▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
Join the international online competition for musicians & producers. We celebrate 10 years of HOFA Song Contest – that's why there's now:
• €10,000 in prize money
• even more non-cash prizes
• even more reach for your song
• €10,000 in prize money
• even more non-cash prizes
• even more reach for your song
▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
Join the international online competition for musicians & producers. We celebrate 10 years of HOFA Song Contest – that's why there's now:
• €10,000 in prize money
• even more non-cash prizes
• even more reach for your song
• €10,000 in prize money
• even more non-cash prizes
• even more reach for your song
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How to proceed
Join the HOFA Song Contest!
This international competition for musicians and music producers is online for the tenth time. Convince the HOFA jury of your skills and collect votes in the public voting. There is no fee to participate!
Present your song worldwide
The HOFA Song 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 €10,000 will go to the winners of the five main categories and is awarded by the jury. 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 €30,000 in cash and prizes!
There will be a main prize of €2,000 donated by HOFA in each of the five categories. In addition, 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, 2025
Closing date
AUG 5, 2025
Start of jury voting
AUG 6, 2025
End of public voting
AUG 26, 2025
The winners are announced
SEP 1, 2025
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 5.
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
New songs
New comments
FiltarHüll at 13.07.2025 15:38 about Sorgenlos by Ayrn:
Sauber produziert 👍
The Unknown at 13.07.2025 15:25 about 27 by The Hurt:
Tja ein unerschöpfliches Thema, lieben und nicht geliebt werden und umgekehrt. Nice straight honest Rock macht immer wieder spaß. thats a vote !
FiltarHüll at 13.07.2025 15:23 about Habibi by Marvin Koala:
Schöne Message. Gruß René
[Alan] at 13.07.2025 15:22 about Crossed Me Out by In The Meadows At The Foot Of Sugar Hill:
Cooler Song! 🤟🏻😌 Vote
FiltarHüll at 13.07.2025 15:20 about GEMO "Diese Sehnsucht" by Klaus K:
Stilechter Schlager 👍 Gruß René
[Alan] at 13.07.2025 15:16 about Fall Deeper by MIDI Kittyy:
Wooooow! This Song is pure fire! VOTE! ❤️🔥
[Alan] at 13.07.2025 15:14 about Medieval Tales by Elodin:
Schön dass es der Song hier her geschafft hat. Für mich trifft der Song genau die Zeit. Hab da irgendwie ne Zeitreise im Kopf, wie ich in meinem alten Jugendzimmer vor der Ps1...
FiltarHüll at 13.07.2025 15:13 about Berlin Berlin by HansEwald:
Runde Sache 😁. 👍
[Alan] at 13.07.2025 15:11 about I See This World - Ria's Theme by [Alan]:
Vielen lieben Dank. Freu mich sehr über jeden, dem der Track gefällt. 🤗
The Hurt at 13.07.2025 15:10 about 27 by The Hurt:
Danke! Ja, habe ich auch gezweifelt in welche Kategorie den Song zu stellen, aber denk ich zu Indie passte es auch. Habe dein Lied auch gehört, klingt sehr gut, erinnert mich...