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She was already a show stopper. >> do your eyes, miley. do your eyes. very talented child. >> perhaps, a sign of things to come. >> this is very dangerous. youre teaching her to flirt at a very early age, you know. youre going to be in big trouble when shes about, what, 12, 13? you could almost see that little twinkle in her eye. that little im going to do something with myself. >> shirley halperin is music editor of "the hollywood reporter." shes followed mileys career from the beginning. even ...

>> no daddy ever wants to see his little girl grow up. >> the series was picked up. i knew that her life and our lives as a family was going to change. >> the show and miley were a smash. "hannah montana" became one of the disneys highest rated tv series. and miley shot up to teen idol status. >> i think you could see the sort of long range plan when you look at her hannah montana audition. you can see she knew exactly what she was doing. she knew that the role would be a steppingstone to other ...

>> youre so gross! >> and was living her dream. ♪ im a lucky girl whose dreams came true ♪ >> miley was a perfect fit for the plot line. a schoolgirl with a secret double life as a teen pop star. >> lily alert, 19 seconds. shes your best friend, miley. sooner or later you have to tell her you are hannah montana. >> i think thats one of the things that really connected about hannah montana. was the realism that, well, wait a minute, this is art imitating life imitating art. >> miley auditione...

Her second album "break out" with hit "seven things" went platinum. ♪ oh, you >> in 2008, a hit that miley was feeling the pressure of being one of the biggest teen stars on the planet. >> i feel like the media is like a mother. its like trying to, you know, let their young one go and let them grow up. i feel like theyre kind of having a hard time with that. >> mileys next conquest, a film career. she landed a part in "high school musical 2," then the voice of penny in "bolt". >> bolt is lost....

You could see that she knew exactly what she was doing. she knew what the world required. and she knew that the role would be a steppingstone to other things. >> but producers werent so sure. when we come back, mileys battle to become hannah montana. ♪ [ chicken caws ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. heartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact and goes to work in seconds. ♪ tum, tum tum tum tums!

>> booger check. >> youre so gross! >> and was living her dream. ♪ im a lucky girl whose dreams came true ♪ >> miley was a perfect fit for the plot line. a schoolgirl with a secret double life as a teen pop star. >> lily alert, 19 seconds. shes your best friend, miley. sooner or later you have to tell her you are hannah montana. >> i think thats one of the things that really connected about hannah montana. was the realism that, well, wait a minute, this is art imitating life imitating art. >...

I wrote that song as miley left for california. >> no daddy ever wants to see his little girl grow up. >> the series was picked up. i knew that her life and our lives as a family was going to change. >> the show and miley were a smash. "hannah montana" became one of the disneys highest rated tv series. and miley shot up to teen idol status. >> i think you could see the sort of long range plan when you look at her hannah montana audition. you can see she knew exactly what she was doing. she knew ...

Trouble when shes about, what, 12, 13? you could almost see that it willle twinkle in her eye. that little im going to do something with myself. >> shirley halperin is music editor of "the hollywood reporter." shes followed mileys career from the beginning. even when shes being mischee vous theres this little look in her eye i see. its like, okay, miley, what are you doing next kind of thing. >> right. whenever the camera was on she was on. you could also see that from a very early age. i always...

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