Ilias Barni (real name) was born on July 23, 1992 in Molenbeek into a family of
Moroccan origin. He was soon introduced to music, and in 2008 joined a group
playing dakka marrakchia, a style of Moroccan ritual and folk music based on
percussion. The young Ilias took to the band's sound, calling it Dakka TiiwTiiw
and performing at numerous weddings. TiiwTiiw became his nickname, "little
devil", which he kept for his personal career. While the band was running out of
steam, ending its activity in 2016, TiiwTiiw was also getting used to the stage
and learning stand-up comedy. The wo...