The band was formed in 1987 as Apokrifna Realnost and changed their name to Anastasia in 1989.
Anastasia have written several music scores for films, theater performances and TV programs.
Their soundtrack for the Academy Award-nominated movie Before the Rain was released in 1994 by Polygram and sold thousands of copies worldwide.
In the same year, the Thessaloniki-based label Poeta Negra released a 12" EP [1] containing the tracks "By the Rivers of Babylon" and "Pass Over."
L.M.013); this record saw the band including electronic elements in their music as well.