Muhammad Ali Syarief was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 26 October 1996.

He is the fourth child of four siblings of Syarief Alkatiri and Tengku Resi Revado.

Syarief began his career in entertainment at the age of 12 with a part, as an extra in the TV movie Si Gundul Bocah Petir where his mother was one of the actresses.

In 2015, he joined the musical group The Freaks, which also includes Nikita Willy, Teuku Rassya, and Calvin Jeremy.

Their single "Jatuh Cinta Tak Ada Logika", a collaboration with Agnez Mo is a mash-up of her two songs "Ku T'lah Jatuh Cinta" and "Tak Ada Logika".