Amy Winehouse's last concert dress sells for $243,200

The dress singer Amy Winehouse wore for her final performance sold Sunday for $243,200, 16 times its estimated value, as part of a trove of memorabilia from the late diva's life auctioned in California.

A collection of Amy Winehouse dresses and her drum set are displayed at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, California on November 1, 2021, ahead of the "Property from the Life and Career of Amy Winehouse" auction to be held November 6 and 7, 2021

The dress singer Amy Winehouse wore for her final performance sold Sunday for $243,200, 16 times its estimated value, as part of a trove of memorabilia from the late diva's life auctioned in California.

Winehouse wore the green and black bamboo print dress at a concert in Belgrade in 2011.

Her death was the culmination of a lengthy -- and often very public -- struggle with alcohol and drugs.

The entire collection brought in $4 million, twice the original forecast, according to auction house Julien's, which managed the sale that ran from Saturday to Sunday.

The proceeds will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which supports vulnerable young adults struggling with addiction. 

Multi-Grammy-winning Winehouse, whose seminal and soulful 2006 album "Back to Black," is counted as a modern classic, often spoke of her personal experiences battling alcohol and drug addiction.

Many of the other dresses she wore in performances sold for between $12,500 and $150,000.

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