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Nico

1938 - 1988

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Christa Päffgen (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪsta ˈpɛfɡn̩]; 16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, actress, and model. Nico had roles in films including Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls (1966). At the insistence of Warhol, she sang lead on three songs of the Velvet Underground's debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967). At the same time, she released her debut album, Chelsea Girl (1967), composed of songs written by other musicians. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nico is the 40th most popular singer (down from 35th in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Germany and the most popular German Singer.

Nico is most famous for her contributions to the Velvet Underground, a rock band she was a part of with Lou Reed, John Cale, and Sterling Morrison. She also had a solo career and released five studio albums.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nico ranks 40 out of 4,381. Before her are Mick Jagger, Serge Gainsbourg, Toto Cutugno, Cesária Évora, Johnny Cash, and Farinelli. After her are Agnetha Fältskog, Barry White, Kanye West, Celine Dion, Beyoncé, and Barbra Streisand.

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Among people born in 1938, Nico ranks 14. Before her are Queen Sofía of Spain, Jon Voight, Rudolf Nureyev, Anthony Giddens, Leonid Kuchma, and Islam Karimov. After her are Jerry Brown, Farah Pahlavi, Christopher Lloyd, Alberto Fujimori, Albert Fert, and Klaus Schwab. Among people deceased in 1988, Nico ranks 6. Before her are Enzo Ferrari, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Georgy Malenkov, Richard Feynman, and Luis Walter Alvarez. After her are John Holmes, Bacha Khan, Ernst Ruska, Valery Legasov, Nikolaas Tinbergen, and Kurt Georg Kiesinger.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Nico ranks 201 out of 7,253. Before her are Johann Christian Bach (1735), Ernst Röhm (1887), Friedrich Ebert (1871), Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990), Jupp Heynckes (1945), and Walter Model (1891). After her are Erich Raeder (1876), Frederick Trump (1869), Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756), Gottlob Frege (1848), Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (1808), and Hans Zimmer (1957).

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Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, Nico ranks 1. After her are Klaus Meine (1948), Dieter Bohlen (1954), Constanze Mozart (1762), Nina Hagen (1955), Sandra (1962), Thomas Anders (1963), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925), Anna Magdalena Bach (1701), Marian Gold (1954), Ivan Rebroff (1931), and Nena (1960).

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