▶︎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
Marco Knobel at 09.06.2026 22:51 about Neuer Tag by Marco Knobel:
Ganz lieben Dank. Eure Kommentare sind wirklich sehr motivierend! :)
Peter Paul Marin at 09.06.2026 22:43 about Lost in Space by JeanLuc Renard:
... schöner drive ... Yeah ♪ ♫ - musikalische Grüsse aus Heidelberg - Peter
ApoCalyptic at 09.06.2026 22:41 about Menschenfresser by ArtOfTheCrow:
Wow, das führt zurück in die frühen 90er, ich höre etwas 'Das ich', 'Goethes Erben' oder 'Wumpscut' raus, jedenfalls Einflüsse aus der Hochzeit der Goth-Szenerie. Sehr geil,...
Peter Paul Marin at 09.06.2026 22:38 about Imaginary Friend by oidvoid:
A very moving song, a beautiful and distinctive voice, and wonderfully arranged instrumentation – thank you for this song – warm regards from Heidelberg – Peter ♪ ♫
Peter Paul Marin at 09.06.2026 22:34 about If All She Has is You by JohnnyMc:
... very very heart-rending ♥ ♪ ♫ - kind regards Peter
n.a.g.c.p. at 09.06.2026 22:22 about Am I Here ALONE by medien-schmiede.com:
interessante Instrumentation. gefällt mir. vote
GoldRushMusic at 09.06.2026 22:21 about Wild Wild Love by Sudsysurfer:
Astrein produziert. Vote!
GoldRushMusic at 09.06.2026 22:20 about Haunting Past by it.is.oaky:
Very good! Vote!
n.a.g.c.p. at 09.06.2026 22:20 about Shaman by Tato-SU:
great song, very unusual and interesting. vote
GoldRushMusic at 09.06.2026 22:20 about Menschenfresser by ArtOfTheCrow:
Yes, das knallt wie in den 90ern! Vote!