▶︎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 10.11.2026 15:10 about Summerdream by Sascha Speicher:
Ein wuchtiger, hohler Beat, der immer wieder innehält und neu einsetzt; dazu ein kurzer Gesangseinsatz, der wie ein weiteres Instrument fungiert – ergänzt durch ein Geräusch,...
peteg at 10.11.2026 15:03 about Waiting by Kai M:
A light jazz flavour, a light beat, and a sorrowful vocal. The vocalist uses his voice to good effect, changing volume to increase intimacy, stretching out phrasing at times,...
peteg at 10.11.2026 14:58 about Take a Trip by Aileen-Chantal ft. Steve S.-r:
Light upbeat music. The vocalist uses her voice to good effect, moving between major and minor keys with seeming ease. The message curiously enough is happy-sad. Perhaps the...
peteg at 10.11.2026 00:06 about Jeden Tag (Lisa) by BLUE72:
Smiles
BLUE72 at 09.11.2026 19:18 about Jeden Tag (Lisa) by BLUE72:
Oh, danke! Die Version war gedacht als eine Art Acoustic-Version. Denn eigentlich mach ich mehr 80er Jahre Synthie-Pop-Musik.
peteg at 09.11.2026 15:06 about Jeden Tag (Lisa) by BLUE72:
Erstaunlich ausgefeiltes Akustikgitarrenspiel – falls es sich tatsächlich um eine solche handelt –, gepaart mit einem männlichen Gesang im guten, altmodischen Pop-Stil....
peteg at 09.11.2026 14:59 about Pupillen by Zafiero:
Ein aufrichtiger Gesang, ein detailreich ausgefeiltes Backing. Der Track ist im Pop-Stil gehalten, mit Disco-Anklängen. Der Mix packt einen und lässt einen nicht mehr los.
peteg at 09.11.2026 14:57 about La Mia penna by Merkuzio42:
Leichte Klavierklänge setzen ein; nach etwa 28 Sekunden beginnt ein Rapper, seinen Part zu performen. Die Stimme ist dunkel, ernst und ausdrucksstark. Im weiteren Verlauf nimmt...
peteg at 07.11.2026 13:59 about SERZ KALTES HERZ by Serz:
Melancholisches Klavier, begleitet von einer weiblichen Stimme, die perfekt dazu passt. Dann tritt eine männliche Stimme hinzu – mit ernsten Absichten, die Welt Wort für Wort...
peteg at 07.11.2026 13:54 about LeBen feat. René Mußbach - Nichts zu verlieren by LeBen Musik:
Das Intro besticht durch einen schnellen, komplexen Beat; nach etwa 24 Sekunden nimmt der Track an Fahrt auf und offenbart seine Disco-Qualitäten – oder sollte man besser...