About Miley Cyrus
Cyrus in 2019 Name:Destiny Hope CyrusBirthday:November 23, 1992 (age 31)
From:Franklin, Tennessee, US
Other names:Miley Ray CyrusMiley Ray Hemsworth[a]Hannah Montana
Miley Ray Cyrus (/ˈmaɪli ˈsaɪrəs/, MY-lee SY-rəs; born Destiny Hope Cyrus, November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Regarded as a pop icon, she has been recognized for her evolving artistry, style, and hailed as the "Teen Queen" of the 2000s era. She is also cited as one of the few examples of a child star with a successful music career as an adult.[2] As the daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, she emerged as a teen idol at age 13 as the lead character in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana (2006–2011). As Hannah Montana, she achieved success on the Billboard charts with two number-one soundtracks and a US top-ten single.
Her solo career started with the US number-one pop rock albums Meet Miley Cyrus (2007) and Breakout (2008); featuring the top-ten singles "See You Again" and "7 Things". The EP The Time of Our Lives (2009) reached number two in the US while its lead single "Party in the U.S.A." became one of the best-selling singles of all time in the country and was later certified thirteen-times platinum by the RIAA. The ballad "The Climb", also reached number four in the US. Trying to recalibrate her image, she explored dance-pop in Can't Be Tamed (2010), which received mixed reviews; however, its title track reached the top-ten in the US. Cyrus later signed with RCA Records and took a new artistic direction with the hip-hop and R&B-influenced Bangerz (2013). Her fifth chart-topping album, it yielded the singles "We Can't Stop" and her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one "Wrecking Ball". She then dabbled in experimental styles on Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (2015), embraced country pop on Younger Now (2017) and ventured into rock and synth-pop on Plastic Hearts (2020). After signing with Columbia Records in 2021, Cyrus released Endless Summer Vacation (2023). Its lead single "Flowers" set various records and marked her second US number-one. The song won two Grammy Awards including Record of the Year, and the album was nominated for Album of the Year.
Apart from music, Cyrus starred in the films Bolt (2008), Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), The Last Song (2010), LOL (2012), and So Undercover (2013), and appeared briefly in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Drive-Away Dolls (2024). On television, she produced and appeared in the documentary, Miley: The Movement (2013), served as a coach on The Voice (2016–2017), starred in the "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" episode of Black Mirror (2019), hosts the yearly holiday special Miley's New Year's Eve Party (2021–present), and starred in and executive produced the documentary concert special, Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) (2023). In 2014, she founded the non-profit Happy Hippie Foundation, which was supported by the web video series Backyard Sessions (2012–2023).
Cyrus has received numerous accolades, including two Grammy Awards, one Brit Award, five Billboard Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, and eight Guinness World Records. She has appeared in listicles such as the Time 100 (2008 and 2014) and Forbes 30 Under 30 (2014 and 2021). Billboard ranked her as the ninth-greatest Billboard 200 female artist and the 62nd greatest artist of all time. Cyrus is the eighth-highest-certified female digital singles artist by the RIAA,[3] and one of the most successful artists of the 2010s according to Billboard.[4]
Early Life
Destiny Hope Cyrus was born November 23, 1992, in Franklin, Tennessee,[5] to Leticia "Tish" Jean Cyrus (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.[5] She was born with supraventricular tachycardia, a condition causing an abnormal resting heart rate.[6] Her birth name, Destiny Hope, expressed her parents' belief that she would accomplish great things. Her parents nicknamed her "Smiley", which they later shortened to "Miley", because she often smiled as an infant.[7] In 2008, she legally changed her name to Miley Ray Cyrus; her middle name honors her grandfather, Democratic politician Ronald Ray Cyrus, who was from Kentucky.[8] Cyrus's godmother is singer-songwriter Dolly Parton.[9]Against the advice of her father's record company,[10] Cyrus's parents secretly married on December 28, 1993, a year after her birth.[11] They had two more children, son Braison and daughter Noah.[12] From a previous relationship, her mother has two other children, Brandi and Trace.[13] Her father's first child, Christopher Cody, was born in April 1992[11] and grew up separately with his mother, waitress Kristin Luckey, in South Carolina.[10][14]
All of Cyrus's maternal siblings are established entertainers. Trace is a vocalist and guitarist for the electronic pop band Metro Station.[15] Noah is an actress and, along with Braison, models, sings, and is a songwriter.[16][17][18][19][20] Brandi was formerly a musician for the indie rock band Frank + Derol[21][22] and is a professional DJ. The Cyrus farmhouse is located on 500 acres of land outside Nashville.[23]
Cyrus attended Heritage Elementary School in Williamson County while she and her family lived in Thompson's Station, Tennessee.[24] When she was cast in Hannah Montana, the family moved to Los Angeles and she attended Options for Youth Charter Schools[25] studying with a private tutor on set.[26] Raised as a Christian, she was baptized in a Southern Baptist church before moving to Hollywood in 2005.[27] She attended church regularly while growing up and wore a purity ring.[28] In 2001, when Cyrus was eight, she and her family moved to Toronto, Canada, while her father filmed the television series Doc.[29] After Billy Ray Cyrus took her to see a 2001 Mirvish production of Mamma Mia! at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Miley Cyrus grabbed his arm and told him, "This is what I want to do, daddy. I want to be an actress."[30] She began to take singing and acting lessons at the Armstrong Acting Studio in Toronto.[31]
