▶︎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
peteg at 01.10.2026 14:48 about The Rails by Bear Loga:
Interesting use of minor key notes both as background and as part of the vocal. It creates a curious ambience, a pleasant one. I'm reminded of some of the darker-vibed...
peteg at 01.10.2026 14:43 about Tulia (Latin Afro House Version) by Reiner Hofmann:
No sign of of the music video so far.
peteg at 01.10.2026 14:40 about Tulia (Latin Afro House Version) by Reiner Hofmann:
Eine wunderbar warme Mischung aus Synthesizer-Begleitung und echtem Live-Gesang. Ein ausgefeilter und fesselnder Titel. Gut gemacht.
peteg at 01.10.2026 14:35 about Still I Trust In You by MEandI:
A solemn song, with various instruments and with vocal at centre stage.
peteg at 30.09.2026 15:47 about Electro Leprechaun by angelusbassfairytales:
I started commenting on the HOFA songs a while ago. The voting period ran out but I kept on commenting. I find the range of songs interesting and I enjoy listening and then...
Enki Lala at 29.09.2026 12:22 about Urban Tale - how Ghillie Callum fixed my I Ching and I got to go to the mountains by Enki Lala:
Hi Pete, thanks for your comment, better late than never (I must say it interests me why you started commenting on contest uploads at this point in time. Or maybe only the most...
angelusbassfairytales at 29.09.2026 08:47 about Electro Leprechaun by angelusbassfairytales:
Hello peteg, thank you very, very much for your nice and funny comment!!! I see this guys clearly in front of my mind's eye :D Best regards and have a nice day!
peteg at 28.09.2026 13:33 about Das Luchs Treffen by XLAB:
Das Intro besticht durch eine hoch klingende Melodie, die durch eine als Instrument eingesetzte Gesangsstimme ergänzt wird. Eine Sängerin setzt in einer tieferen Stimmlage ein,...
peteg at 28.09.2026 13:29 about Let Me Fall - Obsolete by LET ME FALL:
Die Musik spielt, im Hintergrund schreit jemand auf, und dann erscheint der Sänger in der Bühnenmitte. Der Stil erinnert zunächst an Heavy-Metal-Kehlkopfgesang. Dann geht er...
peteg at 28.09.2026 13:22 about Urban Tale - how Ghillie Callum fixed my I Ching and I got to go to the mountains by Enki Lala:
It's not often that the Scottish Highlands host such a story. Stories are good. So, a mixture of Garageband loops, Getty clips, which lead me to wonder if you found just the...