melodie filan is the youngest daughter of mae and peter filan and the youngest sister of the most famous filan, shane filan who, obviously, is one of the most famous irish people of the 21st century alongside the rest of his westlife members. both of them were "famous" in different ways due to the years in which they soared to fame. shane shot to fame due to their mam ringing his now manager, louis walsh leading him and his best friends to get a record deal back in 1998. whereas melodie, who was born in the year 2000, now in her early 20s, was an instagram/youtube influencer who posts singing and lifestyle vlogs of her daily life to her youtube and instagram @melodiefilan. except, melodie no longer wants to just be known for being a "casual" youtuber and instagram influencer, she wants someone to take a chance on her like louis walsh and simon cowell took a chance on her older brother shane, cousin kian and mark and nicky.