Miley Cyrus
Pop, Rock β’ Franklin, United States
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992, in Franklin, Tennessee) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who has established herself as one of the most influential and commercially successful entertainers of the 21st century. The daughter of country music icon Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus, she emerged as a teen idol playing Miley Stewart in Disney Channel's Hannah Montana (2006β2011), which became a cultural phenomenon and launched her into superstardom while still in her early teens.
Cyrus transitioned from her Disney roots to a multifaceted music career spanning multiple genres. Her early solo albums Meet Miley Cyrus (2007) and Breakout (2008) established her as a pop-rock force, while the hit single "Party in the U.S.A." (2009) became one of her signature songs. In 2013, she signed with RCA Records and released Bangerz, a hip-hop-influenced album featuring her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Wrecking Ball." Throughout the 2010s and 2020s, Cyrus demonstrated remarkable artistic evolution, exploring diverse genres including dance-pop, rock, and glam rock across albums like Plastic Hearts (2020) and the critically acclaimed Endless Summer Vacation (2023).
Cyrus achieved massive international success with "Flowers" (2023), which became a cultural phenomenon and won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. The song dominated charts globally for weeks and became the best-selling song of 2023. Her ninth studio album Something Beautiful (2025) was released as both a standard album and a musical film, showcasing her continued artistic ambition.
Beyond music, Cyrus has maintained a successful acting career, appearing in films such as The Last Song (2010) and starring in the Black Mirror episode "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" (2019). She has received numerous accolades including three Grammy Awards, one Brit Award, five Billboard Music Awards, and eight Guinness World Records. In 2014, she founded the Happy Hippie Foundation to support LGBTQ+ youth and those experiencing homelessness, demonstrating her commitment to social causes alongside her entertainment career.
Quotes
βThis is what I want to do, daddy. I want to be an actress.β
βI've never felt more myself in my whole lifeβ
βA 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 moreβ
βI was taking my time to focus on the music, and that the album would not be released until she felt it was readyβ
βA love letter to LAβ
βHypnotic...an attempt to medicate somewhat of a sick culture through musicβ
Career Timeline
Something Beautiful Album and Film
Released ninth studio album as both audio release and musical film written and directed by Cyrus; premiered at Tribeca Festival with theatrical release
Grammy Award for Best Country Duo
Won Best Country Duo/Group Performance at 67th Annual Grammy Awards for "II Most Wanted" featuring BeyoncΓ©
Flowers Global Success
"Flowers" became 2023's most-streamed and most-downloaded song globally; achieved fastest track to surpass 100 million and 1 billion plays on Spotify; topped year-end charts worldwide and won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year
Columbia Records Signing
Departed RCA Records and signed with Columbia Records, sister label of RCA under Sony Music umbrella
Most Billboard 200 Top-Five Albums by Female Artist
With Plastic Hearts debuting at number two, broke record for most US Billboard 200 top-five albums in 21st century by a female music artist
The Voice Coach
Became youngest coach to appear in any incarnation of The Voice as a replacement for Gwen Stefani on the eleventh season
MTV Video Music Awards Host
Hosted 2015 MTV Video Music Awards as its first openly pansexual host; announced free album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz during the show
Breakthrough as Adult Artist
Released Bangerz, her fifth chart-topping album; achieved first Billboard Hot 100 number-one with "Wrecking Ball" and declared MTV Artist of the Year
Youngest Artist with Four Number-One Albums
At age 16, became the youngest artist in history to have four number-one albums on the Billboard 200 chart with Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack
Best of Both Worlds Tour
Highly successful tour prompted Ticketmaster officials to comment that demand hadn't been seen since The Beatles or Elvis; led to theatrical release of 3D concert film Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
First Number-One Albums
Became the first act within Walt Disney Company to have deals in television, film, consumer products, and music; Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus and Meet Miley Cyrus both reached number one on Billboard 200
Hannah Montana Debut
Cast as lead in Disney Channel's Hannah Montana at age 13; the series premiered to the largest audience for a Disney Channel program and quickly became one of the highest-rated series on basic cable, launching her into superstardom
