Miley Cyrus

Miley Ray Cyrus ( MY-lee SY-rəs, born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. An influential figure in popular music, Cyrus is known for her evolving artistry and image reinventions. She was an established child actress before developing a successful entertainment career as an adult. Cyrus emerged as a teen idol with her portrayal of Miley Stewart in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana (2006–2011), growing a profitable franchise and achieving two number-one soundtracks on the Billboard 200. Cyrus's music career outside of Hannah Montana began with her US number-one pop rock albums Meet Miley Cyrus (2007) and Breakout (2008). The single "Party in the U.S.A.", from her EP The Time of Our Lives (2009), became one of the best-selling singles. She sought a mature image with her dance-pop album Can't Be Tamed (2010) and later transitioned to trap-pop and R&B with Bangerz (2013), which featured "We Can't Stop" and her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one "Wrecking Ball". She explored psychedelic, country, and rock genres on her subsequent albums Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (2015), Younger Now (2017), and Plastic Hearts (2020). After signing with Columbia Records, she released her eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation (2023) and the visual album Something Beautiful (2025); the former was led by her second US number-one single "Flowers", which became the best-selling single of 2023 and won two Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year. As an actress and television personality, Cyrus starred in the films Bolt (2008), Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), The Last Song (2010), LOL (2012), and So Undercover (2013). On television, she was the subject of the documentary Miley: The Movement (2013), served as a coach on two seasons of The Voice (2016–2017), and starred in the miniseries Crisis in Six...