▶︎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 07.09.2026 14:54 about I Feel Chinese by Thomas Kurz:
Eine Akustikgitarre schafft gekonnt die passende Atmosphäre. Der Sänger trägt einen Text vor, der eine Geschichte erzählt; den Begleitnotizen zufolge geht es um eine...
peteg at 07.09.2026 14:49 about Mr Samurai by Broderna Katz:
A chirpy backing, with extra sounds to approximate the computer analogue. The vocalist/s sing words of homage to Mr Samurai. It's all nicely upbeat and very well glued...
peteg at 07.09.2026 14:44 about Könnt ihr sie sehen by UKenRock:
Ein begleitendes Klavier oder Keyboard spielt eine süß-melancholische Melodie. Die Sängerin legt ihre Stimme kunstvoll um diese Melodie, hier und da mit einem Hauch von Hall...
peteg at 06.09.2026 14:48 about Mona Lisa by K¥K0:
Then there's Leonard Cohen looking out from the tower of song. The track is astringent, sharp, rapper-wise, and almost incidentally canvasses the stated theme. However, the...
peteg at 06.09.2026 14:45 about Wie Ich by Koenigimdreck:
Die wuchtigen Klangmaschinen der E-Gitarren grollen, und ein Sänger mit ebenso rauer Stimme feuert seine Worte in einer Abfolge rhythmischer Kadenzen ab. Wie es so schön heißt:...
peteg at 05.09.2026 15:11 about Oh Oh Rosi by Stefan Thielen:
Stefan, thanks
peteg at 05.09.2026 15:10 about Sand of Time by Shennise:
Die Begleitung läuft in zügigem Tempo, der Klang schwillt an, wird lauter und variiert in der Tonhöhe. Im Verlauf des Stücks wandelt sich der Klangfluss allmählich. Ein...
peteg at 05.09.2026 15:04 about Wos stimmt mit dir nit ? by horst:
Hinsichtlich der Tonhöhenwechsel und Ähnlichem bewegt sich der Song auf etwas anderen Pfaden. Davon abgesehen wirkt er wie eine Mischung aus Folk, Pop sowie Country & Western....
peteg at 05.09.2026 14:58 about Egomaniac by Walter_Pichler:
A snazzy beat upfront, a vocal that matches it. The vocal is carefully controlled and comes with genuinely interesting lyrics. A tiny touch of Kraftwerk in the tautness and the...
Stefan Thielen at 05.09.2026 14:53 about Oh Oh Rosi by Stefan Thielen:
Thanks a lot. I´d just listened to your Song. Great Stuff. to me it sounds a bit like the early Electronic Music. Not that overloadet Stuff from Today. The Voice is very good...




