▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
The international online competition for musicians & producers.
▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
The international online competition for musicians & producers.
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The winners have been chosen!
See winners11th HOFA Song Contest
The HOFA Song Contest is an international online competition for musicians and music producers. Convince the HOFA jury of your skills and collect votes in the public voting. There is no fee to participate!
NEW: You now have the option to enter with a music video.
Present your song worldwide
The contest is open to artists from every genre. We will make your talent heard and provide you with a stage for your music. The prize money of €6,000 will go to the winners of the five main categories and the music video award. You also get the chance to win attractive non-cash prizes from our sponsors.
Listen, vote, and leave a comment
This is a public contest, so your song will be heard by fans and music lovers from all over the world. Each and everyone is invited to cast their votes and leave comments.
About HOFA
Founded more than 35 years ago as a recording studio, HOFA divided into the following areas of music production and audio engineering:
HOFA-College
Online academy for audio engineering & music production – learn more ›
HOFA-Akustik
The patent remedy for optimum room acoustics – learn more ›
HOFA-Plugins
Intelligent audio plugins for PC & Mac – learn more ›
HOFA-Media
The best choice for your CD & vinyl duplication – learn more ›
HOFA-Studios
Recording, mixing & mastering studios – learn more ›
Win over €32,000 in cash and prizes!
There will be a main prize of €1,000 donated by HOFA in each of the five categories. We are also awarding €1,000 in prize money for the best music video. In addition to the main prizes, a lot of attractive special prizes will be awarded – we are very happy about the support from our sponsors!
Contest timeline
The contest starts
JUN 1, 2026
Closing date
AUG 8, 2026
Start of jury voting
AUG 10, 2026
End of public voting
AUG 20, 2026
The winners are announced
AUG 24, 2026
Terms and conditions
Any solo artist, band, project etc. can participate with one of their original songs. Remixes and cover versions are excluded. Every participant can upload their song until August 8.
The musical genre of your song is not relevant, because there are several main categories in each of which winners will be determined. These are the available categories:
- Pop
- Rock & Heavy
- Electronic Music
- Hip-Hop / Soul / R’n’B
- Traditional & Miscellaneous
Songs
New comments
lei at 31.08.2026 05:17 about Heartbeat by lei:
Hi Conny, ty very much for your rating, I appreciate it. Would you please appologize my late reply, I am not as offen in the Internet anymore. Cheers Leo
Shanaia Music at 30.08.2026 18:31 about Scars are Proof by Shanaia Music:
Hallo Arthur, vielen Dank für deine tolle Rückmeldung !! Freut mich sehr !! Kam gerade eben erst wieder hier vorbei. Ich habe auch bei dir reingeschaut !!! Absolut super !...
Shanaia Music at 30.08.2026 18:26 about Scars are Proof by Shanaia Music:
Recht herzlichen Dank !! Sehr freundlich !! Wünsche dir eine gute Zeit !!
Shanaia Music at 30.08.2026 18:24 about Scars are Proof by Shanaia Music:
Ich danke dir !! Wünsche dir viel Spaß bei deinen Projekten !!
s7ven at 30.08.2026 18:21 about Scars are Proof by Shanaia Music:
Wirklich tolle Stimmen, wow!
Shanaia Music at 30.08.2026 18:11 about Scars are Proof by Shanaia Music:
Hallo, vielen Dank für deine Nachricht !!! Eigene Texte, eigene Kompositionen, mit 2 Sängern, im eigenen kleinen Studio. Verwende Professionelle Software (DAWs für Produktion...
peteg at 30.08.2026 14:40 about Weltuntergang by pasco:
Schließlich explodiert ein Atomsprengsatz, und wir sind alle hinüber. Im Hintergrund erklingen faszinierende Geräusche. Der Sänger beginnt mit der gewaltigen Aufgabe, zu...
peteg at 30.08.2026 14:37 about Conquer The World by Soundmopi:
Stirring orchestral style flow of sound. The music amps up with vocals as instruments (one or more). Fish leaping across barriers enroute either to the sea or vice versa come...
peteg at 30.08.2026 14:32 about Dark Journey by Dark Shadow Ju:
Großartige, wie ein Uhrwerk rotierende Noten und Beats sowie eine stufenartige Akkordfolge. Das ist ein majestätischer Mix.
peteg at 30.08.2026 02:14 about The bruce of dreaming by peteg:
Smiles