Evlin Baghtcheban was born in Mersin, Turkey to a French mother and a Assyrian-Lebanese father. In 1950 she was married to the Iranian composer Samin Baghtcheban whom she met when they were both students at the Ankara State Conservatory. Shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution Baghcheban moved to Istanbul. She is survived by three sons Kambiz, Kaveh and Farhang.