▶︎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 31.10.2026 13:36 about LENTO by Sania Choudhury :
A dance style backing and a vocal that wraps around it in a way that I instantly identify as thoroughly modern.
peteg at 31.10.2026 13:27 about Rerun by Taboout:
Acoustic guitar/s plus a vocal with a regional flavour that makes the lyrics interesting. This is a classic folk singer sound. Nice stuff.
peteg at 31.10.2026 13:24 about NIGHT by TheFaded :
A voice floating in a river of backing sounds, it leaps out of its frame, and becomes stronger, clearer, louder. A sensuous event encased in a river of backing sounds. Lovely...
peteg at 31.10.2026 13:17 about Sand Slipping - Alfaia x Nick Felino by Nick Felino:
Are you on SoundCloud by any chance?
peteg at 31.10.2026 13:17 about Sand Slipping - Alfaia x Nick Felino by Nick Felino:
Are you on SoundCloud by any chance?
peteg at 30.10.2026 14:49 about White Frame by micha schirmer:
The music flows, the voices mingle and sail on that ocean. The vocals taking advantage of minor key turns and twists. Cleverly done. The vocal mix in parts is uncannily like...
peteg at 30.10.2026 14:39 about Sand Slipping - Alfaia x Nick Felino by Nick Felino:
Spanish guitar style backing and a voice to match. This is lovely stuff from the start. Sometimes I come across a track that travels to and from the heart. This is one such.
peteg at 30.10.2026 14:36 about Porcelain by Purse:
Acoustic guitar plus vocalist. The guitar is being coaxed in producing an edgy sound, enhanced by adding high notes played on what seems to be a second guitar. I'm intrigued by...
peteg at 29.10.2026 13:53 about Anthony "Ανδονιος" by KITI ARSA:
The track starts slowly, the animals awake, calling out from their cages, they wake to the beat of the day, a vocalist speaks a few words, a vocalist sings a repeated phrase....
XLAB at 29.10.2026 12:05 about Das Luchs Treffen by XLAB:
Thx! Best greetz from Germany! XLAB / Peter