▶︎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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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
Songs
New comments
Blazing Hum at 23.08.2026 21:57 about Love in The Mirror by Blazing Hum:
Danke an alle, die uns unterstützt haben! Wir hätten wirklich nicht erwartet in den Top 10 des Votings zu landen. Das bedeutet uns wirklich viel und wir werden nun noch...
Blazing Hum at 23.08.2026 21:55 about Love in The Mirror by Blazing Hum:
Vielen Dank für dein ausführliches Feedback! Da geben wir dir absolut Recht - beim Mix ist definitiv noch Luft nach oben. Der Upload zeigt unseren aktuellen Stand und wir sind...
Single-Mode at 23.08.2026 21:38 about You don't know by Single-Mode:
Dankeschön, ich werd mal rüberkommen um rein zu hören.
Single-Mode at 23.08.2026 21:36 about You don't know by Single-Mode:
Donkschää Longer.
Single-Mode at 23.08.2026 21:28 about You don't know by Single-Mode:
Vielen Dank, Grüße gehen zurück.
peteg at 23.08.2026 16:17 about Peace of Blue by Tete:
Pop-rock song from some classic era. Interesting that AI gets involved in voice production. On SoundCloud, autotune is the hot favourite for doing just this (well, not exactly...
peteg at 23.08.2026 16:12 about Wie Ich Will by Zer07:
Ein Hauch von Reggae, ein Hauch von Disco, ein Hauch von Techno. Alles harmoniert wunderbar miteinander. Gelungene Sache. Ich würde dafür stimmen. Allerdings ist die...
peteg at 23.08.2026 16:09 about MenschMaschine by Underpass:
Kraftwerk revisited, First heard while on a visit to South Africa. Listening on headphones to this sound from the future, a mature cannabis plant growing outside in this...
Arthur Francis at 23.08.2026 15:27 about Zahari by Rene byamungu:
Da hast du Recht, bin selber erstaunt das Hofa die nicht raus schmeißt.
Martin Music at 23.08.2026 15:13 about Everything to me by Martin Music :
Thanks 🤗