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Billy Ray Cyrus
William Ray Cyrus is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Having released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, he is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and became the first single ever to achieve triple platinum status in Australia. It was also the best-selling single in the same country in 1992. Due to the song's music video, th…
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entertainment · American country singer and actor (born 1961) · singer-songwriter · television actor · guitarist · television producer · film actor · film producer · singer · musician · also Billy Ray Cyrus, William Ray Cyrus, Cyrus
Born 25 August 1961 · Q231259
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2026· 12 entries
Page Six: Ex-Disney star claims Miley Cyrus used to bully her and say she needed a nose job
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E! News: Miley Cyrus Enjoys Rare Girls' Night Out With Noah Cyrus and Mom Tish Cyrus
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Yahoo Creators: Miley Cyrus adopted a shelter tortoise — and the rescue story behind it will make your day
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Tribute Archive: Sandra Cyrus Barber Obituary | Charlton and Groome Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. | Fishersville, VA
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Deadline: Academy Of Country Music Honors 2026 Photos: Sheryl Crow, Trisha Yearwood, Brandi Cyrus & More
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LaPrensa.hn: Billy Ray Cyrus sobre Miley: 'Siempre hemos tenido la mente muy abierta'
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Sports Illustrated: One Sleeper From Every NFL Team (AFC Edition): ADP Risers Ja'Kobi Lane And Cyrus Allen Are Climbing Rankings
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HOLA: Elizabeth Hurley reúne en Saint-Tropez a Joan Collins y Billy Ray Cyrus en unas vacaciones de película
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Released album “THE HILL”.
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Public attention spiked: 8,215 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.7× the usual 2,212, with 0 article edits.
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Cyrus competed in season fourteen of The Masked Singer as "Owl"
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2025· 1 entry
Performed at the presidential inaugural ball, which celebrated the commencement of Trump's second term
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2024· 1 entry
Cyrus filed for divorce from Firerose
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2022· 1 entry
Released ep “Christmas in Paradise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”.
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2021· 1 entry
Released "New Day", a collaboration featuring Firerose's vocals and Cyrus on guitar
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2020· 1 entry
Released ep “The Singin’ Hills Sessions: Mojave”.
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2019· 2 entries
Released album “The SnakeDoctor Circus”.
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Cyrus earned his first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 as a featured artist on a remix of Lil Nas X's song "Old Town Road", which spent a record-breaking nineteen consecutive weeks at the top spot (eighteen
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2017· 3 entries
Released album “Set the Record Straight”.
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The second divorce case was officially dismissed by the court since the couple failed to appear
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“the artist formerly known as Billy Ray”
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2016· 1 entry
Released album “Thin Line”.
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2013· 1 entry
Tish filed for divorce after 19 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences with Cyrus
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2012· 1 entry
Released album “Change My Mind”.
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2011· 2 entries
Released album “I'm American”.
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Released album “Icon”.
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2010· 3 entries
Cyrus filed for divorce in Tennessee, citing irreconcilable differences but in March 2011, Cyrus said he had dropped the divorce proceedings
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Cyrus said about the new alternative rock group Brother Clyde that the old members would be substituted by Samantha Maloney, Jamie Miller, Dan Knight, and Dave Henning
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It was announced that Cyrus and his son Trace Cyrus would take part in a new Syfy reality series called UFO: Unbelievably Freakin' Obvious
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2009· 2 entries
Won Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award for Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009).
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Released album “Back to Tennessee”.
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2008· 3 entries
Billy Ray and Miley presented the "Song of the Year" award at the 42nd Annual Country Music Association Awards
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Released album “Love Songs”.
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Giving Billy Ray his first top 5 single since 1999, as well as Miley's first top 5 on any Billboard chart
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2007· 1 entry
Released album “Home at Last”.
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2006· 2 entries
Released album “Wanna Be Your Joe”.
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Billy Ray appeared with metal-rock group Metal Skool (now Steel Panther), and performed several songs including "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol, and the song "I Want My Mullet Back", which appears on Wanna Be Your Joe
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2005· 1 entry
Cyrus expanded his acting career in a stage production of Annie Get Your Gun in Toronto, appearing in the role of Frank Butler
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2004· 2 entries
Released album “The Definitive Collection”.
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Guest-starred as a limo driver in the episode "The Power of Love" of the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation
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2003· 3 entries
Released album “20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus”.
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Released album “Time Flies”.
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Released album “The Other Side”.
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2001· 2 entries
Cyrus played the lead role on the PAX (now ION Television) comedy-drama Doc, which became the network's highest-rated show
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Released album “Achy Breaky Heart”.
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2000· 1 entry
Released album “Southern Rain”.
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1998· 2 entries
Released album “Shot Full of Love”.
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Cyrus released his last album for Mercury Records Shot Full of Love
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1997· 2 entries
Released album “The best of Billy Ray Cyrus”.
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Released album “The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover”.
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1996· 2 entries
Released album “Trail of Tears”.
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And has sold over 20 million copies worldwide
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1994· 3 entries
Released album “Storm in the Heartland”.
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Released album “Live & Alive”.
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Cyrus contributed the song "Pictures Don't Lie" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization
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1993· 7 entries
While Finley was pregnant with their second child, the couple were secretly married against the advice of Cyrus' record company
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Awarded Favorite Country New Artist (1993).
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Awarded Favorite Country Single for Achy Breaky Heart (1993).
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Awarded Juno Award for Best Selling Single (1993).
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Cyrus and Mercury Records quickly released Cyrus' second studio album, It Won't Be the Last
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Released album “It Won't Be the Last”.
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Cyrus appeared on Dolly Parton's single "Romeo"; though the single only reached 27 on the country singles charts, the accompanying video was popular on CMT
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1992· 2 entries
Released album “Some Gave All”.
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Cyrus became the father of two children with different women: a son, Christopher Cody Cyrus, born to waitress Kristin Luckey, and a daughter, Miley Ray Cyrus, born to Leticia "Tish" Finley
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1961· 2 entries
Born 1961-08-25.
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In Flatwoods, Kentucky, to Ron Cyrus, a steelworker who became a politician, and his wife Ruth Ann (née Casto)
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