Iris was born on Ephedia, where she is the daughter of the King and Queen of Ephedia, making her the princess of the kingdom. However, when she was a baby, her home was attacked by the evil Gramorr, where he took control and overthrew her parents as ruler. In order to protect her, the Queen sent Iris to Earth in order to keep her safe. When Iris arrived on Earth, she was unaware of her true heritage or of her magical powers and grew up for most of her life, believing to be a regular girl. Iris was adopted by her Aunt Ellen and lived in Sunny Bay, where she became best friends with Nathaniel. She eventually develops strong feelings towards him as she got older, but is too afraid to admit how she feels. Iris also gained a rival in Missy Robins. Iris also loved to sing, but she realized that every time she sang strange thing would always happen. She had almost given up on her dream to become a singer, until Nathaniel told her of auditions for a new band called LoliRock, where her life soon changed forever.