Nico

Christa Päffgen (October 16,1938 – July 18, 1988) was a singer-songwriter, fashion model, actress and Warhol superstar, best known by her pseudonym Nico. She is remembered as the female lead vocalist (along with male lead

Christa Päffgen (October 16,1938 – July 18, 1988) was a singer-songwriter, fashion model, actress and Warhol superstar, best known by her pseudonym Nico. She is remembered as the female lead vocalist (along with male lead Lou Reed) on The Velvet Underground and Nico, the 1967 collaboration between her and the American rock and roll band, The Velvet Underground.

The date and location of Nico's birth are disputed. Most sources state October 16,1938, Cologne, Germany. However, at least two other sources have put her birth date at March 15, 1943, in Budapest, Hungary.