunic and shorts by Grès, photo by Roland de Vassal, 1961 |
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| Nico, photo by Jerry Schatzberg, Manhattan, New York, June 5, 1961 |
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| Nico in colorful print dress of Fortrel and cotton by Sara Ripault for Herbert Sondheim, Vogue, March 15, 1962 |
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| Nico in turquoise bathing suit by Rose Marie Reid as seen in Vogue, December 1962 |
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| Nico in mustard wool suit by Pierre Cardin, photo by Georges Véron, 1964 |
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| Nico at Andy Warhol's Factory, photo by Billy Name (William Lynch ), 1965 |
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| Nico at the Artkraft Strauss billboard factory, photo by Steve Schapiro, 1965 |
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| Nico in Times Square, photo by Steve Schapiro, New York, 1966 |
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| Nico at the Factory, photo by Billy Name, 1967 |
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