| Disney Channel?s creation Hannah Montana is a cute, | | | | in their pre teens. By sponsoring concerts and turning |
| funny and family friendly TV show about a girl called | | | | series leads into pop stars, they could launch music |
| Miley Stewart who leads a normal life by day but at | | | | acts and beef up the show's brand. Walt Disney |
| night dons a blonde wig to perform as a famous pop | | | | Records' 2003 release of Hillary Duff's album and |
| star Hannah. The show includes original music | | | | soundtrack proved them right, followed by The |
| recorded by its star, Miley. Mitchel Musso and Emily | | | | Cheetah Girls, a music-based TV movie about four |
| Osment star as the friends of Miley who know her big | | | | friends aspiring to be pop stars featuring Symone of |
| secret and Jason Earles stars as Miley's brother | | | | Raven. |
| named Jackson. He may be the craziest one. Asking | | | | Eventually the script of Hannah Montana was shelved |
| dad for money, impressing girls, (or at least trying) and | | | | because they couldn't find the right actress to play the |
| doing everything the hard way is what he is all about. | | | | part. It so happened that Miley Cyrus, who is the |
| Miley's dad Robbie, (played by Miley?s real life dad and | | | | daughter of country singer Billy Ray ("Achy Breaky |
| country singer Billy Ray Cyrus) has to be the dad and | | | | Heart") Cyrus ? who plays her dad in the show ? was |
| the mom of the family which includes cleaning, and | | | | raised on music, a prerequisite for Hannah, and had |
| discipline. But along with that, Robbie also tries to spend | | | | acted in several small roles. But she was sent home |
| some time with the kids and be the cool parent. | | | | after an audition because she was too small. So Miley |
| Robbie is also Hannah's manager. Hannah shows us all | | | | went back to Tennessee and spent the next year |
| that we can reach for and live the dream. | | | | inundating the producers with tapes of herself |
| Hannah Montana is a role that has turned Miley Cyrus | | | | performing, until they relented and gave the her role. |
| into a real-life TV star and Hannah Montana into a | | | | When she's not performing, Miley enjoys the company |
| monster hit. The show has become the most popular | | | | of her five siblings, Christopher, Braison Chance, Brandi, |
| show on television among pre-teen girls ages 9 to 14 | | | | Trace and Noah Lindsey, and her dog Loco who lives |
| and is consistently watched by more kids ages 6 to 11 | | | | with them in Los Angeles. The rest of her dogs, cats, |
| than any other TV series. There are Hannah Montana | | | | horses, chickens and cows had to stay at their |
| fan clubs, web sites, mobile phone clips, branded | | | | Nashville, Tennessee home when they moved to LA in |
| apparel. | | | | 2005 to start the filming. Miley had to say goodbye to |
| The star of the show Miley Cyrus was plucked from | | | | her whole-life friends, so her new lifestyle also includes |
| the ranks of minor actors by Disney and anointed to | | | | long hours on the phone. Her hobbies include her job: |
| be its newest star. While she certainly has musical | | | | dancing, cheerleading, singing, playing the guitar and |
| talent and charisma, she's also the product of a | | | | writing music. |
| winning formula for creating shows that teens | | | | Miley Cyrus has made musical history in the U.S. by |
| (meaning pre-teens) love and make stars out of its | | | | becoming the youngest artist to have two number one |
| leads. | | | | albums in under a year. Every song by Hannah |
| Like other Disney Channel series, Hannah Montana | | | | Montana is a winner, upbeat and positive, with clean |
| was cast-contingent when the network green-lighted | | | | uplifting lyrics perfectly sung to catchy well written pop |
| the concept in 2005. The search for the right actress | | | | songs. Highlights of the album include the show's |
| to play Miley Stewart ? Hannah Montana by night ? | | | | theme, "Best of Both Worlds," "Who Said," and "This Is |
| went on for a year. The young woman had to be | | | | The Life." Hannah Montana has become this year's |
| appealing and cool for tweens but also parent-friendly. | | | | true pre-teen music phenomenon - the TV show is a |
| From the start there was no question that music | | | | mega-hit, the series has received its first EMMY |
| would be a big part of the series. Around 2001, when | | | | nomination for "Outstanding Children's Program". The |
| the Disney Channel started to catch on with its | | | | soundtracks top the album charts and the tour |
| kid-driven family ( ) friendly shows like Lizzie McGuire | | | | featuring Miley who appears as Miley Stewart and |
| and Kim Possible, executives realized that music was | | | | performs as Hannah is selling-out across the country. |
| an important part of the formula for serving audience | | | | |