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The international online competition for musicians & producers.

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11th 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
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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!

6x €1,000 Main Prize
5x Audience Award: Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO X
HOFA AUDIO DIPLOMA online course in sound engineering
Native Instruments Komplete 26 Ultimate
SPL Phonitor One d
Arturia V Collection 11 Pro
Celemony Melodyne 5 Studio
Genelec 8010AP pair of monitors
Shure SM7dB studio microphone
Korg Kaoss Pad V
Ableton Live 12 Suite
Soundtoys 5 Bundle
Steinberg Cubase Pro 15
2x FL Studio All Plugins Edition
Steinberg Absolute 7
iZotope RX 12 Standard
Shure MV7i microphone
Spectrasonics Omnisphere 3
2x Sennheiser HD 480 PRO
2x Toontrack Superior Drummer 3
Yamaha HS5 MP Black pair of monitors
Yamaha URX22 audio interface black
ADAM Audio T7V monitor pair
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Studio Pack
Lewitt LCT 440 PURE microphone
Avid Pro Tools Studio annual licence
2x Sonarworks SoundID Reference for Speakers & Headphones
Teufel ROCKSTER CROSS 2 Bluetooth speaker
Lewitt CONNECT 2 audio interface
Arturia Pigments
Native Instruments Absynth 6
SSL 1 Audio Interface
ADAM Audio H200 headphones
100x €50 HOFA Voucher (College, Plugins, Akustik)
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Contest timeline
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The contest starts

JUN 1, 2026

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Closing date

AUG 8, 2026

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Start of jury voting

AUG 10, 2026

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End of public voting

AUG 20, 2026

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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
See contest rules and FAQ ›

Songs

 
FALLOUT
MariusPleil
Alternative 65 6
 
IN MY MEMORIES
EXCALIBUR - Sword of Sound
Easy Listening 31 1
 
SamathoRocks-BetterUnderstanding
SamathoRocks
Rock 119 19
 
ACID4
mariopapic1966
Ambient 119 11
 
Like Yourself
Richardhead Ensemble
Alternative 45 8

New comments

peteg at 27.10.2026 01:33 about Sünden by WS-Projekt:

Danke. Ich habe die YouTube-Seite und den Titel, den du empfohlen hast, gefunden. Er läuft gerade.

WS-Projekt at 26.10.2026 16:04 about Sünden by WS-Projekt:

Hallo! Vielen Dank für Deine interessante Bewertung/Einordnung des Stückes. So habe ich das noch nie gesehen. Wenn Dich die Entstehungsgeschichte von "Sünden" interessiert,...

peteg at 26.10.2026 14:31 about Coming home by diwine.uk:

A David Byrne style entre. Lyrics about going home step by step. The backing is light and airy. The voice is gravelly. The mood evoked is pensive. The backing fills the empty...

peteg at 26.10.2026 14:27 about FAME SEIN by AGIMBRO:

Ein Track im Rap-Stil mit visuellen Extras und einigen ansprechenden klanglichen Untermalungen. Mir gefällt die Mischung. Sie funktioniert gut.

peteg at 26.10.2026 14:23 about On the wave by Kribzandharmonany:

An upbeat surfing song with beats and what sounds like a synth. The vocalist is at centre stage with occasional reverb, and a clean clear voice. Now I'm wondering what part of...

Project Nineless at 25.10.2026 21:17 about Life Of Rama by Project Nineless :

Thx for your constructive feedback 🤘🏼

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peteg at 25.10.2026 12:31 about Life Of Rama by Project Nineless :

That aside, the harmonising of voices (multi-tracking) called to the ear in a satisfying way.

peteg at 25.10.2026 12:30 about Life Of Rama by Project Nineless :

Rock and roll at pace: I looked forward to the accompanying lyrics but found them difficult to separate from the backing at times. I suspect the mid-range electric guitar is...

peteg at 25.10.2026 12:25 about Dear God by Mithered:

Tune winds up and down, guitar growls, vocalist verging on heavy metal throat singing (but not quite). An anthemic track. The refrain presses God to do something about the mess...