▶︎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
Arthur Francis at 01.08.2026 23:40 about Shadow by Light of Cepheus:
Oha..... Was für eine power. Klasse. Gitarren und die Vocals... Hammer. Vote. Vielleicht hörst bei mir auch mal rein...
Arthur Francis at 01.08.2026 22:59 about Space Worm by R2D1:
Wow... a massive soundscape. It has a very distinctive sound. Great stuff. I really like it. You've got my vote. Maybe you could check out my stuff, too.
Arthur Francis at 01.08.2026 22:52 about Pain by Luís Godinho :
Beautiful song... Great guitars... I like it. You've got my vote. Maybe you could check out my stuff, too.
Arthur Francis at 01.08.2026 22:48 about WHERE IS THE LOVE-Cut Edit by Arthur Francis:
Thanks for your lovely feedback and vote. I'm glad you like it.
milomusic at 01.08.2026 22:44 about Bound to Your Eyes by GESINE.rdp:
That‘s a banger!!!!
Black Amadeus at 01.08.2026 22:43 about Anthony "Ανδονιος" by KITI ARSA:
I like the Trance Sound. Vote.
GESINE.rdp at 01.08.2026 22:34 about Bound to Your Eyes by GESINE.rdp:
Vielen Dank:) Dein Song hört sich klasse an!
TBM3_ at 01.08.2026 22:20 about Feel Free To Fall by TBM3_:
Da sind wir zu slow für :-) Cheers, TBM3
Gnell at 01.08.2026 21:46 about Slick Rox - Slam! by Slick Rox:
not at all, brother! take a look to my track(lf you want).😊
Tarik Bairu at 01.08.2026 21:44 about WHERE IS THE LOVE-Cut Edit by Arthur Francis:
Really cool production with the trumpets and everything good voice. More of this type of music is needed in these days.