▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
The contest has started!Join the international online competition for musicians & producers now and win over €32,000 in cash and prizes.
▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
The contest has started!Join the international online competition for musicians & producers now and win over €32,000 in cash and prizes.
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How to proceed
Join the 11th HOFA Song Contest!
The international online competition for musicians and music producers kicks off on June 1. 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 HOFA Song 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
New songs
New comments
Carmen Hamelmann at 07.06.2026 18:59 about Hey Honigmund by Carmen Hamelmann:
Bin Kölnerin ;-)
DieautonomagierendenAgenten at 07.06.2026 18:54 about Farewell My Friend by Alan Hays:
Huhu Alan, und huuuuuuuuuuuuu! Gänsehaut und vote!!! Möge die Musik mit Dir sein, immer!!! Grüssle von DAKA
Sven Jürgensen at 07.06.2026 18:49 about Drive by Sven Jürgensen :
Vielen Dank, das freut mich sehr....ja runter kommen ist auch mein Hauptmotiv beim Mucken ♡
DieautonomagierendenAgenten at 07.06.2026 18:49 about Die Jagd by Mario Faltin:
Huhu, jajajaja....bei 0:45 klingt's a bisserl nach "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme" von den Schweden....Macht nix, trotzdem (oder deshalb!!) gelungen. Und 2 votes sind zu wenig. Deshalb...
TomGreve at 07.06.2026 18:39 about Eve by Crownie :
Moin Crownie, toller Song, schön arrangiert...macht Laune zu hören...Vote Gruß Tom
DieautonomagierendenAgenten at 07.06.2026 18:34 about Zombies in Space by n.a.g.c.p.:
Huhu, warning! Warning! This is a good track! Vote! Ich stimme Alex zu, daß das auch gut zu Filmmusik passen täte.....aber was sind schon Klassifizierungen. Möge die Musik mit...
Shennise at 07.06.2026 18:33 about Sand of Time by Shennise:
danke
TomGreve at 07.06.2026 18:32 about Die Zeit by Oehmchens Mucke Theater:
Moin OMT.... schön euch wieder zu hören... geiles Brett.Lyrics richtig stark...Vote 👍 Gruß Tom
LarsW at 07.06.2026 18:30 about Climty by Bonsoir:
Experimental and trippy, nice one!
TSTstudios at 07.06.2026 18:29 about Natalie by TSTstudios:
Thanks a lot :)