Ali was born to Iraqi parents in Yemen. He spent some of his childhood in Dubai and then he and his family moved to the city of Mississauga, Canada. He became a buzzed-about name in North American R&B using social-media platform
Gatie initially broke through in 2017 after winning the RhymeStars, the world's biggest online singing competition. A year later, he gained viral attention with his yearning single 'Moonlight.'. His single like 'It's You,' started climbing the Billboard charts.