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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. you're teaching her to flirt at a very early age, you know. you're going to be in big trouble when she's about, what, 12, 13? you could almost see that little twinkle in her eye. that little i'm going to do something with myself. >> shirley halperin is music editor of "the hollywood reporter." she's followed miley's career from the beginning. even when she's being mischievous, there's this little look in your eye i see. it's like, okay, mil...

>> 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 disney's 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 things. merchandise, tv, music. she was really the first star to embrace all of these things. >> in...

>> you're so gross! >> and was living her dream. ♪ i'm 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. she's your best friend, miley. sooner or later you have to tell her you are hannah montana. >> i think that's 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 auditioned her own dad for the part of her tv dad. ♪ baby get ready, get set, don't go ♪ >> one of th...

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. it's like trying to, you know, let their young one go and let them grow up. i feel like they're kind of having a hard time with that. >> miley's next conquest, a film career. she landed a part in "high school musical 2," then the voice of penny in "bolt". >> bolt is lost. he could be anywhere by now. >> in 2009, miley brought her tv character to life on the big scree...

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 weren't so sure. when we come back, miley's 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!