Parties You Will Never Get Into

Russian billionaire Andrei Melnichenko made his fortune by founding MDM Bank, Russia’s leading provider of banking services. He is also known to throw lavish parties and give extraordinarily expensive gifts to his wife, Serbian model and former singer, Aleksandra Nikolic. After shelling out £2 million for Christina Aguilera to sing during their 2005 wedding, the billionaire spent £1 million for Jennifer Lopez to perform at his wife’s 30th birthday for 40 minutes. It was a joint birthday celebration since the billionaire also recently turned a year older.

On April 21, 2007, Andre Melnichenko and his wife welcomed 60 guests, mostly Serbian and Russian tycoons and billionaires, to their “strictly private” birthday bash. Cabaret acts and circus performers entertained the guests before J.Lo hugged the spotlight with her electrifying renditions of such hits as If You Had My Love and Jenny From the Block. The singer-actress is a favorite of the couple so her presence definitely made the celebration even more memorable.

When the singer was personally contacted by the Russian billionaire, Lopez didn’t have second thoughts and immediately accepted the offer.

Lopez and her entourage, including husband Marc Anthony, were flown in from the United States and billeted at the plush Mandarin Oriental in London. Melnichenko didn’t leave any stones unturned when he spent approximately $800,000 for Lopez and company’s transportation and hotel expenses.

Aside from J.Lo’s private concert, guests dined luxuriously in a specially-constructed nightclub under a marquee. Held in Melnichenko’s 27-acre estate in Surrey, England, the birthday bash was one of the many extravagant pop star-headlined parties for billionaires in the British community.

Once again, the 36-year old baby-faced Russian billionaire proved just how dedicated he is to his wife of 3 years. And he certainly knows how to lavishly impress a woman!