Yesterday, the 2025 edition of the Turanfest music festival and contest was held. The event, organised by the Hasanistan Today and Tomorrow Network and hosted by the island territory of Sırıtjine, allowed the public to vote alongside the event's judge to decide a winning song that will represent Hasanistan in the upcoming IBU Microvision Song Contest.
Sixteen songs entered the competition, the same amount as the previous edition. These songs had been submitted by Hasanistani citizens who believed they would serve as a good cultural representative for the Hasanistani musical community (both fans and artists). The event uses a voting system similar to Eurovision, with 10 levels of points given out (1-8, as well as 10 and 12 points). The public vote component saw both Hasanistani and international viewers from IBU member states select six songs they liked, with the points being distributed to the top 10 songs based upon the amount of votes they received.
The winning song was "We are The People" by the Australian electronic rock band Empire of the Sun. The song was originally released in 2008 and was in the top 20 in many international charts, reaching the #1 position in Germany and Luxembourg and #2 position in Austria. The song reached a "perfect score" of 12 votes from both the event judge and the public vote, more than the previous edition's winner. A cover of the German language song "99 Luftballons" by the anime girl Asuka Langley came second with 20 points. DJ Chase, the previous winner of Turanfest, came in joint third with They Might be Giant's "Istanbul (not Constantinople" song.
The winning song will represent Hasanistan in the 2025 IBU Microvision Song Contest, hosted by Belcity. Microvision is planned to be held on 3 May. Other nations participating will include Brennonia, Slitronia, Todia, Pinang, Lekronia and New Anders.
A broadcast of the voting for the event has been uploaded here on the HBY's Youtube channel.