▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
Join the international online competition for musicians & producers now and win over €32,000 in cash and prizes.
▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
Join the international online competition for musicians & producers now and win over €32,000 in cash and prizes.
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Taking part is easy:
Join the 11th HOFA Song Contest now!
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
New songs
New comments
Un(d)abtanzbar at 15.07.2026 08:35 about Achterbahn by NACHTSCHALL.:
Autsch! Jetzt, wo ich meinen Kommentar nochmal lese, klingt das freilich etwas komisch. Es war in Bezug auf meinen eigenen Beitrag in diesem Jahr gedacht, da dieser schon...
Lorwain at 15.07.2026 07:31 about My story by Lorwain:
danke sehr
Blaffy at 15.07.2026 07:26 about KAPAYN - RAGE by Kapayn:
Excellent track. Nice video.
Blaffy at 15.07.2026 07:09 about Lieber Weihnachtsmann by Gezinkte Karten:
Great song you've got here.
Blaffy at 15.07.2026 06:17 about In My Life by Blaffy:
Hi Jerry@Tricks Herbert. Thank you for taking time to listen vote and also to drop a comment, I am very grateful. Best of luck 🤞
Marcel Reps-Gotsch at 15.07.2026 06:11 about Metaversum by Marcel Reps-Gotsch:
Dankeschön 🙏
#Karl at 15.07.2026 03:58 about One voice in harmony by #Karl:
Thank you for taking the time to listen and comment, Annars. It's great to know that I've been able to share with people that like my work. Melbourne, Australia
Alter Mann _ Wandersmann at 15.07.2026 00:05 about Tanz mit mir by Alter Mann _ Wandersmann:
Das nehme ich jetzt als Kompliment und Ehre... Santiano und ich, cooles Ding. Aber leider werden die nie einen Song von mir hören, schade...
Alter Mann _ Wandersmann at 14.07.2026 23:59 about Corazón De La Madrugada by Un(d)abtanzbar:
Da kann der Sommer kommen... am Besten gefällt mir die Trompete... ich mag, wie sich sich immer "reinschmuggelt" und dann diesen Vibe erzeugt. Vote
Projekt Ich at 14.07.2026 23:53 about Fast kein Wind by Projekt Ich:
Thanks!