An haifi Billy Ray Cyrus a ranar 25 ga Agusta, 1961 a Flatwoods, Kentucky, ga Ron Cyrus, dan siyasa kuma tsohon ma'aikacin karfe, da matarsa, tsohon Ruth Ann Casto. Cyrus ya fara raira waƙa yana da shekaru hudu. Iyayensa sun saki a 1966.
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