▶︎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 13.07.2026 22:54 about Down By The River by Katy Wirtz:
Thank you so much! I appreciate it! 🙏🏻🎵
Marc Alexander at 13.07.2026 22:53 about Hinko von der Dubarcz by Marc Alexander:
P.S. Und ja, in dem Moment, in dem Nico in sein Horn hupt, ist er ein Bad Ass! 👍🏻😮😃
Blaffy at 13.07.2026 22:47 about Sonntag by Nina Junik:
Great one. Amazing work
JuKa at 13.07.2026 22:43 about Mit 80 noch einmal um die Welt by JuKa:
Vielen Dank für Eure Stimme und den lieben Kommentar.
Blaffy at 13.07.2026 22:40 about Fast kein Wind by Projekt Ich:
Great track. Vote
Marc Alexander at 13.07.2026 22:37 about Hinko von der Dubarcz by Marc Alexander:
Hey Scotty, das ist ja mal eine kein bisschen mindergeile oder weniger coole Rückmeldung von dir (von vorn bis hinten 😉). Hab mich beim Lesen direkt mit 'nem dankbaren...
Etwas blass at 13.07.2026 22:35 about schwarz weiß by Etwas blass:
Vielen Dank für deinen Kommentar! Ja, EZ Drummer! Hervorragend rausgehört, Respekt ;-)
Etwas blass at 13.07.2026 22:33 about Do You Remember by Jens Bsdok:
Sehr schöner entspannter Song. Stimmig arrangiert, alles Gute und viel Spaß weiterhin.
Tonwerk at 13.07.2026 22:30 about Run back home by Tonwerk:
Muchias gracias Amigo :-) Greetings from Peru
Andreas "Scotty" Böttcher at 13.07.2026 22:19 about Hinko von der Dubarcz by Marc Alexander:
S A U G E I L . . . ! ! ! Mit viel Aufwand produziert. Alles richtig cool von vorne bis hinten. Geiles Sax-Solo - später auch geile Gitarre. Auch das Video mit der Tänzerin und...