▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
Join the international online competition for musicians & producers and win great prizes! The contest starts on June 1.
▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
Join the international online competition for musicians & producers and win great prizes! The contest starts on June 1.
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Join the HOFA Song Contest!
The international online competition for musicians and producers kicks off on June 1. Impress the HOFA jury with your talent and gather votes in the public voting round. Participation is free!
Show your song to the whole world
The HOFA Song Contest is open to artists of all genres. We’ll help your talent be heard and provide a stage for your music. The €6,000 in prize money will be awarded to the winners of the five main categories and the music video award. You’ll also have the chance to win attractive prizes from our sponsors.
Listen, vote, and comment
The contest is open to the public. This means your song will be heard by fans and music lovers from all over the world. Anyone can vote and leave comments.
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Win over €30,000 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