| Yung Filly Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 2 in |
| Weight | 75 kg |
| Date of Birth | August 6, 1995 |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Yung Filly is a British YouTuber and musician who is best known for his self-titled YouTube channel where he has amassed more than 1.5 million subscribers. Started in 2013, the channel’s content primarily includes short skits, comedy Q&As, and music videos. In parallel with his work on YouTube, he began a music career in 2017. Over the next few years, he released numerous singles with his 2019 song titled Hold peaking at number 3 on the UK Independent Singles and Albums Chart. Yung Filly is popular on other social media platforms as well with more than 450k followers on Twitter and more than 2.5 million followers on Instagram.
Born Name
Andres Felipé Barrientos
Nick Name
Yung Filly
Sun Sign
Leo
Born Place
Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Residence
London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
Yung Filly had attended Conisborough College, a coeducational community secondary school, located in the Catford area of the London Borough of Lewisham.
Occupation
YouTuber, Musician
Family
- Siblings – He has a younger sister.
Genre
Latin Urbano
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
Independent
Build
Slim
Height
6 ft 2 in or 188 cm
Weight
75 kg or 165.5 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Multiracial (Black and Hispanic)
He is of Afro-Colombian descent.
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Slender frame
- Close-cropped hair
- Affable smile
- Sports a goatee
Yung Filly Facts
- Born in Cali, Colombia, Yung Filly moved to the United Kingdom as a refugee, in his childhood. He primarily grew up in Ladywell, a locale in the London Borough of Lewisham.
- In 2018, he hosted a TV show called Hot Property on BBC Three, a British free-to-air public broadcast TV channel owned and operated by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom and the world’s oldest national broadcaster. A year later, in 2019, he hosted another TV show on BBC Three called Don’t Scream.
- He participated in the 2020 edition of Soccer Aid (a British annual (formerly biennial) charity event that has raised more than £35 million in aid of UNICEF UK). Representing England, he scored the equalizing goal in a 1-1 draw against a World XI squad but his team lost by a 4-3 margin in the penalty shootout. Both teams consisted of a mixture of celebrities and current and former professional soccer stars. The match was initially scheduled to be played in June 2020 but the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that it was rescheduled to September 2020 and played behind closed doors.
- He is an ardent supporter of the top-tier English professional soccer club Crystal Palace F.C. which is based in Selhurst in the Borough of Croydon, South London.
- In 2021, he participated in the first episode of Race Around Britain, a TV show hosted by British-Zimbabwean actor and comedian Munya Chawawa where he takes some special guests on a road trip around Britain to expose racial ignorance and celebrate Black British culture with a series of hilarious stunts and comedy characters.
- In 2021, he won the ‘Best Media Personality’ award at the MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards, an annual British music award that honors achievements by musicians of black ancestry in the hip hop, grime, UK Drill, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and African musical genres.
Featured Image by Yung Filly / Instagram
