Child stars like Miley, for the most part, are forever locked in their childhood roles, making it impossible for them to find a breakthrough in their careers as adults. But Miley Cyrus is not like that. Worth mentioning, she chose to… rebel to escape the huge shadow called Hannah Montana.

On the occasion of Miley Cyrus’s birthday (November 23), let’s look back with ELLE Man on the career and rebellious life of the girl once known as the “Disney princess”.

Miley Cyrus and a youth have it all

Miley Cyrus (birth name: Destiny Hope Cyrus; born November 23, 1992) is a famous American singer and actress, born in Nashville, Tennessee. Her mother is Leticia Tish and her father is American country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. Miley’s birth name is Destiny Hope because her parents wanted their daughter to accomplish everything perfectly; She had the nickname Smiley because she often laughed a lot when she was a child, later shortened to Miley. Being born into an artistic family helped her fall in love with music and movies from an early age.

After her father took her to see Mamma Mia! At the Royal Alexandra Theater, Miley held her father’s hand tightly and loudly declared: I want to become an actress. At the age of 11, Miley auditioned for a Disney project that would later become Hannah Montana . Worth mentioning, she initially sent an audition tape for the role of the main character’s best friend but was informed that she was required to audition for the role of main character Chloe Stewart. After sending in a video tape and a few live auditions, Miley was not accepted because she was… too young. However, Miley’s perseverance and singing ability changed the producer. Miley finally got the lead role with her name changed to Miley Stewart at the age of 12.

What happens after that probably doesn’t need to be discussed much. Because Hannah Montana was a huge success and became a “blockbuster” on television, Miley Cyrus alone became a famous idol among teenagers around the world. The film had the largest audience for a Disney Channel series, Miley then became the first artist to have contracts in all areas of the Walt Disney Company including television series, movies, and singing. ,…

As a teenager, Miley Cyrus owned everything, from money to fame. In 2007, Miley earned $18 million and increased to $25 million in 2008, ranking 35th on Forbes magazine’s Celebrity 100 list. Parade magazine said she was then the richest teenage star in the world. At this time, the actress was only 15 years old.

After the OSTs of Hannah Montana, Miley entered the music field and quickly achieved achievements. To date, she has released 7 studio albums, of which 3 albums reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart including Meet Miley Cyrus (2007), Breakout (2008) and Bangerz (2013) with many songs. Hits include Party in the USA, Wrecking Ball, We can’t stop,…

For each episode of Hannah Montana that Miley plays, she is paid $15,000, making her Hollywood’s sixth highest-paid child. In the music field, she ranked 19th and is the youngest in the list of 20 richest female singers in history. In 2011, she rose to number one in the top 10 richest teenagers in Hollywood with $120 million. Referring to Miley Cyrus at that time, “youngest”, “richest”, “most famous” were common words.

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The princess is not perfect

“Success is the enemy of youth” – no matter how old the saying is, it is not outdated. Child stars like Miley, for the most part, are forever locked in their childhood roles, making it impossible for them to find a breakthrough in their careers as adults. But Miley Cyrus is not like that. Worth mentioning, she chose to… rebel to escape the huge shadow called Hannah Montana.

Gradually, people can no longer find any connection between the innocent, pure Hannah Montana and the careless, rebellious Miley. The female singer appears more and more in the newspapers with dating news, breakups, daring performances, revealing outfits, etc. Recently, the news of her and Liam Hemsworth’s divorce made waves in the community. fan. The two have been together for 10 years and just got married 8 months ago. The beautiful love between the two received a lot of love from the audience. Many people hoped that after having a home of her own, Miley would become more mature and mature, living more responsibly. However, the couple broke up and it is worth mentioning that, just 2 months after the divorce, Miley Cyrus had 2 new lovers.

“I’m sorry, I’m not perfect” – she confided about the scandals and scandals she encountered. Miley is probably not entirely to blame. What Disney, or Hannah Montana built, is ultimately just fairy tale values ​​for teenagers. Overcoming that age, Miley changed, the audience also changed. It’s time to learn that fairy tales aren’t real and come into contact with a naked, imperfect real world.

Miley Cyrus still has a rebellious image, and people are examining her personal life more than her music and film career, but it cannot be denied that Miley will still be an influential name. most influential in American popular culture – pop culture. The actress and singer remains a name associated with memories of our bright, innocent days.

Happy birthday, Miley Cyrus!