Miley Cyrus Biography
Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus) is an American singer and actress. She shot to fame starring in the teen series "Hannah Montana" and the romantic drama "The Last Song", and also after releasing the albums "Breakout", "The Time of Our Lives", "Can't Be Tamed", and more.
Childhood and Family
Miley Cyrus was born on November 23, 1992, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Her parents are renowned country singer Billy Ray Cyrus and actress Leticia Jean Cyrus (née Finley).
Television Career
At 11, Miley took a major step toward her dream – she heard about a Disney casting call for a new TV series called "Hannah Montana." The show follows an ordinary schoolgirl named Miley Stewart who becomes a famous pop singer under the stage name Hannah Montana, but keeps it secret from her friends and leads a double life.
The young star didn't return to TV until 2016 – with Woody Allen's six-episode series "Crisis in Six Scenes," where Miley got a solo storyline alongside Woody Allen himself. The acclaimed director's project streamed exclusively on Amazon Video and reached a very limited audience.
Music Career
Miley Cyrus's music career took off hand-in-hand with the success of "Hannah Montana," as her first single was the show's theme song "The Best of Both Worlds," and her debut album was the series soundtrack. The record dropped on October 24, 2006, and became an instant smash hit. There was one catch, though: the songs were credited to Hannah Montana, not Miley Cyrus.2008 solidified Miley's success as a singer – in July, she released her album "Breakout," which had no connection to Hannah Montana but still went platinum. Just a year later, Miley delivered another stellar musical work, the album "The Time of Our Lives," which featured a genuine hit – the main song from the film "The Last Song," "When I Look at You." Critics called this album "another confident step" toward the singer finally leaving her TV show character behind.
In 2016, the singer joined the TV show "The Voice" as a coach.
In 2017, the singer landed on the most active celebrity philanthropists list, sharing top spots with Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, rapper Chance the Rapper, and other stars. She wrapped up her time on "The Voice" in 2018."I feel like a completely different person now," she admitted. "I'm not saying I wasn't being myself before. But this version of me on the latest album – that's the real me."
May 2019 saw Miley drop the EP "She Is Coming," featuring 6 tracks. According to Miley's vision, two more EPs would follow, creating a unified trilogy. The lead single "Mother's Daughter," co-written with Andrew Wyatt, got its music video on July 2, 2019.
February 2022 kicked off the Attention Tour, marking her first South American visit in seven years. A touching moment happened there with the song Angels Like You: fans sang it all night under her hotel windows in Bogotá. It moved Miley so much that she added the track to her setlist. That April saw the release of the live album Attention: Miley Live, recorded primarily during the Super Bowl Music Fest in Los Angeles.
In January 2023, on her ex-husband Liam Hemsworth's birthday, Miley dropped the single "Flowers." The self-love anthem shot straight to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for eight weeks. It shattered streaming records and earned Cyrus her first Grammy—actually, two at once: Best Pop Solo Performance and Record of the Year.
Released in 2023, the album "Endless Summer Vacation," which featured "Flowers," reached number two on the Billboard 200 and gave Miley a record: she became the 21st-century female artist with the most albums in the top 5 of the American chart. Besides "Flowers," the album included a duet with Brandi Carlile, "Thousand Miles," as well as the track "River."
Film Work
Miley Cyrus made her big-screen debut in 2003, appearing in Tim Burton's fantastical tragicomedy "Big Fish" as the main character in childhood. She then had a brief cameo in the teen musical "High School Musical 2" (2006).
Despite the film's box office success, critics weren't particularly impressed with Miley Cyrus as an adult actress: they wrote that she "unfortunately hasn't yet learned not to overact" and "plays scenes rather than delving into her character's motivations and feelings." The teen generation's favorite actress won Teen Choice Awards and Kids' Choice Awards but also earned a Golden Raspberry nomination.
The young actress's next feature film, the comedy "LOL," came out in 2012. But despite the participation of acclaimed actress Demi Moore, who played the heroine's mother, the film received only a limited release without a serious marketing campaign and failed to recoup its budget.
More successful than her feature film roles were Miley's voice acting projects in animation. Her first such project was the animated series about orphaned twins "The Replacements" (2006-2010), where she had a small role as a star. More prominent, though still supporting, was Miley's role in the animated series "The Emperor's New School" (2007-2009).
A major breakthrough came with her work on the full-length animated film "Bolt," where she voiced the role of a girl – the owner of the main character, a puppy named Bolt (voiced by John Travolta). This animated feature triumphed at the box office, earning $310 million, and received nominations for both the Academy Award and Golden Globe. Miley personally earned another Golden Globe nomination for the film's song "I Thought I Lost You." A year later, she reprised the role in the short film sequel "Super Rhino."
