THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF NICO: THE ICONIC AND MYSTERIOUS SINGER, WARHOL SUPERSTAR AND PHILIPPE GARREL MUSE, LEAD VOCALIST OF THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AND INFLUENTIAL SOLO ARTIST

Christa Päffgen, known as Nico, was born in Cologne in 1938 and experienced the horrors of war during her childhood. Her beauty led her to international modeling, at which point she adopted her stage name. She rose to fame with her appearance in La dolce vita Fellini's film and, later in New York, she became part of Andy Warhol's world, who made her a Factory Superstar and included her in The Velvet Underground, recording the album with them The Velvet Underground & Nico, one of the most influential albums in rock history.

On this album, Nico performed iconic songs such as Femme Fatale, All Tomorrow's Parties and I'll Be Your Mirrorwith his distinctive contralto voice and strong German accent. After leaving the band, he launched a solo career with albums such as Chelsea Girl, The Marble Index and Desertshorewhich went unnoticed at the time, but are now considered cult classics and highly influential.

She was the muse and partner of filmmaker Philippe Garrel, with whom she shared both her life and her addictions. Her heroin use grew to profoundly affect her physical and mental health, but it didn't prevent her from maintaining an intense musical career, especially live performances. She died in Ibiza at the age of 49 under mysterious circumstances.

This biography, the result of four years of research and more than one hundred interviews, reveals Nico's complex life, his magnetism as an artist, and the enigma of his personality, narrated with rigor by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike.