Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear someone, happy birthday to you! Probably the words and the tune that accompanies it are the most popular song there is. The short and to the point melody of Happy Birthday is sung numerous times daily across the world to people of all ages. It is a simple little song to wish someone well on the day of their birth. Depending on the person and the anniversary of birth that is being celebrated, the importance of a birthday varies often in how they matter to the individual and more so, effects what a person does to celebrate a birthday.

An annual celebration of a person’s anniversary is a reflection of that very person, some prefer to mark the occasion with a rather low-key affair, understated or perhaps even ignore the fact they have a birthday at all. After all, age is only a number and the birthday itself is just another day, nothing to feel overly good about, especially as each year means being one year older.

On the other hand, there are plenty of people who see their birthday as an escape from the boring drudge of every day life. It is a day to do something special and to mark the fact that you are alive, and have managed to make it through another year, with friends and family at your side. For some, money is no limit, and a birthday is the perfect time to prove how outrageous spending can be!

Bieber The Clown

Some people may think that Canadian pop prince Justin Bieber is a bit of a joke, but no matter how laughable some think he is or not, he knows how to break the bank with his serious cash!

For someone that became famous as a kid, it is fitting that Justin Bieber may just want to mark the last year of adolescence in a very extravagant manner. Although, if some of his guests found the theme of his 19^th birthday party scary, he did not seem too bothered anyway. The theme of Bieber’s 19^th birthday was clown themed, maybe as a nod to a departing childhood, but there was nothing juvenile about the price tag. Justin Bieber reportedly forked out $200,000 to welcome in being 19!

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan is now arguably more infamous than famous and that is certainly a better way to describe the antics that have grabbed the headlines regarding her over the years. The Parent Trap and Mean Girls star and former child actress had a promising career ahead of her, until she began to throw every promise of her under the bus when she sunk into nothing but "recreational activities" and committing multiple felonies that have resulted in going to jail a number of times.

All of this lifetime’s worth of controversy has all taken place before Lindsay was even 30 and when she turned 20, it heralded the chaos in her life. Allegedly though, the party oddly was a muted affair with a dinner party with guests such as Nicole Richie, Courtney Love and Owen Wilson, yet the gathering still cost Lohan $100,000.

Kris Gatsby…Erm, Jenner’s 20s Party

One of the most glamorous themes is the 1920s, the “Roaring 20s,” when everything changed. After World War I, America’s involvement until the last year meant less military spending and resulted in a boom of wealth and invention. The Ford Model T, vacuum cleaners, everyone investing in shares and banned booze (though it seemed to stop nobody from drinking), flapper dresses and dapper suits roared into the decade.

The novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald embodied everything about that decade. The recent remake of the movie, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan, included glitzy parties and timeless styles that will always stick in someone’s minds. It would certainly make Kris Jenner want to recreate it for her wildly expensive bash.

Kylie Comes Of Age

The Kardashian/Jenner clan are now famous and are in every news and celebrity column, social media saturation, and endless snaps from the paparazzi, as well as a reality TV show that have made the kids of one of OJ Simpson’s lawyers famous for some reason.

The Jenner siblings are the children of Caitlyn Jenner and are just as famous for the reason that she was a famous Olympic athlete. This apparently entitles Kylie Jenner to a hugely rich 18^th birthday party. Her coming of age presents included a Ferrari, a Hermes Birkin bag that are worth up to $80,000 and a function in a swanky Hollywood club, with guests like Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik, which is a great introduction to adulthood for sure.

Paris Hilton’s Key To The Door

When a person turns 21 they are offered the key to the door as it was initially known as “Coming of Age,” or being considered a fully-grown adult finally. In the US, consumption is legal and in the past, it even was the age of consent and the age for voting in elections.

But now, turning 21 is just a milestone to party and have fun for most of the people who celebrate it. For people that are the children of a wealthy dynasty of people, such as the Hilton hotel family, turning 21 is a way to show how much of a wealthy socialite you are, Paris Hilton is exactly such a case when she had her 21^st birthday that cost $100,000.

Cruising Into Expensive Parties

Of course, it is not just a celebrity who reaps the rewards of said celebrity’s fame and fortune, their friends and family will also likely see a trickle-down effect of such stardom and wealth. First in line to access the riches of a famous star or celebrity is either their parents or their children, usually both if they have living parents.

When you are the child of a Hollywood legend and Scientology High Priest, Tom Cruise, like Suri Cruise is, a birthday becomes an affair that costs more than most people earn in several years. Bear in mind that this $100,000 birthday was only for Suri’s second birthday, imagine her 18^th or 21^st, it might cost the equivalent of a yearly economy of a small country!

Mom’s Masquerade

Being the parent of a rich and famous global superstar is of course its own reward. Not only does it come with the parental pride of being the mother or father of someone that is adored worldwide and is rolling in cash, but if you have been a good parent and raised them with love and care, they will return that love, with riches!

Which is exactly the case when it comes to being the mother of living legend that is Beyoncé Knowles. Combine that with honouring a milestone like a 60^th birthday and the stage is soon set for a lavish function with a six-figure price tag. The height of elegance in the past used to be a masquerade in Venice and Vienna and now for Beyoncé’s mom too!

Naomi Campbell Turns 40 In Cannes

Naomi Campbell is one of the most high status models and supermodels in the world, and has been dominating modelling ad campaigns and fashion runways across the world for decades. In 1990, she made a cameo in George Michael’s video, Freedom 90 and has so far made millions of dollars from dominating fashion throughout 1990s.

She soon reached the landmark of her 40^th birthday and as an ultra-glamorous supermodel like Naomi Campbell, it had to be marked in a very audacious way. And it was, with a party full to the brim with celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Marc Jacobs and Michelle Rodriguez. Given the location and the time of year, Naomi was able to spend 10 days on her super yacht with her boyfriend and go to the Cannes Film Festival too.

Sloth Surprise

Although it may come as somewhat of a surprise (pardon the pun) to even include something like this in a list of extravagant parties, the power fame and money opens doors that other people would never have opened for them. But even for a famous celebrity, getting an exotic jungle animal presented to you as a present is a step beyond even what is normal for a celebrity party!

For actress Kristen Bell, whose favorite animal is the sloth, as a birthday treat on her 31^st birthday, her husband – actor Dax Shepard – surprised her with a sloth and her emotional reaction went viral. To hire an exotic creature and handler, even one as lazy as a sloth, surely it costs quite a few bucks?!

Giant Junk Food And Giant Junk

Many people who have made their name and achieved their fame in childhood are keen to sever ties with the clean-cut image they were forced to show for the cameras when they were a minor. Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Lindsay Lohan have shown eagerness to shed any innocence, but none of them more so than Miley Cyrus.

The daughter of country music star Billy Ray Cyrus and star of Hannah Montana destroyed her clean-cut persona with a Wrecking Ball (literally) with an overly adult overhaul and in 2014, while celebrating her 22^nd birthday, that character came with an oversized appendage, but you'll have to google for those images. She also had a giant pizza, which yeah, is pretty amazing.

Beyoncé’s Baby’s Baby Bash

Beyoncé Knowles has already shown herself to go all out and host extravagant and lavish parties for those she cares about. When you have as much money as her and her husband, Jay-Z, you obviously have to find ways to spend all that money right? What good is it doing inside of a vault.

The music power couple’s daughter, named Blue Ivy was thrown a huge (and hugely expensive) party for her first birthday, which included a custom-made Barbie worth $80,000. And if that was not enough of a splurge on an event Blue Ivy won’t remember, she also received a $200,000 birthday party. Half of the budget for that party went on ordering white roses. It must be nice to be the daughter of these two stars.

Kanye On Court

We all know that hip-hop superstar Kanye West is the quiet type, a spiritual and calm individual that prefers a life of solitude and silent meditation as opposed to brash displays of wealth and cockiness… #Sarcasm!

Kanye West is openly ostentatious and obnoxious to the extreme that he polarizes people into those that either love him or hate him and his marriage to Kim Kardashian was a union made in celebrity heaven. So the rapper and basketball fan indulged himself for his 38^th birthday and hired out the Staples Center in Los Angeles, home of the LA Lakers, in order to shoot some hoops on the famous court, for $110,000. Later, wife Kim treated her husband to very own basketball court which she had built in his backyard!

Who’s That Chick’s Party

Rihanna is one of the most famous and talented recording artists in the world. So when you are a successful recording artist in the studio, and constantly on the road performing, when you want to party, make sure it is memorable.

With a woman that has Rihanna’s star power, throwing a penny into a fountain will get media attention, let alone a party! For her 27^th birthday party, the Barbados born songstress was treated to a shindig thrown by her then rumored love interest, Leonardo DiCaprio. Many famous faces turned out to celebrate in style as it was a party thrown by Jay Gatsby, after all. Guests included Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Mick Jagger, Naomi Campbell, Paris Hilton, Jim Carrey and Bill Murray, a rich guest list in more ways than one.

Simon’s Lunch

Sassy and snarky, perhaps both and definitely one of them at some point or another, Simon Cowell has made his name for being a judge on talent shows and giving scathing critiques of performances. His brand of Idol and Got Talent shows are broadcast around the world.

For his half-centennial (50^th) birthday, instead of globe-trotting, he decided to remain at home in his Hertfordshire England mansion, if one can count a gathering of 400 plus guests as a quiet night in. His house party included swanky cocktails of prawn and lobster martinis at the cocktail bar, but then when dinner was served it consisted of some hearty British dishes like chicken soup, shepherd’s pie, fish and chips and bread and butter pudding for dessert.

Hemp For Hemsworth

The Hemsworth Brothers are actors and heartthrobs that have captured women’s hearts and made them drool for several years now. Chris Hemsworth is the older and arguably the more famous of the brothers and has a recurring role in Marvel’s Thor movies. Liam Hemsworth’s breakthrough came from playing Gale in The Hunger Games.

Liam is now engaged to Miley Cyrus and if her parties are anything to go by, when Liam’s was arranged by her it was as out there as expected! Miley made Liam’s 27^th bash an NWA theme with blow up castles, electric colored balloons, stuffed animals and gift bags for the guests. It is clear that Liam Hemsworth has a certain taste for a particular green herb and Miley made no hesitation of showing it.

Harley Quinn’s Mad Birthday

Margot Robbie is an Australian actress that has recently gained a cult status as Harley Quinn in the movie Suicide Squad and is now turning her hand to portray the controversial American Olympic ice skater Tonya Harding.

When the Suicide Squad star turned 24 she decided to mark her birthday for that particular age, by throwing a 24-hour birthday bash from 9am that morning to 9am the following day. The day long celebration began with champagne in the morning, complete with crazy outfits, tower burgers and then a huge bar crawl with even more lashings of champagne! It seems that more than a little of the lunacy of arch villain Harley Quinn rubbed off on Robbie as she made the most of being 24, which is usually not a big deal for many.

Kate Moss’ Stardust

Kate Moss is one of the world’s most famous supermodels and has had a life that is just as full on as her modelling, having dated rock stars, partied hard and hung out with some of the most famous people in the world.

She was spotted by a model scout while she was heading for a flight at New York’s JFK airport when she was 14-years-old. At her most famous Kate Moss brushes shoulders with legends, and she was close with the late David Bowie. Her 42^nd birthday occurred less than a week after his death. For that reason Kate Moss threw a David Bowie themed party, complete with the unconventional, skin tight, sparkly costumes in honor of the ground breaking musician and glam rock legend.

Oprah’s Red Rock Out

Oprah Winfrey is one of the wealthiest people out there, she is a multi-billionaire and if her fans believe that after her Golden Globes speech in 2018, she may be the possible next President.

When someone is that rich, marking a landmark birthday like Oprah’s 60^th birthday is something that is going to go down in style. And everyone who is invited and not invited knows it. Throwing a joint party for herself and her close friend Bob Veloz who turned 80 that year too, they decided to throw a red party with all of their celebrity guests bedecked in red jewelry and gowns, with security so tight that even resort staff could not venture through the party area at the time.

Sir Philip Green

A rather unknown person for many people outside of the United Kingdom and probably even for many people in Britain too, but Sir Philip Green is a retail magnate and billionaire. So successful is his mastery of the retail trade that he was appointed as an advisor for the British government, until he screwed up a store chain called British Home Stores, losing all the store’s staff their jobs and pensions.

However, this did not stop Green from splashing his cash for when he turned 60 and he treated family and friends to a four-day holiday/party in Cancun, Mexico, for an alleged cost of $10 million! He also hired singers Robbie Williams, Michael Bublé and Stevie Wonder to perform at the bash and even produced special t-shirts for the event!

Party Like Beckham

One of the most celebrated and famous soccer players in the world, David Beckham played for some of the greatest teams ever: Manchester United, Reál Madrid and captain of the England soccer team for about a decade. Not only that, but he married a Spice Girl, Victoria “Posh Spice” Adams and their eldest son Brooklyn, is 18 and dating film star Chloe Grace Moretz.

When the legendary sportsman turned 40 a few years back, he marked the occasion by taking all of his nearest and dearest to Marrakech, Morocco, where he and his loved ones spent the best part of a week in the north African country partying and posting a lot of their fun on Instagram for jealous fans to see and wish they were there.