Cyrus's first acting role was as Kylie in her father's television series Doc.[7] In 2003, she received credit under her birth name for her role as "Young Ruthie" in Tim Burton's Big Fish.[32] During this period she auditioned with Taylor Lautner for the feature film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D. Although she was one of two finalists for the role, she chose to appear in Hannah Montana instead.[33] Her mother took on the role of Miley's manager and worked to acquire a team to build her daughter's career.[34][35] Cyrus signed with Mitchell Gossett, director of the youth division at Cunningham Escott Slevin Doherty.[36] Gossett is often credited with "discovering" Cyrus and played a key role in her auditioning for Hannah Montana.[37] She later signed with Jason Morey of Morey Management Group to handle her music career; Dolly Parton steered her to him.[35] She hired her father's finance manager as part of her team.[35]
Career
2006–2009: Hannah Montana and early musical releasesCyrus performing on her Best of Both Worlds Tour in 2007 Cyrus auditioned for the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana when she was thirteen years old.[38] She auditioned for the role of the title character's best friend, but was called to audition for the lead role instead seeing her performance.[38] Despite being denied the part at first because she was "too small and too young" for the role,[39] she was later cast as the lead because of her singing and goofy acting abilities.[40] The series premiered in March 2006 to the largest audience for a Disney Channel program[41] and quickly ranked among the highest-rated series on basic cable.[42] The success of the series led to Cyrus being labeled a "teen idol."[32][43] She toured with the Cheetah Girls as Hannah Montana in September 2006 and performed songs from the show's first season.[44] Walt Disney Records released a soundtrack credited to Cyrus's character in October of that year.[45] The record was both a critical and commercial success, topping the Billboard 200 chart in the United States; it went on to sell over three million copies worldwide.[46] With the release of the soundtrack, Cyrus became the first act within the Walt Disney Company to have deals in television, film, consumer products, and music.[43]
Cyrus signed a four-album deal with Hollywood Records to distribute her non-Hannah Montana soundtrack music.[47] She released the two-disc album Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus in June 2007.[48] The first disc was credited as the second soundtrack by "Hannah Montana", while the second disc served as Cyrus's debut studio album.[48] The album became her second to reach the top of the Billboard 200, and has sold over three million copies.[49] Months after the release of the project, "See You Again" (2007) was released as the lead single from the album.[50] The song was a commercial success, and has sold over two million copies in the United States since its release.[51] She collaborated with her father on the single "Ready, Set, Don't Go" (2007).[52] Next Cyrus embarked on her highly successful Best of Both Worlds Tour (2007–08) to promote its release.[53][54] Ticketmaster officials commented that "there [hadn't] been a demand of this level or intensity since The Beatles or Elvis."[55] The tour's success led to the theatrical release of the 3D concert film Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2008).[56] While initially intended to be a limited release, the film's success led to a longer run.[57]
Cyrus singing on her 2009 Wonder World Tour Cyrus and friend Mandy Jiroux began posting videos on YouTube in February 2008, referring to the clips as "The Miley and Mandy Show"; the videos garnered a large online following.[58] In April 2008, several pictures of Cyrus in her underwear and swimsuit were leaked online by a teenager who hacked her Gmail account.[59][60] Further controversy erupted when it was reported that the then-15-year-old Cyrus had posed topless during a photo shoot by Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair.[61] The New York Times subsequently clarified that although the shot left the impression that Cyrus was bare-breasted, she was wrapped in a bed sheet and was not topless.[62]
Cyrus went on to release her second studio album, Breakout (2008), in June of that year.[63] The album earned the highest first-week sales of her career thus far and became her third to top the Billboard 200.[64][65] Cyrus later starred with John Travolta in the animated film Bolt (2008), her debut as a film actress; she also co-wrote the song "I Thought I Lost You" (2008) for the film, which she sings as a duet with Travolta.[66] The film was a critical and commercial success and earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song.[67]
In March 2009, Cyrus released "The Climb" (2009) as a single from the soundtrack to the Hannah Montana feature film.[68] It was met with a warm critical and commercial reaction, becoming a crossover hit in both pop and country music formats.[69] The soundtrack, which features the single, went on to become Cyrus's fourth entry to top the Billboard 200; at age 16, she became the youngest artist in history to have four number-one albums on the chart.[70] She released her fourth soundtrack as Hannah Montana in July 2009, which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200.[71] Cyrus later launched her first fashion line, Miley Cyrus and Max Azria, through Walmart.[72] It was promoted by the release of "Party in the U.S.A." (2009) and the EP The Time of Our Lives (2009).[73][74] Cyrus said the record was "a transitioning album [...] really to introduce people to what I want my next record to sound like and with time I will be able to do that a little more."[74] "Party in the U.S.A." became one of Cyrus's most successful singles to date and is considered to be one of her signature songs.[75] She embarked on her first world tour, the Wonder World Tour (2009) which was a critical and commercial success.[76] On December 7, 2009, Cyrus performed for Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the British royal family at the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, Lancashire.[77]
Billboard ranked her as the fourth best-selling female music artist of 2009.[78]