Posted April 4, 20251 yr What have your new personal bests been position-wise and how long did it take you to achieve each one? Inspired by some long overdue first-time winners in recent years!For me, this is my own chain of improvements...BJSC 74 (2015): Last Lynx - 'Curtains' finishes 13th in the final (debut contest)BJSC 75 (2015): ONUKA - 'Time' finishes 9th in the final, my first top 10 hitBJSC 78 (2015): AK & LYNX - 'Virtual Paradise (feat. Veela)' finishes 7th in the final, a new personal best off the back of a DNQBJSC 82 (2016): BLVCK CEILING - 'WVFFLIFE (CHVRN Remix)' finishes 6th in the final, edging ever closer to a top 5BJSC 88 (2016): MssingNo - 'Scope' finishes 3rd in the final - my first top 5, podium position and still my best ever result points-wise!BJSC 90 (2016) + BJSC 108 (2018): HÆLOS - 'Earth Not Above' finishes 2nd in the BJSC 90 final, becoming my first silver medal. I then repeat this achievement two years later when Somnium - 'Sinking' gets even closer to winning in 2018, but not quite.BJSC 117 (2019) + BJSC 138 (2021): Rompasso - 'Ignis' becomes my first ever winner in BJSC 117, 4 years into competing. I later matched this new personal best two years on, when X-Perience's 'A Neverending Dream' also wins. So at the moment it's been nearly 4 years since I last achieved/matched a personal best.
April 4, 20251 yr managed to grab a top 5 (no.5) for the first time in 130 with CHUNG HAit wasn’t then until 163 that i next appeared in the top 5 (no.2) with CATTYa nice, long 33 contest gap
April 4, 20251 yr Nice idea!BJSC 78: Badpojken - Johnny G (The Guidetti Song) [36th]BJSC 79: Koo - Sail Away [35th]BJSC 80: ItaloBrothers - Sleep When We're Dead [31st]BJSC 81: Imany - Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix) [5th]BJSC 83: Mahmut Orhan (feat. Sena Sener) - Feel [3rd]BJSC 120: Cam - Diane [2nd]
April 4, 20251 yr Zanmatony's journey to their most successful entry to date, Vitesse X, looked like this;23rd {DNQ} | BJSC 89 | Amber – Sexual (Li Da Di)================================================16th | BJSC 91 | Yellow Claw feat. Yade Lauren – Love & War11th | BJSC 97 | Paradisio – Bailando11th | BJSC 98 | Gryffin feat. Sinead Harnett – Love In Ruins10th | BJSC 132 | Pleasure Generation feat. Salena Mastroianni – Sacrifice9th | BJSC 133 | Mint Royale & Lauren Laverne – Don't Falter7th | BJSC 145 | Mayra Verónica – Mama Mia4th | BJSC 147 | VENUS – Amplifier3rd | BJSC 167 | Vitesse X – EternalAn interesting perspective, given the trajectory, but I'm not anticipating beating that record in 2025.
April 4, 20251 yr BJSC 1 - Delta Goodrem - Believe Again (Live at Australian Idol) - 17thBJSC 3 - Andreas Johnson - Glorious - 8th (it was the very early days, none of us were particularly inspired in the first few contests)BJSC 4 - Sara Bareilles - Love Song - 1st (this, however, was at least sent several months before it became a hit)And spent the last 169 contests trying to match that!!! Which I did on seven occasions up up to BJSC 64. No further wins in 11 years, but have landed 2nd five times since then (out of 10 in total)!
April 4, 20251 yr 35 | Danny Dove & Ben Preston ~ Falling (feat. Susie Ledge) | [25th]45 | Laurentiu Duta ~ Shining Heart (feat. Andreea Banica) | [18th]52 | Flume ~ Insane (feat. Moon Holiday) | [12th]70 | Shadow Child & Doorly ~ Climbin' (Piano Weapon) | [11th]72 | Pep & Rash ~ Rumors | [6th]74 | Colleen D'Agostino ~ Stay (feat. deadmau5) | [4th]81 | TheFatRat ~ Monody (feat. Laura Brehm) | [3rd]92 | Gareth Emery & Standerwick ~ Saving Light (feat. HALIENE) | [1st]I've won two times since though both were weaker victories points-wise.
April 4, 20251 yr Mine is a lovely long list of 2!BJSC162: Ciaran Lavery - Selene - 24th in SF1BJSC163: The Vaccines - Hometown of Jupiter - 15th in Final Two finals since but 15th remains my highest finish
April 4, 20251 yr 2 minutes ago, CowTzy said:#141: Aina Abdul - FOOL (38th)↓#145: Kohta Imafuku - Orihime (3rd)Big jump in 4 contests! Really do need to witness another BIG Eastovka smash happen soon please! 🙏
April 4, 20251 yr I seem to recall Medhelnia also having a huge jump. Think they DNQ'd in their first 2 contests then scored a second and a fourth back to back.
