▶︎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
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HOFA-Plugins
Intelligent audio plugins for PC & Mac – learn more ›
HOFA-Media
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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
Outländer at 01.09.2026 22:16 about Shake that thing by Outländer:
Your music is very cool lots of "temptations" vibe in some tracks. You did well!
Outländer at 01.09.2026 22:15 about Shake that thing by Outländer:
You are very correct I had to change this version with the previous version that had needed guitar riffs.
peteg at 01.09.2026 16:40 about One In a Billion by IBY.OG:
Light touch backing, vocalist slips into this with a rhythmic musical rap style. Dreams of love and life wrapped in a skein of rap story telling. Is there a hint of autotune,...
peteg at 01.09.2026 16:36 about Me And My Feelings by larry_richter:
Der Presslufthammer hämmert kräftig – Straßenbauarbeiten sind in vollem Gange. Hinzu kommen pfiffige, rasante Tonfolgen und weitere Extras. Mitten in dieses Klanggemisch tritt...
peteg at 01.09.2026 16:29 about Una brisa by mr.cego:
Yes, pop it is. Complete with lightly sweeping backing and vocal transitions. That said, it's very professionally glued together. If this is your first single, I suspect you're...
TOSI at 01.09.2026 13:49 about LET THE MUSIC HOLD ME by TOSI:
Danke Alex
Arthur Francis at 01.09.2026 10:39 about Scars are Proof by Shanaia Music:
Danke für dein Feedback.... Freut mich dass es dir gefällt. Vg. Arthur
JPMX.08 at 31.08.2026 16:31 about POINT by JPMX.08:
Thank you very much. I hadn't thought of Blade Runner during production. I was simply observing the current world. Best regards
peteg at 31.08.2026 15:52 about POINT by JPMX.08:
The bells clang, the ship is sinking, the world is turning, the messages keep coming, is this the end? It's certainly a stab at deep, dark, and mysterious. I suspect there's...
peteg at 31.08.2026 15:41 about Schleudergang by Clouse:
Wir blicken auf einen Jahrmarkt, der in surrealistische Farben getaucht ist, und lauschen einer Jahrmarktmusik, die von Heavy-Metal-Gitarristen inspiriert wurde. Ist dies der...