The Mend (subsequently known as Race the Horizon) were a British boy band consisting of members Kris Evans, Dean Kelly, Jay Kontzle and Craig Worsley.
They went on to audition for Britain's Got Talent in 2012 and reached the semi-finals but, after the public vote was invoked, due to the judges' split decision, they failed to go through to the finals.
The band was initially called ASBRO, a play on words related to an ASBO (Anti Social Behaviour Order), and were described by Danny McFadden in The Guardian as the new East 17.
At this point Lewis Conroy left the line up and the group became a four-piece consisting of Evans, Kelly, Kontzle and Worsley.
Of the change, Dean Kelly stated in an interview, 'We loved the name Asbro, but we felt it was holding us back because there was negative feedback about it.
The Mend auditioned for Britain's Got Talent in front of judges David Walliams, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell.
The Mend performed for a second time during the first semi-final on 6 May 2012, singing a mash-up of "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" and "Written in the Stars", and once again received rave reviews from the judges, with Cowell stating that there is a market for the band, and praising their vocals.
He credited being part of The Mend as the reason he had stayed out of jail, a fate that befallen one of his older brothers, stating in an interview, "This group has given us a lifeline.
Jayme "Jay" Kontzle was raised by his grandparents in Crewe, Cheshire, after his mother was killed in a car crash when he was aged four.
[9] Following a year as a teaching assistant Jay was cast in the role of Billy Fletcher, in the ITV soap Emmerdale, making his first appearance on screen in December 2018.