▶︎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-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
tonymusic2020 at 28.08.2026 18:50 about TREE by tonymusic2020:
Thank you Peter..long live imagination
peteg at 28.08.2026 15:46 about Maximilian by Rotten Copper:
Interesting minimalist backing track, vocalist in control of this show. Based on the cover notes, the track is a study of surface vs deeper stresses and tensions. What I hear...
peteg at 28.08.2026 15:42 about Deny Defend Depose (Free Luigi) by cloudblood:
Electric guitar refrain, second guitar interposed, bass guitar rumbles. Vocal moving in unexpected directions, including heavy metal. Luigi certainly struck a blow against for...
peteg at 28.08.2026 15:36 about Everywhere, Everything by Carlena:
Acoustic guitar (?) plus vocal, heart touching feeling oozing out of this song. The voice is being used to very good effect. The reverb style refrain doesn't hurt either. Lovely stuff.
peteg at 28.08.2026 15:26 about TREE by tonymusic2020:
This song remains my favourite out of all those that I've come across on HOFA so far.
Arthur Francis at 27.08.2026 21:29 about WHERE IS THE LOVE-Cut Edit by Arthur Francis:
Ja, das verstehe ich ja auch.... aber für die Mehrheit ist es ein bisschen ungerecht. Aber klar, geht natürlich auch um die Produkte. Vg. Arthur
peteg at 27.08.2026 15:34 about Aspettando la fine della pioggia by THE BRICKS :
I liked the various rooms through which one passes enroute to the grand finale. And, yes, the twittering of birds was particularly sweet.
THE BRICKS at 27.08.2026 15:12 about Aspettando la fine della pioggia by THE BRICKS :
Did you like it?
peteg at 27.08.2026 15:05 about Busy Bee by Uncovered Traces by SoniqueMousse:
Electric guitar plus extra play loop or the like. Around 33secs, vocalist takes centre stage. He sings with casual grace and rhythm, and gives the track an essential core. The...
peteg at 27.08.2026 15:00 about Oh Charlene (my lucid dream) by Trümmertiefen:
Upbeat synth style chords plus beats. Vocal as instrument added. At 49secs, actual vocalist takes centre stage. Like the calm eye of the storm, the vocal moves through a...