▶︎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 16.09.2026 01:42 about The bruce of dreaming by peteg:
https://soundcloud.com/peter-grimbeek
Boris Tarpini at 15.09.2026 17:46 about The bruce of dreaming by peteg:
Will be great to hear more of your music.
peteg at 15.09.2026 14:26 about Infame (parte 3) by Boris Tarpini:
A lonely beat, piano notes, a sultry voice, a sax or the like crying mournfully. This mix is woven most artfully together. This is a kind of song that I'm particularly pleased...
peteg at 15.09.2026 14:21 about Lilly by UNSAS-united studio and sound®:
I'm surprised by the number of songs on HOFA that dissect relationships but from a distance. Here we have a tangible other, Lilly, but she is more of a ship on the horizon than...
peteg at 15.09.2026 14:17 about Iron Ascent by Marcel Dittmer:
Love those intro notes. They are part reporting and part promo. As promised, the orchestra goes at it with will (is this a canned orchestra?). Just asking for a friend. I...
peteg at 15.09.2026 14:14 about Inventory of Absence by Gio Magata:
This is a lovely warm and very nicely timed track. The vocal drops into place like a glove. The song itself is a variety of pop but that's no sin.
IBY.OG at 14.09.2026 19:48 about One In a Billion by IBY.OG:
Danke dir mein bester🤞🏽💜
IBY.OG at 14.09.2026 19:15 about Musa.s - Blessings ft. Davida (prod. by Marshall Anderson) by Marshall Anderson:
Broo amazing you 100% deserve the main prize. Much love keep doing your thing. If you're down to connect hit me up on insta @iby.og Big respect fam💜🤞🏽
peteg at 14.09.2026 15:19 about MHD by Freundschaft2:
In short, brilliant!
peteg at 14.09.2026 15:19 about MHD by Freundschaft2:
Eine gelungene Mischung, bei der sich der Gesang wunderbar in den geschaffenen Raum einfügt. Die Stimme – untermalt von etwas Hall – webt ein Netz aus Worten, das direkt das...