Miley Cyrus

Miley Ray Cyrus as she likes to be called as birth name is Destiny Hope Cyrus, was born on November 23, 1992, in the city of Nashville, Tennessee. American 19 years old is already an actress, singer, songwriter, fashion designer, author and dancer, began her acting career in 2003, but became world famous in 2006 when she played Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel series, Hannah Montana. In 2008, Miley was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the famous 100 highest paid in the world. As a singer, has sold over 20 million albums worldwide.

At age nine she became interested in acting, then began, acting classes at Armstrong Acting Studio, where her family lived in Toronto. Her first role was a small Kylie, on the television series Doc, which starred her father. In 2003, Cyrus was credited with her birth name for her role as "Young Ruthie" in the film Big Fish, Tim Burton.

At 12, Miley auditioned for the role of "best friend" in a Disney Channel show about a "secret pop star". Disney Channel executives judged her for being too young, but Cyrus persisted, resulting in a call for future hearings. She did then auditioned for the lead role, Zoe Stewart. When she won the role, the character's name was changed to Miley Stewart. According to the president of the channel, Gary Marsh, Cyrus won for its energy and its operations. She tried to lose her Southern accent, but Disney decided to include it in the story. Then Cyrus auditioned with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, for the role of his father's character.

The Hannah Montana star has become popular among children and adolescents, leading it to a successful music career. Her musical debut took place on April 4, 2006, when it launched the fourth edition of Disney Mania. Cyrus did a cover of the song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" by James Baskett, the original animated film of 1946, Song of the South. On 24 October the same year, Walt Disney Records released the first album of Hannah Montana, was one of eight best-selling albums in the U.S. in 2006, selling nearly two million copies.

In July 2008, Cyrus released her second studio album, the first who had no connection with the character Hannah Montana, titled Breakout. At the time, she said Breakout was inspired by "what happened in her life last year." The album debuted at # 1 on the Billboard 200 in the U.S., selling 371,000 in its first week copies. "7 Things" was the first single from this album. The single debuted at # 84 on the Billboard Hot 100. Two weeks after the launch, it jumped from # 70 to # 9.

In June 2009 Miley Cyrus began recording her movie, “The Last Song”, based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, in which she plays a young rebel who will spend the summer with her father in a quiet seaside town. The film opened in several countries in 2010, was designed with the intention of introducing Cyrus to adult audiences.

Cyrus starred in The Last Song, which was released on March 31, 2010, and received several poor reviews, as well as the performance of Miley. However, the film was commercially successful, grossing over 88 million dollars in worldwide booffice. According to box-office analyst Exhibitor Relations, the film marked "a successful transition to adult roles for Miley Cyrus."

Cyrus's career has been full of controversies, which extend up to date. Under the spotlight from a young age, the attitudes of the singer and actress are observed and analyzed constantly by the media. In December 2007, a controversy began when Cyrus posted some pictures on her private MySpace account, which were leaked to the public. The photos showed the singer and a girlfriend sharing a sweet and almost kissing, which led to rumors on the Internet, generating rumors of lesbianism.

The performance of the Cyrus singing "Party in th USA" during the Teen Choice Awards 2009 also caused controversy, with some viewers criticizing provocative clothing used by the singer and the inclusion of a brief pole dance, inappropriate for their age (sixteen at the time) and for her young fans.

In early 2011, in an interview with GQ magazine, Miley's father, Billy Ray Cyrus said that the relationship with the family was badly affected because the Hannah Montanna serie. "Everything is falling apart and people just want to blame Miley for everything. [The serie] destroyed my family ... That drug program destroyed my family.It´s so sad." When asked if he was sorry that you let her enter the program, he replied: "I hate to say it, but yes, I am. Would have changed everything if I could. For my family to be well and all being well, happy and safe and seem normal It is .... I erase it all in a second if I could. "

Miley filmed two more films: LOLA and So Undercover in 2010. The first to debut in August 2012 and the second also with debut slated for the second half of 2012.

Having spent nearly a year away from the spotlight, Cyrus has confirmed that this time has passed and she is now back. Miley can release a new single in November 2012. In April, Miley began recording their fourth studio album, no release date scheduled.

Miley Cyrus announced her engagement with Liam Hemsworth in early June 2012. The actress and singer is focused on raising a family, which currently consists of five dogs.