April 4, 20251 yr Four personal bests to date in finishing position:BJSC 151 | 26th | 142 | Call Me Loop - WallsBJSC 152 | 23rd | 189 | LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER - Time Is Not A Healer It’s A Fuel For ResentmentBJSC 155 | 3rd | 282 | MRD - Last DanceBJSC 172 | 2nd | 265 | GusGus (feat. Högni & Earth) - Breaking DownMRD still has my highest points total, my third personal best after the two shown above it.From BJSC 158, ACRAZE & Aviella - In A Dream still has my highest number of voters, my fourth personal best after the above three entries: Call Me Loop (18) -> LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER (24) -> MRD (29) -> ACRAZE & Aviella (35) Edited April 4, 20251 yr by jimwatts
April 4, 20251 yr was a nice consistent rise to (nearly) the top back in the dayBJSC 37 - The Wrecking Queens - Middle & Between - DNQBJSC 38 - Emmon - Distance - 22ndBJSC 39 - Alyssa Reid - The Game - 14thBJSC 40 - Cady Groves - This Little Girl - 14th(both of these also got 77 points so were exactly even)BJSC 41 - Nightwish - Turn Loose The Mermaids - 10thBJSC 48 - Dream Beats - Love Stuck (feat. The Face) - 3rd~5 years later ~BJSC 104 - Beyond The Black - Night Will Fade - 2nd&BJSC 114 - Marnik - Up & Down - 2ndand then sewerslvt getting me a bronze medal in 135 is the only time I've been in the top 5 since.
April 4, 20251 yr Mine is so boring...103 | 1st entry | DNQ (28th) | Kilian & Jo - Suburbia (feat. Erik Rapp)104 | 2nd entry | 14th | The Brocks - My Love126 | 6th entry | 05th | Ina Wroldsen - Pale Horses... and that's still my peak lmao. I matched it in 128 with Vera Blue - Lie To Me, but been trying to achieve a new peak ever since </3 (42 entries so far)
April 4, 20251 yr Seeing others stats makes me realise I was fortunate to get a top 5 hit in my first contest. Although tbh the song deserved it 🤭
April 4, 20251 yr uhhhhh hahaha wellll074 | 31st | Brielle - Catch A Star For You075 | 13th | A-Trak/Andrew Wyatt - Push076 | 7th | New Politics - West End Kids077 | 4th | Five Knives - Savages\\\\\\087 | 1st | The Naked And Famous - Higher[also winning with Daniella Mason - Cruel Summer | EVERGLOW - LA DI DA | Third Party/Kathy Brown - Joy | ALT BLK ERA - Hunt You Down ~ EVERGLOW is the only one since my first winner to reach 300+ points]
April 4, 20251 yr This journey was super short for me. I finished last in my debut and won in the second one, and then repeated 4 times. Haven´t had a win in 11 years though.BJSC4 - Polina Gagarina - Kolybel'naya {Elëdan IV; 20}BJSC5 - t.A.T.u. - Gomenasai {Elëdan V; 1}BJSC11 - Lenka - The Show {Elëdan XI; 1}BJSC44 - Ronya - Hyperventilating {Elëdan XLIV; 1}BJSC60 - Cut Copy - Meet Me In A House Of Love {Elëdan LX; 1}BJSC63 - RuPaul - Sissy That Walk {Elëdan LXIII; 1}
April 5, 20251 yr BJSC 003 - 14 - Da Buzz - Wonder Where You AreBJSC 004 - 05 - Carrie Underwood - Before He CheatsBJSC 012 - 03 - Darin - Breathing Your Love (feat. Kat Deluna)BJSC 030 - 02 - Kim-Lian and Future Presidents - How I Like ItBJSC 042 - 01 - Emma Hewitt - ColoursBJSC 139 - 01 - Anabel Englund - Midnight RaptureBJSC 164 - 01 - Margaret Berger - Karma Is A
April 5, 20251 yr First entry - BJSC 033 - Adam Tyler - I Won’t Let Go [26]First top 20 - BJSC 034 - Jenni Vartiainen- Nettiin [12]First top 10 - BJSC 035 - Florrie - I Took A Little Something [08]First top 5 - BJSC 045 - Florrie - To The End [05]First YTD top 10 - 2013 - BJSC 041 - 050 [10]First YTD top 5 - 2014 - BJSC 051 - 060 [05]First top 3 - BJSC 065 - Rae Morris - Cold (Feat. Fryars) [02]First win - BJSC 069 - Blonde - I Loved You (Feat. Melissa Steel) [01]First YTD top 3 - 2015 - BJSC 061 - 070 [02]Second win - BJSC 071 - ||||| - People (Feat. Adele Kosman) [01]Third win - BJSC 125 - Nova Miller - Mi Amor [01]First YTD win - 2020 - BJSC 121 - 130 [01]Fourth win - BJSC 132 - LOVA - Dance For The Hell Of It [01]Fifth win - BJSC 142 - Leony - Remedy [01]Sixth win/first back to back win - BJSC 143 - Nessa Barrett - dying on the inside [01]
April 5, 20251 yr On 04/04/2025 at 10:03, Cody Buckley said:uhhhhh hahaha wellll074 | 31st | Brielle - Catch A Star For You075 | 13th | A-Trak/Andrew Wyatt - Push076 | 7th | New Politics - West End Kids077 | 4th | Five Knives - Savages\\\\\\087 | 1st | The Naked And Famous - Higher[also winning with Daniella Mason - Cruel Summer | EVERGLOW - LA DI DA | Third Party/Kathy Brown - Joy | ALT BLK ERA - Hunt You Down ~ EVERGLOW is the only one since my first winner to reach 300+ points]i guess if we can add ytd stats2015: 10th2017: 4th2018: 4thand nothing since then. could 2025 be the year?
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