Nico

Nico (born Christa Päffgen, 1938-1988) was a German singer, songwriter, model and actress, born in Cologne. She sang three songs on The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) and then built a solo career on her own songs, her low voice and the harmonium, which became her instrument from The Marble Index on. John Cale worked with her on several of her solo albums. Nico worked as a fashion model from her teens and appeared in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls (1966). Her debut Chelsea Girl (1967) was made mostly of songs by other writers.