A never-before-heard Whitney Houston song has been sold for nearly $1 million at an NFT auction. Houston recorded the demo song when she was 17 years old, according to Pat Houston, president and CEO of The Estate of Whitney E. Houston.

Rolling Stone reports that the unreleased song was part of a set of digital tokens that received more than US$1.1mil (RM4.6mil) in sales, adding that the total price included images and videos.

The rare recording by Houston was auctioned on December 14 for $999,999, setting a record for the highest-selling NFT on the Tezos blockchain. The winning bidder got not only access to the late singer’s demo song but also got access to artwork by 17-year-old artist Diana Sinclair.