The birthplace of Miley Cyrus is the city of Nashville, located in the state of Tennessee. Her parents are Billy Ray and Tish (Leticia) Cyrus. Her parents called her Destiny Hope (Destiny means "destiny", Hope is "hope"), as if she had a presentiment that she had to achieve a lot. Child Destiny given the nickname Miley, which was derived from the English Smiley, which means "smiling", because by nature was a smiling and cheerful child. In 2008, she officially changed her name to Miley Ray.
Career
2001-2005: The first works
When the girl was only eight years old, that is, in 2001, she moved with her family to the city of Toronto, where her father starred in a series called Doc. Later, Miley said that it was this work of her father that led her to the decision to become an actress. After a while, she began to learn acting and singing at the Armstrong studio, which is located in Toronto. Her first work was the role of Kylie, the girls in one of the episodes of Doc, where her father was shot. Two years later she debuted in the movie, in the work of Tim Burton with the name "Big Fish", where she played the role of the girl Ruthie.
When the girl was 11 years old, she heard about casting on a television project, which later was called "Hannah Montana", which told the story of a girl living a double life, one of which she is an ordinary schoolgirl, and the second - a famous singer. Cyrus sent a cassette recorded for her in the hope of playing the role of girlfriend of the main character, but in return received an offer to participate in the audition for the main role. After the second tape, she flew to Hollywood, where she was told that she was not suitable for the role because of the small age. However, using her vocal data and perseverance, the girl was able to convince the producers, who eventually gave her the role of "Miley Stewart" (first the main character should have been called "Chloe Stewart"). At that time, the actress was only twelve years old.
2006-2007: Hannah Montana and album Meet Miley Cyrus
The project almost immediately became a hit for the teenage audience, making Cyrus their idol. Soon, "Hannah Montana" was recognized as one of the most popular series, bringing the actress great incomes and worldwide fame. Miley was the first who had a contract with "Disney" in the movies, on television, in the production of various goods and in music.
Her first single was "The Best of Both Worlds", which was the title track of the series, released in 2006, on March 28th. The first song, released by Cyrus under his own name, was a cover version of James Baskett's song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah".
Solo debut as a singer at Miley took place in 2007, when the double album "Hannah Montana 2 / Meet Miley Cyrus" was released, in which half comprised Miley's own songs, and the second half - the soundtrack to the series. A year later Cyrus's second album appeared, in which the image from "Hannah Montana", "Breakout", which immediately ranked first in the Canadian, American and Australian charts, was no longer used.
The other acting roles of the girl include roles in the already mentioned series "Doc", where her father was shot, in the film "Classical Musical 2", the voice acting of the cartoons "Doublers" and "Volt", "The Emperor's New School", and in 2010 - the film " The last song, "in which she starred as a teenage girl. This film was her first major work after the series "Hannah Montana".
2008 - present time
Forbes magazine in April 2008 put Smiley in first place in the top ten richest children and teenagers aged 8 to 16 years.
After almost a year, came out an autobiography Miley called "Miles ahead", which described her childhood and the path to fame.
In 2011, the actress starred in a Hollywood remake of "LOL", where she worked with stars such as Ashley Greene and Demi Moore. Immediately after that, she took part in the filming of the movie "Undercover"
Personal life
Since mid-2009, Cyrus met with a colleague in the film "The Last Song" by actor Liam Hemsworth, born in 1990. May 31, 2012, after almost three years of relationship, they are engaged. Liam gave his beloved in honor of this 3.5-carat diamond ring.