{"product_id":"you-are-beautiful-and-you-are-alone-la-biografia-de-nico","title":"You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone. La biografía de Nico","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF NICO: THE ICONIC AND MYSTERIOUS SINGER, WARHOL SUPERSTAR AND MUSE OF PHILIPPE GARREL, VOCALIST OF THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AND INFLUENTIAL SOLO ARTIST\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChrista Päffgen, known as Nico, was born in Cologne in 1938 and experienced the horrors of war during her childhood. Her beauty led her to international modeling, at which point she adopted her stage name. She gained fame with her appearance in Fellini's \u003cem\u003eLa dolce vita\u003c\/em\u003e and later, in New York, she became part of Andy Warhol's world, who made her a Factory Superstar and included her in The Velvet Underground, recording with them the album \u003cem\u003eThe Velvet Underground \u0026amp; Nico\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the most influential records in rock history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn this album, Nico performed iconic songs such as \u003cem\u003eFemme Fatale\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAll Tomorrow's Parties\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eI'll Be Your Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e, with her distinctive contralto voice and strong German accent. After leaving the band, she started a solo career with albums like \u003cem\u003eChelsea Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Marble Index\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDesertshore\u003c\/em\u003e, which went unnoticed at the time but are now considered cult classics and highly influential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe was muse and partner of filmmaker Philippe Garrel, with whom she shared life and addictions. Her heroin use increased to the point of deeply affecting her physical and mental health, without preventing her from maintaining an intense musical career, especially live. She died in Ibiza at 49 under mysterious circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis biography, the result of four years of research and more than one hundred interviews, reveals Nico's complex life, her magnetism as an artist, and the enigma of her figure, narrated with rigor by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CONTRA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55302234603864,"sku":"LIB-YO-CO-207","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8464\/0856\/files\/you-are-beautiful-and-you-are-alone-la-biografia-de-nico-5738312.jpg?v=1761777880","url":"https:\/\/us.plasticbooks.com\/en\/products\/you-are-beautiful-and-you-are-alone-la-biografia-de-nico","provider":"Plastic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}