Miley Ray Cyrus (/ˈmaɪli ˈsaɪrəs/ MY-lee SY-rəs, born Destiny Hope Cyrus) 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
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 Scenes (2017) and an episode of Black Mirror (2019). She also hosted the holiday special Miley's New Year's Eve Party (2021-2022).
Cyrus has received various accolades, including three Grammy Awards, one Brit Award, five Billboard Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, and eight Guinness World Records. She has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was named a Disney Legend, and ranked among the greatest pop stars of the 21st century by Billboard. Cyrus is also the ninth-highest-certified female digital singles artist by the RIAA. She has featured in lists such as the Time 100 (2008 and 2014), Forbes 30 under 30 in the music category and Forbes Celebrity 100 (2010 and 2015). In 2014, she founded the Happy Hippie Foundation, focusing on the LGBTQ community and youth homelessness.
Billboard cataloged the singer as one of the "Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Artists", occupying position thirty-one; she was on the ninth rank among female artists. In 2017, the aforementioned magazine also published an article naming the singer a "Queer Superhero" for her philanthropic fight for the LGBTQ+ community. In 2019, Billboard ranked her 62nd on its "Greatest of All Time Artists" chart, and 55th on the 2010s decade-end chart of Top Artists, signifying the most successful acts of the decade.
n May 2026, she received her own star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame as a recognition of her success.
-Wikipedia
: Miley Ray Cyrus, Miley Ray Hemsworth
: Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.
: Trace Cyrus (half-brother), Noah Cyrus (sister). Brandi Cyrus (sister)
: Liam Hemsworth (m. 2018; div. 2020), Maxx Morando (2021-present; engaged)