48 Facts About Miley

Miley Ray Cyrus is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

Miley has attained the most US Billboard 200 top-five albums in the 21st century by a female artist, with a total of thirteen entries.

Miley is regarded as one of the few examples of successful child actors-turned-singers.

Miley founded the non-profit Happy Hippie Foundation in late 2014 focusing on youth homelessness and the LGBT community.

Miley was born with supraventricular tachycardia, a condition causing an abnormal resting heart rate.

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Miley's father's first child, Christopher Cody, was born in April 1992 and grew up with his mother, Kristin Luckey, in South Carolina.

Miley attended church regularly while growing up and wore a purity ring.

Miley's mother took on the role of Miley's manager and worked to acquire a team to build her daughter's career.

Miley later signed with Jason Morey of Morey Management Group to handle her music career; Dolly Parton steered her to him.

Miley hired her father's finance manager as part of her team.

Miley auditioned for the role of the title character's best friend, but was called to audition for the lead role instead.

Miley toured with the Cheetah Girls as Hannah Montana in September 2006 and performed songs from the show's first season.

Miley released the two-disc album Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus in June 2007.

Miley collaborated with her father on the single "Ready, Set, Don't Go".

Miley released her fourth soundtrack as Hannah Montana in July 2009, which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200.

Miley embarked on her first world tour, the Wonder World Tour which was a critical and commercial success.

Miley embarked on her worldwide Gypsy Heart Tour in April 2011 which had no North American dates; she cited her various controversial moments as the reason, claiming that she only wanted to travel where she felt "the most love".

Miley made an appearance on the MTV television series Punk'd with Kelly Osbourne and Khloe Kardashian.

Miley starred in the comedy film So Undercover playing the role of an undercover FBI agent at a college sorority.

Miley collaborated with producers Rock Mafia on their song "Morning Sun", which was made available for free download online.

Miley had previously appeared in the music video for their debut single, "The Big Bang".

Miley went on to guest star as Missi in two episodes of the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men.

Miley worked with producers such as Pharrell Williams and Mike Will Made-It on her fourth studio album, resulting in a hip hop-influenced sound.

Miley collaborated with numerous hip hop artists releases and appeared on the Snoop Lion song "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks", released as the lead single from his twelfth studio album, Reincarnated.

Miley provided guest vocals on the Lil Twist song "Twerk", which featured vocals by Justin Bieber.

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Miley launched her controversial Bangerz Tour that year, which was positively received by critics.

Miley claimed that she was taking her time to focus on the music, and that the album would not be released until she felt it was ready.

Miley was a key advisor during the tenth season of the reality singing competition The Voice.

Miley played a radical activist who causes chaos in a conservative 1960s household while hiding from the police.

Miley Is Coming, which included vocal collaborations with RuPaul, Swae Lee, Mike Will Made It and Ghostface Killah, debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with 36,000 album-equivalent units, while the lead single "Mother's Daughter" entered at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Miley said the album was "curated by the fans for the fans".

Miley has cited artists such as Madonna, Lana Del Rey, Dolly Parton, Timbaland, Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Joan Jett, Lil Kim, Shania Twain, Hanson, OneRepublic, and Britney Spears as influences.

Miley's voice has a distinctive raspy sound to it, similar in vein to that of Pink and Amy Winehouse.

Miley began working on Bangerz during a musical hiatus, and described the record as having a "dirty south feel" prior to its release.

Miley faced similar controversy over her performance of "Can't Be Tamed" on Britain's Got Talent, where the singer pretended to kiss one of her female backup dancers onstage; she defended the performance, arguing that she did nothing wrong.

Miley's fame increased dramatically in the wake of the Vanity Fair photo scandal in 2008, and it was reported that photographs of Cyrus could be shopped for $2,000 apiece.

Miley is the founder of the Happy Hippie Foundation, which works to "Fight injustice facing homeless youth, LGBTQ youth and other vulnerable populations".

Miley told Rolling Stone in 2013 that it was "the best drug on earth" and called it, along with MDMA, a "happy drug".

Miley has dated actor Patrick Schwarzenegger and model Stella Maxwell.

Miley believed the loss of their home to be the catalyst for getting married, citing that "the timing felt right" and that "no one is promised the next day, or the next, so [she tries] to be 'in the now' as much as possible".

Miley's announcement coincided with the release of her single "Midnight Sky", which was inspired by her breakups with Hemsworth, Carter, and Simpson.

Miley has visited sick fans in hospitals throughout the years.

Miley is an avid supporter of the City of Hope National Medical Center in California, having attended benefit concerts in 2008,2009 and 2012.

Miley appeared in a commercial for the Rock the Vote campaign, which encouraged young people to make their voices heard by voting in the 2012 federal election.

Miley appeared with Justin Bieber and Pitbull in a television special entitled The Real Change Project: Artists for Education.

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Miley decided to predominate the color yellow since she believes it is a happy and non-sexualized color.

Miley said she wanted to bring attention and celebrate people who wouldn't normally find themselves being the stars of a photoshoot or wouldn't find themselves on the cover of a magazine.

Miley called the series "genre-defining" and likened this model to 1990s teen pop artists such as Britney Spears and NSYNC, who were marketed to children.