Elçin Sangu was born on 13 August 1985, as the only child of an ethnic Circassian family from İzmir in Western coast of Turkey.

[1] In 2011, she was cast as Jale in Kanal D drama series Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki, where she also sang and played piano.

In 2014, she portrayed Güzide in historical drama series Kurt Seyit ve Şura filmed in Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine.

[14] The popular romantic comedy series Kiralık Aşk aired on Star TV until its finale in January 2017.

[16][17][18] Sangu is in a relationship since 2011 with Yunus Özdiken, who holds a job at a private firm outside the world of arts and entertainment.