Anis Don Demina

Early life His Iraqi father, an auto mechanic, fled from the Gulf War to Russia where he met Anis's Belarusian mother, a pianist and music historian. The couple went on their honeymoon to Sweden and decided to stay in Sundsvall, where Anis was born. When he was one year old, they moved to Jordbro, Stockholm, where he grew up with his parents, an older brother and an older sister. At 14 years old, Anis started performing as a rapper at children's clubs under the name "Sajjk".

Career

2017: Record deal Demina has performed at clubs such as Movida in Dubai and Cirque Le Soir in London. 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.

2018–present: Melodifestivalen and new singles

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. He performed at the Peace & Love festival in 2018. In May 2018, his song "Wasted" (featuring Mad Kings) entered the Sverigetopplistan singles chart at number 33. 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. He participated in Melodifestivalen 2019, with the song "Mina bränder" along with singer Zeana. On 4 February 2019, the song entered at number 23 on the Spotify Top 200 chart in Sweden. He participated in the competition again in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Vem e som oss", this time as a solo artist. Demina competed in the finale, which was held on 7 March 2020. He reached fifth place in the finale, scoring 82 points. On 20 March 2020, Demina release the single "1+1", featuring Råsa. The single debuted and peaked at number 96 on the Swedish Singles Chart. On 8 May 2020, Demina released the single "Naken", featuring Swedish musician Timbuktu. It peaked at number 39 on the Swedish Singles Chart.

Demina's YouTube channel has more than 125 million views and over 500 thousand subscribers.

Discography

Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions SWE Anis Released: 28 June 2019 Label: Giant Records, Warner Music Sweden Format: Digital download, streaming 31 "Artist" Released: 26 June 2020 Label: Warner Music Sweden Format: Digital download, streaming — Underbarn Released: 11 June 2021 Label: Warner Music Sweden Format: Digital download, streaming — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album SWE "Postcard" 35 "Artist" "Vem e som oss" 2020 3 GLF: Platinum "1+1" 96 "Naken" 39 "Krossat glas" 91 "Stad i ljus" 2021 — Underbarn "Flaggan i topp" 4 GLF: Gold "Så länge du ler" "Ramla" 2025 46 "Swish" — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album SWE 2019 — "Portkod" 2019 — "Karlavagnen" 2020 — "Flowers" 2020 —