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Happy 19th Birthday, Miley Cyrus! A Look Through the Years

As the singer celebrates her birthday on Nov. 23, look at how she’s skyrocketed to stardom with her share of controversy (22 Photos)

Cristina M. De Oliveira on Nov 21, 2011 at 7:12PM

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Happy 19th Birthday, Miley Cyrus! A Look Through the Years

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Sending the tween world into a tizzy, Hannah Montana launched on the Disney Channel in March 2006 with 13-year-old Miley Cyrus in the starring role alongside her country crooner dad, Billy Ray Cyrus. Despite the show being a family affair, the starlet was the true heart and soul of the staggeringly successful franchise, which is based on the double life of schoolgirl Miley Stewart and her superstar alter ego. Currently airing its fourth and final season, the series may have made Miley a household name, but the teen queen has been more than ready to move on from the freshman role: "As I’ve grown into it, I’ve grown out of it," she told Parade.