Noah Lindsey Cyrus[1][2] was born on January 8, 2000, inNashville, Tennessee, to producer and directorTish Cyrus and country singerBilly Ray Cyrus.[3] Her parents each filed for divorce on several occasions. Her siblings includeMiley, Braison,Brandi,Trace, and Christopher Cyrus, who have also mostly become musicians and entertainers.[4] Their paternal grandfather,Ron Cyrus, was a politician in Kentucky. Cyrus, like many child performers, attendedBrighton Hall School inBurbank, California.[5]
At the age of 2, Cyrus began her acting career, playing Gracie Hebert on the sixth episode of her father's TV showDoc. She was a background dancer in the 2009 filmHannah Montana: The Movie (with her real-life older sister Miley), and played small roles in six episodes of theDisney Channel original seriesHannah Montana. She appeared in the straight-to-DVD filmMostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? (2008), where she was spotted as a Trick or Treater.[6] In 2009, her first film role was in the English version of the Japanese anime feature filmPonyo, in which she voiced the titular character. She sang the English version of the theme song to that film, performing alongside her co-starFrankie Jonas. Between 2009 and 2010, Cyrus ran a webshow with her childhood best friendEmily Grace Reaves, which was titledThe Noie and Ems Show.[7][8] In 2021, she guest-starred in the seventh episode of the horror anthology seriesAmerican Horror Stories, playing a character named Connie.
On November 15, 2016, it was announced that Cyrus had signed a record deal withBarry Weiss' record label named Records, and later signed a management deal withMaverick underAdam Leber. She released her debut single "Make Me (Cry)" featuring English singerLabrinth that same day.[9] In December 2016, she released an acoustic performance of "Almost Famous". She also provided vocals on the song "Chasing Colors" performed byMarshmello andOokay, which was released in February 2017.[10] On April 14, 2017, she released another single, called "Stay Together",[11] followed by the single "I'm Stuck", released on May 25, 2017.[12] On September 21, 2017, she released another single "Again" featuringXXXTentacion.[13] From September 19, 2017, to November 1, 2017, she opened forKaty Perry on theWitness: The Tour. In November 2017, Cyrus made an appearance at Emo Nite in Los Angeles for a surprise DJ set which included some of her and her half-brother Trace Cyrus' music.[14] "My Way", a collaboration with electronic group One Bit, was released on November 24, 2017. Cyrus was named one ofTime's 30 Most Influential Teens in 2017.[15]
Her first single of 2018, "We Are..." featuring Danish artistMØ, was released on February 7. Cyrus released "Team", a collaboration withMAX, on May 11, 2018. A follow-up collaboration "Lately", was released on June 15, 2018, with Tanner Alexander. On July 9, 2018, Cyrus announced her first headlining tour, The Good Cry Tour.[16] "Live or Die", a collaboration with her now ex-boyfriendLil Xan, was released on August 20, 2018. Norwegian DJMatoma featured Cyrus on "Slow" in 2017, which was featured on his second albumOne in a Million, released on August 24, 2018. Cyrus released her new EP,Good Cry, on September 21, 2018, featuring new songs including "Mad at You" a collaboration withGallant and "Punches" a collaboration withLP.[17] DJAlan Walker featured Cyrus' vocals on "All Falls Down" for his first album,Different World, which was released on December 14, 2018.
2019–2021:The End of Everything andPeople Don't Change
On July 31, 2019, Cyrus released a song called "July", as the first single of her second EP,The End of Everything.[18] On July 24, 2020, Cyrus released a cover ofMac Miller's "Dunno."[19]
On May 15, 2020, Cyrus released her second EP,The End of Everything, whichAllMusic reviewer, Neil Z. Yeung described as "a vulnerable peek into the singer/songwriter's mental and emotional struggles through heartfelt and simple offerings."[20]
After the good reception ofThe End of Everything, she was prepared to release her first full-length album in early 2021. Cyrus released "All Three" on December 11, 2020,[21] with its music video the following week. She did not comment on the subject again until February 8, 2021, when she announced on her Instagram that she was about to release a joint EP with recently songwriting collaboratorPJ Harding ("July", "I Got So High That I Saw Jesus", "The End Of Everything") and its first single "Dear August" was going to be out three days later.[22] The EP was calledPeople Don't Change and was released on April 23, 2021.[citation needed]
On April 5, 2022, Noah announced her new single "I Burned LA Down", released on April 8. On that same day, she announced her debut album,The Hardest Part, for July 15. The album was preceded by three more singles: "Mr. Percocet" released on May 13, "Ready To Go" on June 23 and "Every Beginning Ends" with Benjamin Gibbard on August 26. However, in June 2022, Cyrus announced that the album was pushed back to September 16 due to manufacturing delay. Following the album's release, Noah released "I Just Want A Lover", from the album on the same day of its release. Later, on September 23, Noah launched the remix of "Noah (Stand Still)" featuring her father, country music singerBilly Ray Cyrus. On October 14, she released an acoustic version for the song "Unfinished".
After being announced in May and cancelling the European leg, Cyrus beganThe Hardest Part Tour on October 4. After 24 shows, the tour ended on November 4, just a month after it began.
On November 18, Cyrus and long-time producer PJ Harding released a new song, "Snow In LA".
In May 2024, Cyrus released the duet "How Far Will We Take It?" with country musicianOrville Peck. She was also featured on and helped write the single "My Fault" with country singerShaboozey.
On July 11, 2025, Cyrus released a new album calledI Want My Loved Ones To Go With Me, featuring guest appearances fromFleet Foxes,Ella Langley,Bill Callahan, andBlake Shelton. Reviews were very positive with the LA Times describing the album as "stunning".
Cyrus dated rapperLil Xan from June to September 2018.[23][24] Cyrus is known to be vocal about her mental health challenges.[25] She experiencesdepression andanxiety, withpanic attacks as part of the latter.[26] She has stated she goes to therapy to address these challenges.[27][28] Her music often relates to her struggles, such as in her EPGood Cry with "Sadness" and "Topanga" and somber songs such as in her EPThe End of Everything with "July" and "Lonely".
In December 2020, Cyrus spoke out in support of the formerOne Direction memberHarry Styles wearing a dress on the cover ofVogue after he had been criticized by conservative commentatorCandace Owens.[29][30][31] However, in doing this she called Owens a "nappy ass heaux," which briefly prompted backlash and scrutiny against Cyrus for using a racial term referring to Afro-centric hair texture. She subsequently issued an apology for using the term.[32][33][34][35][36]
In June 2023, Cyrus announced her engagement to Pinkus, a German fashion designer.[37]
In 2013, Cyrus used her 13th birthday as an opportunity to raise funds to ban the use ofhorse-drawn carriages in New York City.[38] She has also worked withPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), first appearing in an ad protesting the use of animal dissection in high school science classes instead of plastic models or virtual dissection programs, then in another supporting aSeaWorld boycott.[39][40]
In 2019, after the release of her single "Lonely", Noah teamed up with the Crystal Campaign and released a merchandising collection called The Lonely Collection in which funds were collected to benefitThe Jed Foundation, a non-profit organization in the United States that exists to protect emotional health and prevent suicide for American teens and young adults. Later, Cyrus sold some of her old clothes on theDepop app, donating the proceeds to The Jed Foundation.[41]
^Ashley Iasimone, "Noah Cyrus Submerges Herself in a Water Tank for PETA Campaign Against SeaWorld ,"BillboardArchived November 1, 2017, at theWayback Machine, 24 October 2017.