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Nico(1938-1988)

  • Actress
  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Nico in Screen Test: Nico (1966)
Model and singer Nico was born in Cologne, Germany in 1938. She was a part of the Andy Warhol "scene" in the 1960s. A member of The Velvet Underground experimental rock band (with John Cale), circa 1967, she made several solo albums during the 1970s. A heroin addict for the latter part of her life, she finally had kicked the habit and become clean before her death. On July 18, 1988, while bicycling in Ibiza, Spain, she suffered a minor heart attack which caused her to collapse and fall from her bicycle, resulting in a head injury that lead to her death. She was 49 year old.
BornOctober 16, 1938
DiedJuly 18, 1988(49)
BornOctober 16, 1938
DiedJuly 18, 1988(49)
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Known for

Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Zoë Kravitz, Nadia Hilker, Theo James, and Ansel Elgort in Allegiant (2016)
Allegiant
5.7
  • Soundtrack("Janitor of Lunacy")
  • 2016
La Dolce Vita (1960)
La Dolce Vita
8.0
  • Nico(as Nico Otzak)
  • 1960
The Inner Scar (1972)
The Inner Scar
6.6
  • The Woman
  • 1972
Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Jonah Meyerson, and Grant Rosenmeyer in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
The Royal Tenenbaums
7.6
  • Soundtrack("These Days", "Fairest Of The Seasons")
  • 2001

Credits

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Actress



  • Ballhaus Barmbek (1988)
    Ballhaus Barmbek
    6.0
    • 1988
  • Maurice Garrel in L'interview (1986)
    L'interview
    Short
    • 1986
  • Nico: An Underground Experience (1982)
    Nico: An Underground Experience
    7.6
    Video
    • Nico
    • 1982
  • La vraie histoire de Gérard Lechômeur (1982)
    La vraie histoire de Gérard Lechômeur
    6.4
    • L'héroïne
    • 1982
  • Nico in Le bleu des origines (1979)
    Le bleu des origines
    7.0
    • Nico
    • 1979
  • Voyage au jardin des morts (1978)
    Voyage au jardin des morts
    5.6
    • Catherine
    • 1978
  • Le berceau de cristal (1976)
    Le berceau de cristal
    7.0
    • 1976
  • Un ange passe (1975)
    Un ange passe
    6.5
    • 1975
  • Athanor
    7.4
    Short
    • 1972
  • The Inner Scar (1972)
    The Inner Scar
    6.6
    • The Woman
    • 1972
  • Viva in Cleopatra (1970)
    Cleopatra
    6.5
    • 1970
  • Iggy Pop and Nico in Nico: Evening of Light (1969)
    Nico: Evening of Light
    7.5
    Music Video
    • Nico
    • 1969
  • Imitation of Christ (1967)
    Imitation of Christ
    4.2
    • Maid
    • 1967
  • Tom Baker and Nico in I a Man (1967)
    I a Man
    5.8
    • Nico
    • 1967
  • Sunset (1966)
    Sunset
    7.4
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1966

Composer



  • She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps (1985)
    She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
    6.9
    • Composer
    • 1985
  • La vraie histoire de Gérard Lechômeur (1982)
    La vraie histoire de Gérard Lechômeur
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Le Ciné-Club Universitaire de Dijon (Carnet Filmé: 21 janvier 1976)
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1976
  • Un ange passe (1975)
    Un ange passe
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • The Inner Scar (1972)
    The Inner Scar
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72 (1972)
    The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1972

Music Department



  • Une Rose Ouverte/Warda (2019)
    Une Rose Ouverte/Warda
    • Music Department
    • 2019
  • Nico: Sphinx aus Eis (2005)
    Nico: Sphinx aus Eis
    • stock music
    • 2005
  • Urgent ou À quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante (1977)
    Urgent ou À quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
    6.4
    • songs
    • 1977
  • The Virgin's Bed (1969)
    The Virgin's Bed
    6.3
    • composer: song "The Falconer"
    • 1969

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Krista Nico
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • October 16, 1938
    • Cologne, Germany
  • Died
    • July 18, 1988
    • Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain(cerebral hemorrhage)
  • Children
    • Christian Päffgen
  • Other works
    Album: The Velvet Underground & Nico
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Biographical Movies
    • 7 Print Biographies
    • 4 Portrayals
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    The father of her son is Alain Delon. She had an affair with him in 1961.
  • Quotes
    [on one of her experiences with Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground] They also played the record of Bob Dylan's song, "I'll Keep It with Mine", because I didn't have enough to sing otherwise. I had to stand there and sing along with it. I had to do this every night for a week. It was the most stupid concert I have ever done.
  • Trademark
      Her deep narcotic monotone voice, as well as her low moans, high cheekbones and heavy make-up, a style resurrected by the goths, who anticipated the "Nico from the Grave" look

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  • When did Nico die?
    July 18, 1988
  • How did Nico die?
    Cerebral hemorrhage
  • How old was Nico when she died?
    49 years old
  • Where did Nico die?
    Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
  • When was Nico born?
    October 16, 1938

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