Posted April 4Apr 4 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 4Apr 4 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 4Apr 4 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 4Apr 4 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 4Apr 4 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 4Apr 4 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 4Apr 4 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 4Apr 4 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 4Apr 4 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 4Apr 4 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 4Apr 4 by jimwatts
April 4Apr 4 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 4Apr 4 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 4Apr 4 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 4Apr 4 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 4Apr 4 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 5Apr 5 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 5Apr 5 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 5Apr 5 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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