Nico

Through much of her life, Nico was best known for three songs she didn't write that she recorded in 1966. As an adjunct member of the Velvet Underground, Nico took the lead vocals on three songs, "Femme Fatale," "All Tomorrow's Parties," and "I'll Be Your Mirror," that were written for her by Lou Reed and appeared on The Velvet Underground & Nico, issued in 1967. A far smaller audience embraced her post-Velvets work, which took her in a very different direction. Accompanying herself on the harmonium and penning darkly poetic songs steeped in European traditions, Nico created m...