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Nico

1938 – 1988 · aged 50

German singer and actress (1938–1988)

Born
16 Oct 1938 · Cologne
Died
18 Jul 1988 · Ibiza

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 57 years
  1. 16 Oct 1938BornBorn in Cologne
  2. 18 Jul 1988DiedDied in Ibiza

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1938 – 1988).

  1. 19381938 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1938Munich Agreement
  3. 1939 – 1940Winter War
  4. 1939 – 1945World War II
  5. 1940 – 1945Auschwitz concentration camp
  6. 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
  7. 1941 – 1945Eastern Front
  8. 1941Operation Barbarossa
  9. 1942 – 1943Battle of Stalingrad
  10. 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  11. 1945 – 1946Nuremberg trials
  12. 19501950 FIFA World Cup
  13. 1950 – 1953Korean War
  14. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  15. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  16. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  17. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  18. 1956Suez Crisis
  19. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  20. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  21. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  22. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  23. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  24. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  25. 1968Prague Spring
  26. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  27. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  28. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  29. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  30. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  31. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  32. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  33. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  34. 1985Schengen Agreement

Biography

Christa Päffgen (German: [ˈkʁɪsta ˈpɛfɡn̩]; 16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known professionally as Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, actress and model.

Nico had roles in 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 released her debut album, Chelsea Girl (1967), composed of songs written by other musicians. At the suggestion of her friend Jim Morrison, she started writing her own material, using 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 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 following a cycling accident.

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