▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
Join the international online competition for musicians & producers now and win over €32,000 in cash and prizes.
▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
Join the international online competition for musicians & producers now and win over €32,000 in cash and prizes.
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Taking part is easy:
Join the 11th HOFA Song Contest now!
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
New songs
New comments
Katy Wirtz at 17.06.2026 19:22 about Down By The River by Katy Wirtz:
Thank you for your thoughtful review. I really appreciate the time you took to listen and share your impressions of the song.
Katy Wirtz at 17.06.2026 19:21 about Down By The River by Katy Wirtz:
Ich danke Dir vielmals! Ich war mir erst unsicher, ob ich es verwenden sollte . Aber das Ergebnis zeigt mir, dass das Akkordeon definitiv seinen Platz in der Musik gefunden...
Katy Wirtz at 17.06.2026 19:20 about Down By The River by Katy Wirtz:
Ich danke dir vielmals für deine lieben Worte und für Deine Stimme 🙏🏻 🎵! Liebe Grüße aus dem Ruhrpott nach Köln!
Katy Wirtz at 17.06.2026 19:19 about Down By The River by Katy Wirtz:
Obrigado pelo carinho e pelo incentivo! Fico muito grato pelo seu voto e apoio.
Susanne Blettner at 17.06.2026 19:09 about Mein Spiegelbild by Susanne Blettner:
Ich freu mich auf eine tolle Zeit, auf eure Musik, auf konstruktive Kritik und auf einen schönen Erfahrungsaustausch über die Musik, die für mich sooo wichtig ist. Mein...
toni nogueira at 17.06.2026 19:04 about Be Enough by foresterDNB:
MUITO BOM PARABENS PELO SEU TRABALHO MUSICA BOA É PRA SER VOTADO
toni nogueira at 17.06.2026 19:03 about Try again by banam:
MUITO BOM PARABENS PELO SEU TRABALHO MUSICA BOA É PRA SER VOTADO
toni nogueira at 17.06.2026 19:03 about Everything To Me by WillCragg:
MUITO BOM PARABENS PELO SEU TRABALHO MUSICA BOA É PRA SER VOTADO
toni nogueira at 17.06.2026 19:03 about Everything To Me by WillCragg:
MUITO BOM PARABENS PELO SEU TRABALHO MUSICA BOA É PRA SER VOTADO
editorialefuscoaiello@gmail.com at 17.06.2026 19:03 about NA GUCCIA E CAFE' by Clemente Aiello:
Canzone meravigliosa nel testo nella produzione OTTIMO LAVORO mi dispiace ma non riesco a votarla non mi accetta il voto