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Los Angeles (AP) - The US pop singer Janet Jackson (“When I Think Of You”) parted ways with over a thousand personal pieces on her birthday weekend.
As part of the “Iconic Treasures” auction from the life and work of the pop star, the auction house Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills wanted to offer a collection of costumes, jewelry, trophies and other items from the singer's possession from Friday to Sunday.
The sister of singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009) turns 55 on Sunday.
A black military-style outfit that Jackson wore on her Rhythm Nation Tour in 1990 went under the hammer on Friday for more than $ 81,000, twenty times the estimated price.
The buyer wanted to remain anonymous, said a spokeswoman for the auction house of the German press agency.
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Her iconic 1990 earring - a key dangling from a ring - sold for just under $ 44,000.
According to Jackson, the key came from a barn on his parents' farm in Indiana, USA.
A pair of black latex gloves, with which she posed for the cover of her album "Disciple" in 2008, changed hands for over 19,000 dollars.
Part of the proceeds from the three-day auction will go to a children's aid organization.
Jackson, who had risen to become one of the most successful pop and soul singers in the world with albums such as "Control" (1986) or "Janet" (1993), last released the record "Unbreakable" in 2015.
In 2017, the multiple Grammy Award winner gave birth to her first child, son Eissa Al Mana.
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