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Femme Fatale: The Story of Nico

The story of Nico - christened Christa Paffgen – the Velvet Underground singer on Andy Warhol's influential album. From 2009.

Marc Riley tells the story of Christa Paffgen.

This German model and actress would become better known as Nico, the singer with influential 1960s rock band The Velvet Underground.

Featuring interviews with:

* Her son, Ari
* Her manager during her time in Manchester, Alan Wise
* Her biographer, Richard Witts
* One of her colleagues in The Velvet Underground, John Cale
* Author and musician who worked with Nico for six years, James Young

Producer: Nicola Swords

First broadcast on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4 in January 2009.

20 days left to listen

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 11 Sep 2024 00:30

Broadcasts

  • Tue 6 Jan 2009 11:30
  • Mon 14 Sep 2009 23:30
  • Thu 23 Apr 2015 06:30
  • Thu 23 Apr 2015 13:30
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  • Fri 24 Apr 2015 01:30
  • Thu 7 Dec 2017 06:30
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  • Wed 11 Sep 2024 00:30