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 as a child. 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 by Fellini and, later, in New York, she became part of the world of Andy Warhol, who made her a Factory Superstar and included her in The Velvet Underground, recording with them the album The Velvet Underground & Nico, one of the most influential albums in the history of rock.

On this album, Nico performed iconic songs such as Femme Fatale, All Tomorrow's Parties and I'll Be Your Mirror, with her distinctive contralto voice and strong German accent. After leaving the band, she embarked on a solo career with albums like Chelsea Girl, The Marble Index and Desertshore, which at the time went unnoticed, but today are considered cult 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.

Book details:

• Written by: Jennifer Otter Bickerdike
• Prologue: Rafa Cervera
• Translation: Gabriel Cereceda
• Editorial: Against
• ISBN: 978-84-18282-79-9
• EAN: 9788418282799
• Edition: September 2022
• Binding: Rustic
• Language: Castilian
• Pages: 480
• Dimensions: 14 x 22 cm