dewi liana was born in kuching, sarawak, malaysia. her parents are indonesian musician and singer yudhi seriestha, and malaysian bidayuh singer, catherine noep sigit. she is the third of four siblings. she won a national singing competition, "bintang kecil rtm" in 2000. in 2005, she moved to kuala lumpur with her parents to pursue her career. seriestha graduated from national academy of arts, culture and heritage (aswara) in november 2015.