Miley Cyrus, a.k.a. Hannah Montana, is Disney’s newest franchise. Cyrus stars in The Disney Channel’s half-hour sitcom that follows the life of Miley Stewart, a young girl living in Malibu whose alter-ego is pop star “Hannah Montana”. Cyrus stars in the breakaway hit with her real-life Dad Billy Ray Cyrus. It's one of the top-rated kids' shows of all time. In 2006, Cyrus released her first album “The Hannah Montana Soundtrack” which went double-platinum. Last week, her second effort came out “Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus” debuting at number one on the Billboard charts and beating American Idol’s Kelly Clarkson CD with 326,000 copies sold. With such success it’s no wonder that Disney plans to make a feature film out of the “Hannah Montana” juggernaut. In fact, Disney is pimping out the 14-year-old Cyrus wherever they can.
Recently, Cyrus performed as Hannah at London's famed Koko club (Madonna had been there a few days previous) and, with Mickey and Minnie, cut the ribbon to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Disneyland Paris.
Cyrus wrote every song on her current CD and commented, “I write in my sleep. I can’t explain it, songs just come to me.”
Tweeners are the explanation to Cyrus success: The nine to fourteen year olds who buy and download music and listen to Radio Disney. So enamored is this group with her that she recently had to hire a bodyguard. With the resurgence of her father’s fame after appearing on “Dancing with the Stars” it’s hard for the duo to go out in public together without getting mobbed by fans. So do we have to worry about Disney's latest little product? Cyrus apparently takes a cue from her father, who had great success as a mullet-sporting Country star in the 1990’s but faded almost into oblivion as the country music scene turned more Dixie Chicks than guy-in-torn-acid-jeans-with-a-bad-haircut. “Hannah Montana” is concentrating on building a lifelong career in showbiz and avoiding the pitfalls of child stars like Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan.
“I think about that, but I don't worry about it,” she says of falling in with the wrong Hollywood crowd. “I have a pretty strong family, and I think that is important. And my music keeps me focused. I like the acting and the music, but the music is what's most important. I want to do that all my life.”
-Linda Przygodski
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