Charitable Work
Since Miley Cyrus has been earning substantial income from a young age, she regularly engages in charitable work. She supports the City of Hope National Medical Center and participated in benefit concerts for the organization in 2008, 2009, and 2012. During her "Best of Both Worlds" and "Wonder World Tours" in 2008 and 2009, one dollar from each ticket sold was donated to the center.She also supports Elton John's AIDS Foundation and numerous other charitable projects focused on treating various diseases, animal protection, and more. In 2011, the singer recorded a video for the American Red Cross calling for donations to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
A particularly important project for her became supporting "Blessings in a Backpack," which provides meals for schoolchildren from disadvantaged families, as well as programs aimed at developing children's creativity. She says: "I want kids to do what they love. Not what they're supposed to do because someone told them it's right, or their parents want it, or it matters to someone close to them – but what truly speaks to their soul."In 2013, when everyone started discussing the singer's provocative behavior, she had an epiphany: "If what I'm doing is getting this much attention, I can use it for good. I can make a real difference instead of just giving people something to gossip about."
Miley Cyrus's Personal Life
From 2009 to 2013, Miley Cyrus was in a relationship with her "The Last Song" co-star Liam Hemsworth. They were even engaged at one point, but after the breakup, Miley told the press: "I don't like that kind of relationship where two people try to become one. I don't think I have a pull toward that kind of codependency."
I don't want to be defined as a woman or a man, and I don't need my partner to necessarily define themselves as a man or a woman. I don't want to put labels on myself! I'm ready to love anyone who will love me for who I am! I'm open!
Liam Hemsworth
In January 2016, she rekindled her relationship with Liam Hemsworth, whom she'd dated at the turn of the 2000s and 2010s. By fall, the couple was engaged again.
In one interview, the singer commented: "I think when people break up and get back together, it's awesome because you know it's right now, and you had time to be yourself. You had time to grow. I think if you're growing up attached to another person, you never really become as strong as you could be on your own.""I get this little butterfly flutter in my stomach. I know myself, and I know our relationship, so these feelings... it's probably not normal, but then again, my whole life isn't normal anyway." She once joked: "I've got spies everywhere. So I don't need to be around all the time watching." Still, overall the couple seemed happy.
By late 2017, a more mature Miley Cyrus was thinking about starting a real family with Liam Hemsworth. The couple was ready for a baby – the singer quit drinking and smoking, and started working on her physical fitness. According to relatives, the future spouses were "more serious than ever" about having their first child. Though Miley had once started a pregnancy rumor before, which turned out to be a joke.
On December 23, 2018, the couple secretly tied the knot, and a week later Miley made their new husband-and-wife status public by posting wedding photos.
Sources close to Liam told the press that Liam wanted more "domestic" behavior from his wife. He wasn't against her career, but believed family and children should come first. But Miley's independent spirit would never settle for that. She's always loved – and continues to love – wild parties, paparazzi attention, provocative kisses with girls, and experimenting with drugs.
Miley's friends disputed the insiders' claims, insisting it was actually the opposite – Liam, it turned out, had developed a drinking problem and couldn't give up partying and going out, while Miley was trying to leave the past behind and protect herself from temptation, and her husband didn't support her in this. The truth, as always, is probably somewhere in the middle.
The singer later admitted they'd made the decision to marry right after the fire that destroyed their Malibu home, while in a state of shock. Later, Miley called that fire "the greatest blessing" because it helped her realize she needed to move forward. She'd actually decided to divorce back in June 2019, before her Glastonbury performance, but kept working as she always had – hiding the pain and dealing with it later.
Miley hadn't fully adjusted to single life when she started dating singer Cody Simpson, who's four years younger than Cyrus and someone she'd known for quite a while, though their relationship had always stayed platonic until then. The couple dated for 10 months before Miley called it quits.
Maxx Morando
In November 2021, Miley showed up at Gucci's Love Parade fashion show with young musician Maxx Morando, drummer for the band Liily. They were holding hands. By December, they were dancing together at Miley's New Year's Eve party in Miami. Come spring 2022, the couple confirmed they were dating.Turns out, a blind date brought them together (though it was only blind for Miley). "I thought, worst case scenario, I'll just leave," Cyrus recalled. But things turned out completely different.
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The age gap—Maxx is six years younger than the singer—doesn't faze Miley. In 2025, she joked on Brandi Carlile's podcast that she's happy when Maxx turns 27, he'll get to go through the same journey she did at that age, since that's when she started turning her life around. Cyrus emphasized that the secret to their relationship isn't age but the fact that Maxx is a Scorpio, just like his grandfather, which makes him "cool."
Miley Cyrus Now
In spring 2025, the world heard "Something Beautiful," Miley's ninth studio album. She described it as an attempt to "heal a sick society," comparing her new project to Pink Floyd's concept album "The Wall."
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Cyrus admitted she's not planning a massive tour to support the album—and it's not just about her vocal cord issues but also her desire to stay sober. She confessed that life on the road is too dangerous for her health, and that stability matters more to her than crowds of fans.
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