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Emmerdale fans only just realising Billy star Jay Kontzle appeared on two huge TV talent shows
Emmerdale Billy actor Jay Kontzle had his very own boy band era over a decade ago long, before he found soap fame, and even starred on not one but two TV talent shows
Recently, his character Billy has been hiding secrets from his wife Dawn Taylor, including participating in illegal boxing matches to earn quick money for his family. Emmerdale actor Jay Kontzle appeared on Britain's Got Talent in 2012 in The Mend (Image: ITV)The band performed Otis Redding’s Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay and had the audience on their feet with their part-rapped, part-sung version of the classic track. "Obviously being on tour and performing live on TV gave me so much experience, but as we grew older we realised that as a boy band that catered for teenagers, we couldn’t keep re-inventing ourselves."
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