Aylin was born on June 9. She has been an active singer for the past 10 years and started the first female acapella group at Loyola Academy. She studied vocal jazz performance at Roosevelt University (CCPA). Aylin comes from a very traditional Turkish family and she has had trouble balancing who she is with who her family expects her to be. She constantly pushes those cultural boundaries in her life,music and acting. Aylin originally auditioned for The Glee Project at the Chicago open casting call.