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Stage Name Stories: Nico

Born: Christa Paffgen

What's in a Name: When she was a teenage model in Europe, the German-born singer was redubbed by fashion photographer Herbert Tobias. He must have been quite taken by her beauty, as he was inspired to give her the name of his friend (and rumored ex-lover), filmmaker Nico Papatakis.



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StarryNight11377

Nico is utterly depressing

Her voice alone makes me want to slit my wrists...

September 16 2008 at 10:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Shawn

to dd: Obviously you are too young to remember the Velvet Underground (circa 1967 - 1970). Their early albums featured Nico as a vocalist fronting Lou Reed and company....

August 09 2008 at 12:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dd

? Never heard of her!

May 11 2008 at 5:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Shawn

If you had ever heard of the Velvet Underground, you'd know of Nico (who was a vocalist on their early albums).

August 09 2008 at 12:02 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply