▶︎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-Plugins
Intelligent audio plugins for PC & Mac – learn more ›
HOFA-Media
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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 11.10.2026 13:34 about Delirium by JOEL SONG:
I read the cover notes and I think a couple of things: First, promotional stuff written by a third party; Second, pure disco. Pure disco is one of those things I strike from...
peteg at 11.10.2026 13:30 about Achterbahn by NACHTSCHALL.:
Es beginnt als kubanisch angehauchtes Stück und wandelt sich dann zu einer Annäherung an Leonard Cohens Gesangsstil in einem seiner Songs. Ja, das ist ein unterhaltsamer Track,...
peteg at 11.10.2026 13:22 about Salt on my Shoes - summer Song by enussmueller@gmail.com:
Another fine song starts, a yummy set of beats, a female vocalist with a voice that works very well indeed. Lyrics work, refrain is sweet, the mix is sweet.
peteg at 11.10.2026 03:02 about The bruce of dreaming by peteg:
Vielen Dank. Ich habe mir so viele Wettbewerbsbeiträge wie möglich angehört und dabei so manches unentdeckte Juwel gefunden – natürlich auch Ihren Beitrag.
Maetz at 10.10.2026 21:45 about Seltsame Bergwanderung by Maetz:
Vielen Dank dass Du mein Stück angehört hast, das hat mich sehr gefreut 🙏
Maetz at 10.10.2026 21:43 about The bruce of dreaming by peteg:
Gleich vorneweg: Obwohl der Contest längst vorbei ist hast Du meinen Song angehört und Deinen Eindruck mitgeteilt: Das war eine Überraschung mit der ich nicht gerechnet und die...
peteg at 10.10.2026 15:21 about Das System by cbopp:
Ja, es klingt sehr nach Rap bzw. Hip-Hop. Abgesehen natürlich davon, dass es gesitteter und besser produziert ist und – hoffentlich – nicht von einer ausgeprägten Vorliebe für...
peteg at 10.10.2026 15:16 about Seltsame Bergwanderung by Maetz:
Eine gelungene Mischung aus wiederholten Tönen und einem behutsamen Beat. Im Mittelpunkt steht eine Gesangsstimme, die bewusst langsam vorträgt. Musik und Gesang verschmelzen...
peteg at 10.10.2026 15:06 about Lass uns küssen by Monkey Business Audio:
Eine leichte Jazzband stimmt eine fröhliche Melodie an, und ein Sänger tritt in den Mittelpunkt. Es ist ein beschwingter Song mit ebenso beschwingter Begleitung. Eine schöne Sache.
peteg at 10.10.2026 07:27 about Alle Meine Monster by Die Giftmischer:
I wrote some carefully worded comments about your track, to which you replied as follows: Thank you Chat GTP. In terms of my human provenance, I suggest you look me up on...