Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is a Golden Globe- and Critic's Choice Award- nominated American singer, actress, and author. Cyrus is better known for starring as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana. Following the success of the show, in October 2006, a soundtrack CD was released in which she sang eight songs from the show. "The Climb" is the first main single (fourth overall) from the soundtrack to the motion picture Hannah Montana: The Movie. The song will act as Cyrus' debut single as a solo artist to country radio. The song was officially released to the country format on March 9, 2009. As of February 2009, the song has charted on the Billboard Pop 100 chart. The song debuted at #48 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the chart week of March 14, 2009.Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is a Golden Globe- and Critic's Choice Award- nominated American singer, actress, and author. Cyrus is better known for starring as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana. Following the success of the show, in October 2006, a soundtrack CD.