Yung Filly

Andres Felipé Barrientos (born 6 August 1995), known professionally as Yung Filly, is a British YouTuber and musician. Born in Colombia, later moving to the UK, he began his YouTube career in 2013, starting a music career in 2017. Beginning in 2018, he appeared on numerous shows, several of which he hosted.

Yung Filly
Personal information
BornAndres Felipé Barrientos[1]
(1995-08-06) 6 August 1995[2][3]
Colombia[4][5]
Websiteyungfilly.co.uk
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Subscribers1.09 million[6]
Total views39.6 million[6]
NetworkWall of Entertainment[7]
Associated actsChunkz
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Updated: 9 April 2022

Personal life

Yung Filly was born in Colombia; he moved to the UK as a refugee and was raised in Ladywell.[4][5] He is a supporter of Crystal Palace F.C.[8]

Career

Yung Filly began his YouTube career in 2013.[9] His content comprised short skits and comedy Q&As.[10]

In 2018, Yung Filly hosted Hot Property on BBC Three;[11] the show was described by The Guardian as "so youthful...that it should come with a new kind of 18 certificate".[12] In 2019, he hosted another show on BBC Three titled Don't Scream.[13]

In 2020, Yung Filly appeared for England in Soccer Aid 2020;[14] during the game, he scored a goal.[15] He also appeared on the first episode of a football rivalry series alongside Chunkz, which was aired on BBC Sport.[16]

In 2021, Yung Filly appeared on the first episode of Race Around Britain, hosted by Munya Chawawa.[17][18]

In 2022, it was announced that he would host a spin-off show of Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof titled Munya and Filly Get Chilly, which was also hosted by Munya Chawawa.[19] He also appeared on The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C[9] and BBC's Would I Lie To You?[10]

Musical career

In 2017, Yung Filly released his debut song, "Take Time".[20] He would release two songs in 2018, "La Paila" and "Mucho Mas".[21][22]

In 2020, Yung Filly released "Confidence", featuring Chunkz and Geko.[23] He would release two other songs with Chunkz in 2020, "Clean Up" and "Hold",[24][25] which peaked at number 67 and 29 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively. He also featured on Javan's "Again".[26]

In 2021, Yung Filly released "100 Bags Freestyle"; the song would peak at number 53. He also announced a mixtape titled Last Laugh in an interview with GRM Daily.[27]

Discography

Charted singles
Title Year Peak chart positions
UK
[28]
"Clean Up"
(with Chunkz)		 2020 67
"Hold"
(with Chunkz)		 29
"100 Bags Freestyle" 2021 53

Awards and nominations
Year Award Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2021 GRM Daily Rated Awards Himself Personality of the Year Nominated [29]
MOBO Awards Himself and Chunkz Best Media Personality Won [30]

References
  1. Ross, Steven (31 March 2022). "Yung Filly: who is Celebrity Bake Off contestant, age, where is he from, and what's his real name?". NationalWorld. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. Leung, Yasmine (29 March 2021). "WHY IS YUNG FILLY TRENDING? TWITTER ERUPTS WITH MEMES AFTER TIKTOK USERS CALL OUT YOUTUBER". hitc.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. "10 facts you need to know about Yung Filly". Capital Xtra. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  4. Archibald-Powell, Naimah (6 December 2020). "YUNG FILLY TALKS ABOUT HIS CHILDHOOD, HIS CAREER JOURNEY & MORE IN NEW INTERVIEW WITH AMAZON". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. "Full Generation Cup squad confirmed". Crystal Palace F.C. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. "About Yung Filly". YouTube.
  7. "Creators". thewallofentertainment.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  8. "FA Cup fifth-round predictions: Lawro v Hot Property star Yung Filly". BBC Sport. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  9. Williams, Laura (29 March 2022). "The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2022: Who is Yung Filly?". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  10. Colderick, Stephanie (29 March 2022). "Celebrity Bake Off: Who is contestant Yung Filly?". walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  11. Flockhart, Gary (25 October 2018). "Hot Property: Nosy singles wanted for new BBC dating show, where they look around people's houses". i. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  12. Nicholson, Rebecca (21 May 2019). "Hot Property review – it's Through the Keyhole meets Blind Date". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  13. Blichert, Frederick (18 December 2019). "BBC3 to launch Yung Filly-fronted digital game show "Don't Scream"". realscreen.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  14. Sansome, Jessica (6 September 2020). "Who is Yung Filly on Soccer Aid 2020?". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  15. Pattle, Alex (6 September 2020). "Soccer Aid result: Rest of the World defeat England on penalties in charity match at Old Trafford". The Independent. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  16. Spary, Sara (6 March 2020). "BBC Sport creates football-rivalry YouTube series with Yung Filly and Chunkz". Campaign. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  17. Archibald-Powell, Naimah (6 December 2021). "MUNYA CHAWAWA DEBUTS BRAND-NEW YOUTUBE SHOW 'RACE AROUND BRITAIN'". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  18. Campbell, Joel (29 November 2021). "Munya Chawawa is ready to 'Race Around Britain'". The Voice. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  19. "BBC Three sister show Munya and Filly Get Chilly to accompany Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof". BBC News. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  20. Griffin, Alex (3 October 2017). "PREMIERE: YUNG FILLY MAKES HIS DEBUT WITH "TAKE TIME"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  21. Rattu, Aaron (27 April 2018). "YUNG FILLY BRINGS MORE SOUTH AMERICAN VIBES WITH HIS LATEST VIDEO "LA PAILA"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  22. Griffin, Alex (20 November 2020). "PREMIERE: YUNG FILLY RETURNS TO MUSIC WITH "MUCHO MAS"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  23. W, Courtney (28 January 2020). "YUNG FILLY ENLISTS CHUNKZ & GEKO FOR LATEST SINGLE "CONFIDENCE"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  24. W, Courtney (6 March 2020). "CHUNKZ & YUNG FILLY JOIN FORCES FOR BRAND-NEW TRACK "CLEAN UP"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  25. W, Courtney (16 October 2020). "CHUNKZ & YUNG FILLY RELEASE BRAND-NEW COLLABORATION "HOLD"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  26. W, Courtney (11 November 2020). "PREMIERE: JAVAN & YUNG FILLY TEAM UP ON SMOOTH NEW OFFERING "AGAIN"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  27. McDonald, Jordan (11 November 2020). "GRM EXCLUSIVE: YUNG FILLY TALKS 'HOOPERS', DEBUT MIXTAPE, 'DOES THE SHOE FIT' & MORE". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  28. "YUNG FILLY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  29. Nazareno, Mia (20 July 2021). "Stormzy, Jorja Smith & More Nominated for 2021 GRM Daily Rated Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  30. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (5 December 2021). "Mobo awards 2021: Dave, Little Simz and Ghetts top winners". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2022.


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