Avicii's Personal Items Donated by Late DJ's Family for 'Unique and Special' Charity Auction 6 Years After His Death

The auction will feature 267 items, ranging from shoes and clothes to musical instruments to memorabilia from his career

The late Avicii’s personal items will be auctioned off for charity six years after his tragic death.

On Monday, Aug. 19, Stockholms Auktionsverk announced that the belongings of the Swedish DJ and producer will be auctioned off in person and online to support his namesake charity. All of the items were donated by his family.

The performer, born Tim Bergling, released a total of three studio albums over the course of his career and embarked on three major tours. He retired from touring two years before his death at age 28, citing health reasons. His hit single "Wake Me Up" from his 2013 album True peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 54 weeks on the chart.

The auction is called The Avicii Collection and will feature 267 items, ranging from shoes and clothes to musical instruments to memorabilia from his career. "He is forever missed by family, friends, colleagues, and millions of fans worldwide," a press release reads, while also noting that the auction house will not be receiving any commission for the sales as proceeds will benefit the Tim Bergling Foundation.

The live auction will occur on Oct. 1 at 3 p.m. local time at the historic auction house Nybrogatan 32 in Stockholm, as well as online. The auction items will be revealed on Sept. 6, with a viewing for the local public from Sept. 24-20.

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"We are incredibly proud to present this auction. Tim Bergling touched countless people worldwide and continues to do so both through his music and the foundation the family has established in his name," Stockholms Auktionsverk CEO Cecilia Gave said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. "It is a true honor to support The Tim Bergling Foundation to help even more young people."

According to Rolling Stone, the Tim Bergling Foundation was launched posthumously in 2019. The organization sets to continue Avicii’s avid philanthropic work – which included raising funds for charities House of Hunger, Feed for America and RED. The charity "advocates for the recognition of suicide as a global health crisis and actively works to remove the stigma attached to suicide and mental health issues," per the website.

The auction house posted about the upcoming event on Instagram with a quote attributed to the DJ that read, "I discovered when I started making money that I didn’t really need it. When you have such an excess of money you don’t need, the most sensible, most human and completely obvious thing is to give to people in need."

The post included another quote from Gave, in which she called the auction "unique and special," and said that auction house is "honored to support such an impactful cause.”

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After Avicii’s death, his family released a statement implying the star died from suicide.

The musician’s family called him "a seeker, a fragile artistic soul searching for answers to existential questions" and "an over-achieving perfectionist who traveled and worked hard at a pace that led to extreme stress."

The statement continued, “When he stopped touring, he wanted to find a balance in life to be happy and be able to do what he loved most — music. He really struggled with thoughts about Meaning, Life, Happiness. He could not go on any longer. He wanted to find peace.”

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org.

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