KIA grew up in Tehran, Iran, and recorded his first song at the age of 13. After honing his skills with a local hip-hop crew, he moved to Asia to study visual arts and graphic design. During that time, he produced songs and collaborated with some of the biggest hip-hop artists in Iran. After meeting VIA in Southeast Asia in 2013, the idea of a new musical perspective inspired him to create KIALLA. They moved to Chicago in 2016 to pursue the music career they always dreamed of…immersing themselves in a new art scene, incessantly inspired to work on their album.