Andrés Felipe Barrientos (born 6 August 1995), known professionally as Yung Filly or simply Filly, is a Colombian-British YouTuber and musician.
1997
Andrés Felipe Barrientos was born in Cali, Colombia; he moved to the UK in 1997 and was raised in Orpington in Bromley, south east London.
He is a supporter of Crystal Palace F.C. He is of Afro-Latino descent and speaks fluent Spanish.
He started as a broker at the age of 17.
2013
Born in Colombia and later moving to the UK, he began his YouTube career in 2013, starting a music career in 2017.
Filly began his YouTube career in 2013.
His content comprised short skits and comedy Q&As.
As well as building his own channel Filly regularly appears on Footasylum's YouTube Channel starring in dating series Does The Shoe Fit as well as Pro:Direct Soccer's YouTube.
2017
In 2017, Filly released his debut single, "Take Time".
2018
Beginning in 2018, he appeared on numerous shows, several of which he hosted.
In 2018, Filly hosted Hot Property on BBC Three; the show was described by The Guardian as "so youthful...that it should come with a new kind of 18 certificate".
He would release two songs in 2018, "La Paila" and "Mucho Mas".
2019
In 2019, he hosted another show on BBC Three titled Don't Scream.
2020
Filly appeared for England in Soccer Aid 2020; during the game, he scored a goal.
He also appeared on the first episode of a football rivalry series alongside Chunkz, which was aired on BBC Sport.
In 2021, Filly appeared on the first episode of Race Around Britain, hosted by Munya Chawawa.
It was announced that he would host a spin-off show of Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof titled Munya and Filly Get Chilly in 2022, which was also hosted by Munya Chawawa.
He also appeared on The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C and BBC's Would I Lie To You?
Filly is a frequent collaborator with the Beta Squad, a YouTube collective also run by British content creators.
He has also appeared in videos with the Sidemen.
Filly released "Confidence" in 2020, featuring Chunkz and Geko.
He would release two other songs with Chunkz in 2020, "Clean Up" and "Hold", which peaked at number 67 and 29 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively.
He also featured on Javan's "Again".
He released "100 Bags Freestyle" in 2021; the song would peak at number 53.
He also announced a mixtape titled Last Laugh in an interview with GRM Daily.
In 2022, he released a new single titled "Long Time" and later "Day to Day" featuring fellow British rapper and songwriter Chip.
In 2024, he released his new single titled "Grey" after it being teased on Instagram 3 days prior.
