Aleksandar Sanja IliÄ was born in Belgrade, where he completed grammar school "VIII beogradska" and music school "Josip Slavenski" Apart from completing Faculty of Architecture and master studies of interior design with professor of architecture Mate Bajlon, he simultaneously attended classes of composition with Professor Stanojlo RajÄiÄ at the Belgrade Music Academy.
Sanja IliÄ was born into a musical family. His father was famous composer Miodrag IliÄ Beli, which certainly had an influence on him to be fully devoted to music and to become one of the most successful composers of various music genres in Serbia and former Yugoslavia. During his forty years career, among many other things, he has composed music for several theatre shows, musicals, TV serials and movies. He has received many prestigious awards for musical achievements and sensational concert performances.