Miley Cyrus was born Destiny Hope Cyrus, November 23, 1992, in Franklin, Tennessee, to Leticia "Tish" Jean Cyrus (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. Cyrus emerged as a teen idol as the title character in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana. Cyrus's solo career started with the US number-one pop rock albums Meet Miley and Breakout (2007) Her first album, The Time of Our Lives (2009) became a best-seller, certified 14-times platinum in the US. She aimed for a mature image with her dance-pop album Can't Be Tamed (2010), which received mixed reviews. After signing with Columbia Records, she released her eighth studio album