▶︎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
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HOFA-Plugins
Intelligent audio plugins for PC & Mac – learn more ›
HOFA-Media
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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
Maetz at 10.10.2026 21:45 about Seltsame Bergwanderung by Maetz:
Vielen Dank dass Du mein Stück angehört hast, das hat mich sehr gefreut 🙏
Maetz at 10.10.2026 21:43 about The bruce of dreaming by peteg:
Gleich vorneweg: Obwohl der Contest längst vorbei ist hast Du meinen Song angehört und Deinen Eindruck mitgeteilt: Das war eine Überraschung mit der ich nicht gerechnet und die...
peteg at 10.10.2026 15:21 about Das System by cbopp:
Ja, es klingt sehr nach Rap bzw. Hip-Hop. Abgesehen natürlich davon, dass es gesitteter und besser produziert ist und – hoffentlich – nicht von einer ausgeprägten Vorliebe für...
peteg at 10.10.2026 15:16 about Seltsame Bergwanderung by Maetz:
Eine gelungene Mischung aus wiederholten Tönen und einem behutsamen Beat. Im Mittelpunkt steht eine Gesangsstimme, die bewusst langsam vorträgt. Musik und Gesang verschmelzen...
peteg at 10.10.2026 15:06 about Lass uns küssen by Monkey Business Audio:
Eine leichte Jazzband stimmt eine fröhliche Melodie an, und ein Sänger tritt in den Mittelpunkt. Es ist ein beschwingter Song mit ebenso beschwingter Begleitung. Eine schöne Sache.
peteg at 10.10.2026 07:27 about Alle Meine Monster by Die Giftmischer:
I wrote some carefully worded comments about your track, to which you replied as follows: Thank you Chat GTP. In terms of my human provenance, I suggest you look me up on...
peteg at 08.10.2026 15:21 about Lass uns küssen by Monkey Business Audio:
Der Ausgangspunkt schien eine Kombination aus Reggae-Beat, Akkordeon und jazzigen Akzenten zu sein. Der Gesang bewegt sich schwungvoll über einem Fundament aus einem stetigen...
peteg at 07.10.2026 15:13 about State of Perfect Freedom by Tristonus:
Chords swell, an upbeat songster capers around a woodland tree, birds, bees and gorillas copying his movements. I like the track's irreverent cheeriness.
peteg at 07.10.2026 15:09 about Koi by wav.vinay:
A repeating chant, overlayed by another repeating chant after a minute, the music swells and subsides around a core set of sounds. A curious mix. I'm beginning to wonder if it...
peteg at 07.10.2026 15:04 about Fedelta feat. Ma Ri - Herzschlag by Fedeltamusic:
The music swells slowly, slowly, a gentle song from a distnace. That morphs into a rap to a piano accompaniment, the initial music rejoins, a female vocalist takes over the...