Genres: Experimental, Proto-Punk, Art Rock Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Born: October 16, 1938 in Cologne, Germany
Lou Reed, Kevin Ayers, Brian Eno, Scott Walker, The Doors, John Cale, David Bowie, Marianne Faithfull, Laurie Anderson, Françoise Hardy, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bridget St. John, Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, Brigitte Fontaine Sugarplum Fairies, Chrissie Hynde, Bobby & Blumm, Fürsaxa, Instruments, Panda & Angel, Beach House, Elika, Françoiz Breut, Soap & Skin, Maria Taylor, Ladytron, Midnight Movies, Slow Dazzle, Tender Forever, El Perro del Mar, Scarlett Johansson, Bat for Lashes, St. Vincent |  |
One of the most fascinating figures of rock's fringes, Nico hobnobbed, worked, and was romantically linked with an incredible assortment of the most legendary entertainers of the '60s. The paradox of her career was that she herself never attained the fame of her peers, pursuing a distinctly individualistic and uncompromising musical career that was uncommercial, but wholly admirable and influential. Nico first rose to fame as a European supermodel, also landing a bit part in Fellini's La Dolce Vita film and giving birth to a son by Alain Delon. In 1965, she attracted the attention of Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, who gave her a chance to record for his Immediate label, though the resulting single, which also featured Brian Jones and Jimmy Page on guitars, flopped. Shortly afterward, she moved to New York, where Andy Warhol installed her as a vestigial presence and occasional lead singer for the Velvet Underground.
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Release: March 13, 2007
Label: Goth
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Release: February 19, 2007
Label: Rhino, Rhino/Warner Bros., WEA International
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