Even if many walk off the dance floor when his songs are played, and laugh with contempt at the endless jokes written about him, there are many businessmen who cite his example for advertising their brands through the social media because he’s got more than 35 million followers on Twitter. And, still in his teens, he has been replicated in wax at the Tussauds in New York, Amsterdam and London. Yes, Justin Bieber is the real Richie Rich who your younger sister won’t refuse for a lunch date.

On this day in music,back in 1994, this star kid was born.