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Billy Ray Cyrus, born William Ray Cyrus on August 25, 1961, in Flatwoods, Kentucky, is an American singer-songwriter, television actor, guitarist, and television producer. He began his professional work period in 1989 and performs in genres including country music, country pop, country rock, and country blues. Cyrus plays the guitar, electric guitar, piano, and acoustic guitar, and is left-handed. He has been associated with record labels such as Curb Records, Disney Music Group, Lyric Street Records, and Mercury Records.
His notable works include "Hillbilly Heart" and "Old Town Road [Remix]." Cyrus has received a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor and was nominated for Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Best Male Country Vocal Performance, and Best New Artist. He is the son of Ron Cyrus and has had an unmarried partnership with Elizabeth Hurley.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1961
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Hillbilly heart
- Old Town Road [Remix]
- Old Town Road [Remix] Sheet Music
- Hillbilly Heart
- Billy Ray Cyrus - Some Gave All (Songbook)
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Flatwoods, Kentucky, USA
William "Billy" Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, country music singer, songwriter and actor, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. He has released eleven studio albums since 1992, released 38 singles, best known for his Number One single "Achy Breaky Heart", that became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in…
Known for
- Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special — Self2026
- Dolly Parton's Pet Gala2024
- Glisten and the Merry Mission — Donner (voice)2023
- Christmas in Paradise — Jimmy2022
- Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas — Self2022
- Miley Cyrus Presents Stand by You — Self2021
- American Reject2020
- One World: Together at Home — Self2020
- 35 Years of Friends: Celebrating the Music of Michael W. Smith — Self2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1961
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 401,197
- Total plays
- 2,754,792
Tags
Billy Ray Cyrus (born William Ray Cyrus; August 25, 1961) is a Grammy Award-nominated American country music singer, songwriter and actor from Flatwoods, Kentucky, best known for his Number One single "Achy Breaky Heart". Cyrus, a multi-platinum selling recording artist, has scored a total of eight top-ten singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. His most successful album to date is the debut of Some Gave All, which has been certified 9× Multi-Platinum in the United States. <a href
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,622x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,984x
- THE COLORIMETRIC DETERMINATION OF PHOSPHORUS
· 1925 · cited 15,230x
- LAMMPS - a flexible simulation tool for particle-based materials modeling at the atomic, meso, and continuum scales
· 2022 · cited 11,700x
- Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis
· 2018 · cited 11,570x
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Quotes
- “Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart.I just don't think it'd understand.And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart, he might blow up and kill this man.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- William Ray Cyrus , ( 1961-08-25 ) August 25, 1961 (age 64) , Flatwoods, Kentucky , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Georgetown College
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter actor
- Years active
- 1989–present
- Partner
- Elizabeth Hurley (2025–present)
- Children
- 6, including Brandi , Trace , Miley , and Noah Cyrus
- Father
- Ron Cyrus
- Awards
- Full list
- Genres
- Country country pop
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar
- Labels
- Mercury Monument Madacy Word Curb Warner Bros. New Door UMe Walt Disney Lyric Street Buena Vista Broken Bow
- Formerly of
- Brother Clyde
- Website
- billyraycyrus .com
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Encyclopedic overview
William Ray Cyrus (/ˈsaɪrəs/ SY-rəs; born August 25, 1961) 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, the line dance rose in popularity.
A multi-platinum selling artist, Cyrus has scored a total of eight top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. His most successful album to date is his debut Some Gave All, which has been certified 9× multi-platinum in the United States and is the longest time spent by a debut artist and by a country artist at number one on the Billboard 200 (17 consecutive weeks) and most consecutive chart-topping weeks in the SoundScan era. Some Gave All was also the first debut album to enter at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album has also sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling debut album of all time for a solo male artist. Some Gave All was also the best-selling album of 1992 in the US with 4,832,000 copies. During his career he has released 36 charted singles, of which 17 charted in the top 40.
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