Miley Cyrus was born in Franklin, Tennessee in 1992 and was nicknamed "Smiley" by her family which later became shortened to Miley. She came from a musical family with her father being country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. Miley was always performing from a young age and landed her breakout role on Hannah Montana at age 11. After six successful years on the show, Miley focused on her music career and released several successful albums. As she got older, Miley wanted to show the world her matured artistic side though faced some criticism for her more provocative image and music videos. She remains determined to pursue her dreams of singing and acting.

1. Miley Cyrus was born in Franklin, Tennessee on the 23rd of November 1992. But she didn’t come into this world as Miley, in fact her name was Destiny Hope Cyrus as her Famous father Billy Ray Cyrus always knew it was her destiny to bring hope to the world which is why she got her name. But being the bubbly girl that she was and is, always happy and smiling she was nicknamed ‘Smiley’ by her family. This was then shortened to Miley which then lead onto her changing her name officially in 2008 to Miley Ray Cyrus taking the same middle name as her Father. Miley lived with her family, Father Billy Ray, Mother Tish and her older siblings, her sister Brandi and brother Trace, she also had two younger, her Sister and brother Noah and Braison. <br />With her brother being Trace Cyrus out of Metro station and her Father being a well known country and western singer it was no surprise that Miley loved the attention and fame and her dream was too follow there footsteps and become famous. From a young age Miley was always on stage with her dad and would run on after his show to make sure she was in the spotlight for an extra few minutes.<br />As Miley grew up she ventured more and more into music, playing the piano and writing songs was what she loved to do. At the age of 11 she started auditioning for the role of Lilly in Hannah Montana. After months of getting turned down for being too young miley never gave up and was ecstatic when she was told they were impressed with the small southern girls big voice and big talent that’s she had been given the lead role as Hannah Montana, soon after that her father Billy auditioned to play her on screen father and got the part. <br />Although Miley as always wanted to be famous and be acting, she’s always loved music. Miley is left handed like her dad but Miley quotes in her book, 'My dad is also a lefty, but he’s convinced that I’m right handed' She’s plays piano and writes alot of songs, songs that then went onto follow her in the show Hanna Montana and Miley got too do the two things she loved best, singing and acting, what more could she wish for. “I have four shelves covered with journals that’s I’ve written. Dad and I are always writing songs together. I probably have written 100 songs!”<br />After 6 years doing the show Hannah Montana had to come to an end. The show had produced Miley with three CD's from Hannah Montana and then going onto making Meet Miley Cyrus, and then Breakout which went platinum, Miley was well on her way to being the star she dreamed. <br />Miley then put her talent of acting and singing into a Hannah Montana the movie she said “it is important to remember that I am a real person, have feelings and all that crazy stuff. I think this movie is really going to prove that to people. It all is real” After her first big movie it then led onto her being in the movie The Last Song, directed by Nicholas sparks who also made the award winning film, the Notebook.<br />Miley after finishing the 6 year show then turned 17 and became independent and wanted the world to see her as a mature new artist that grew from the little girl in Hannah Montana shows. She started writing and produced her 8th CD, can’t be tamed which also featured other of her songs she had wrote. In the music video she seen as a bird like animal in a cage which people have put there opinions out of how they think she is too sexy for her age, Ryan Seacrest twittered 'wow. This is a sexy video' There’s no denying that but as Miley explained on sit down with E News, 'That’s not the premise behind Cant Be Tamed. The video isnt about being sexy or about who can wear less clothes. It’s about explaining the song and living the lyrics, I don’t want to be in a cage, I want to be free and do what I love’<br />Miley turned eighteen in November and is now starring in a remake of a French film called LOL, where Demi Moore plays her on screen mother. It seems Miley is always going to be seen as a Disney Hannah Montana star even at the age of eighteen, despite all the bad media and grief she’s gets from growing up, Miley is determined to carry on with her dream of Singing and acting and inspiring people. Let’s just hope people give her the chance to grow and show people the real Miley Cyrus.<br />