Gunel Mammadova was born on 12 March 1986 in the city of Baku. She received her secondary education in the Russian-language section of the Art Gymnasium attached to the Azerbaijan National Conservatory. During her school years she studied piano and dance. In 2002, after finishing school, she enrolled in the variety-stage acting faculty of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. She graduated from the university in 2006.
