Christa Päffgen 16 October 1938 18 July 1988 known by her stage name Nico was a German singer songwriter actress and model She had roles in several films including Federico Fellinis La Dolce Vita 1960 and Andy Warhols Chelsea Girls 1966 Reviewer Richard Goldstein describes Nico as half goddess half icicle and writes that her distinctive voice sounds something like a cello getting up in the morning Description above from the Wikipedia article Nico licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia