[3][4] His Kurdish Iraqi father, an auto mechanic, fled from the Gulf War to Russia where he met Anis's Belarusian mother, a pianist and music historian.

[6] In 2017, he signed a record deal with Warner Music and released his first single, "On My Mind", which received 1.5 million streams in its first month.

[7] Demina participated in Melodifestivalen 2018, where he played the saxophone during Samir & Viktor's performance of their song "Shuffla", which finished fourth in the finale.

[11] He was also featured in "Put Your Hands Up för Sverige", a single by Samir & Viktor in support of the Swedish national football team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

[13] He participated in the competition again in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Vem e som oss", this time as a solo artist.