▶︎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
Arthur Francis at 06.07.2026 23:01 about Gasping by HumanGus:
oha...liebe den Sound von deiner Gitarre... abgesehen davon, super gespielt. Toller Track....VOTE. Vielleicht hörst bei mir auch mal rein...
Arthur Francis at 06.07.2026 22:59 about WHERE IS THE LOVE-Cut Edit by Arthur Francis:
Danke für dein Feedback und Vote..... Schön dass es dir gefällt.
Arthur Francis at 06.07.2026 22:58 about WHERE IS THE LOVE-Cut Edit by Arthur Francis:
hmmmm...naja, ich sag es mal so....ein gewisses alter habe ich schon hinter mir...lach. Freut mich dass es dir gefällt..... Danke für dein Feedback und Vote.
Fade to fate at 06.07.2026 22:45 about WHERE IS THE LOVE-Cut Edit by Arthur Francis:
Da bekomme ich gegen Ende direkt euro dance vibes:)Krasser Mix. Klares Vote!
Fade to fate at 06.07.2026 22:40 about Burned Wings by Fade to fate:
Besten Dank :) stimmt auf manche kann man sich jedes Jahr verlassen :)
Fade to fate at 06.07.2026 22:38 about Burned Wings by Fade to fate:
Das hört man als Bassist immer am liebsten :) besten Dank!
Fade to fate at 06.07.2026 22:37 about Burned Wings by Fade to fate:
Besten Dank :)
Carlena at 06.07.2026 22:22 about Everywhere, Everything by Carlena:
Danke viel mals für dein netter Kommentar, freut mich riesig! :)
Carlena at 06.07.2026 22:22 about Everywhere, Everything by Carlena:
danke viel mals für den netten Kommentar! :)
Martin Kraken at 06.07.2026 21:39 about Straight From The Spine by ... And So I Fade:
Mega.