Nico was an enigmatic figure who appeared on the music scene in the late 1960s.
She was born Christa Päffgen in Cologne in 1938 and was brought up in difficult
circumstances in war-torn Germany. Her striking features and statuesque
demeanour helped her to become a successful model in the 1950s and the social
circles she moved in brought her to the attention of film director Federico
Fellini. Fellini asked her to appear in his 1960 film 'La Dolce Vita' and she
subsequently went on to appear in Andy Warhol's 1966 art house movie 'Chelsea
Girls'.
Warhol began managing The Velve...