Miley Cyrus’s rise from Disney Channel to recording artist

The daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus endeared herself to young fans for her role on Disney Channel’s sitcom “Hannah Montana” before producing studio albums including “Breakout” and “Can’t Be Tamed.”

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June 18, 2007

Actress and singer Miley Cyrus appears onstage during MTV's "Total Request Live" at the MTV Times Square Studios in advance of the release of “Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus,” the second soundtrack album from the Disney Channel series “Hannah Montana.”

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Miley Cyrus and father, Billy Ray Cyrus, in a scene from the Disney Channel series “Hannah Montana.”

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Jan. 7, 2008

Miley Cyrus visits with 15-year-old Andrea Hernandez, a patient at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, during a visit sponsored by Tracy's Kids, an arts therapy nonprofit geared toward young cancer patients.

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Feb. 24, 2008

Miley Cyrus arrives at the 80th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood.

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Miley Cyrus was featured on the cover of Billboard in July 2008, in advance the release of her sophomore album “Breakout.”

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Miley Cyrus’s 2008 album, “Breakout,” was her first released without a connection to the Hannah Montana franchise. The record topped the Billboard 200 for one week and was certified platinum.

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Dec. 6, 2008

Miley Cyrus performs in Magic Kingdom Park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., while taping a segment for the ”Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade.”

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Jan. 11, 2009

Miley Cyrus arrives for the 66th Annual Golden Globes Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was nominated in the best original song category for “I Thought I Lost You,” which she co-wrote with songwriter Jeffrey Steele and sang with actor John Travolta for the film “Bolt.”

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Feb. 8, 2009

Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus perform the song “Fifteen” at the 51st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

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Miley Cyrus, as Hannah Montana, stars in “Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert,” the big-screen version of her sold-out American concert tour.

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May 31, 2009

Miley Cyrus accepts the award for best song from a movie, for “The Climb” from “Hannah Montana: The Movie,” at the MTV Movie Awards in Universal City, Calif.

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Miley Cyrus starred with Liam Hemsworth in the movie “The Last Song,” a film adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name.

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June 6, 2010

Miley Cyrus performs during the Rock in Rio music festival in Arganda del Rey, Spain.

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Miley Cyrus’s third studio album, "Can't Be Tamed," debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200.

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Nov. 6, 2010

Miley Cyrus performs on the TV show “Wetten, dass..?” in the northern German city of Hanover.

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Nov. 21, 2010

Miley Cyrus arrives at the 2010 American Music Awards held in Los Angeles. She performed the song “Forgiveness and Love,” from her album “Can’t Be Tamed,” during the ceremony.

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March 3, 2011

Miley Cyrus and Jimmy Fallon sport mustaches on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.”

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April 2, 2011

Miley Cyrus arrives at Nickelodeon’s 24th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles. Cyrus was nominated for three awards and took home one, for favorite movie actress in the film “The Last Song.”

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May 10, 2011

Miley Cyrus performs in Asuncion, Paraguay, as part of her Gypsy Heart Tour.

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Dec. 9, 2011

Miley Cyrus and rapper 50 Cent pose backstage at the American Giving Awards in Los Angeles.

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Feb. 26, 2012

Miley Cyrus and her fiance, actor Liam Hemsworth, arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party for the 84th Annual Academy Awards in West Hollywood, Calif. The couple had been dating for three years, after meeting on the set of “The Last Song” in 2009. Hemsworth, 22, proposed to Cyrus, 19, in June.

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March 12, 2012

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth arrive to the premiere of “The Hunger Games” in Los Angeles. Hemsworth starred in the film as Gale Hawthorne.

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June 27, 2012

Miley Cyrus arrives at Australians In Film Awards & Benefit Dinner in Century City, Calif.

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