Nico

Nico
Born: Oct 16, 1938 in Cologne, Germany
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Died: Jul 18, 1988 in Ibiza, Spain
Genre: Rock
Styles: Proto-Punk, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Experimental
Biography: One of the most fascinating figures of rock's fringes, Nico hobnobbed, worked, and was romantically linked with an incredible assortment of the most legendary entertainers of the '60s. The paradox of her career was that she herself never attained the fame of her peers, pursuing a distinctly individualistic ...Read full biography
Chelsea Girl
Released: 1967
Label: Universal Motown Records Group.
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Although Chelsea Girl (1967) was the first long-player from the German-born Christa Päffgen, it was not her debut solo effort. Prior to becoming involved with the Velvet Underground and while under the ...Read full review
The End
Released: 1974
Label: Island Records
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It is one of the most entrenched visions in the rock critic's vocabulary; Nico as doomed valkyrie, droning death-like through a harsh gothic monotone, a drained beauty pumping dirges from her harmonium ...Read full review
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