▶︎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
Carmen Hamelmann at 18.06.2026 02:04 about Nick Noise - Leave by Nick Noise:
Du solltest mal Richtung Trip Hop gucken... könnte dir stehen ;-)
Carmen Hamelmann at 18.06.2026 01:59 about Nick Noise - Leave by Nick Noise:
Sehr nice — gebe dir eine meiner Stimmen. Respekt nice Stimme :-) Hör auch bei mir rein — wenn du magst ;-)
Carmen Hamelmann at 18.06.2026 01:56 about EPOH by RS007:
Finde das hat was von einer kleinen harmonischen Mind Journey :-))
Carmen Hamelmann at 18.06.2026 01:48 about EPOH by RS007:
Habe Dir als Unternehmerin — massagecats meine Stimme gegeben — eine wirklich gelungene Arbeit. Könnte mir das gut als Warteschleifen Musik vorstellen. Du darfst mich gerne...
Carmen Hamelmann at 18.06.2026 01:42 about EPOH by RS007:
Du hast einen guten Sinn für Harmonien ;-)Ein Catcher in Richtung Luxus Wellnesstempel ;-) Hör auch gern bei mir rein ;-)
Carmen Hamelmann at 18.06.2026 01:34 about Electro Leprechaun by angelusbassfairytales:
Hey Dude — habe dir ne Stimme dagelassen — gefällt mir, schön treibend und abwechslungsreich! Vielleicht gefällt dir mein Song ja auch und du votest auch für mich ;-)
Carmen Hamelmann at 18.06.2026 01:21 about Eve by Crownie :
Habe dir meine Stimme dagelassen! vielleicht gefällt dir mein Song auch — echt nice...:-)
mike fox at 18.06.2026 00:42 about WHERE IS THE LOVE-Cut Edit by Arthur Francis:
Oh Wow Arthur , superb track , you have my vote !
Arthur Francis at 18.06.2026 00:00 about Unbound by KailaBelleAnn:
Tja, was soll man da noch sagen.... was für eine Stimme..abgesehen davon dass du es sehr gut gesungen hast. Auch der Sound deiner Stimme....Hammer. Echt Klasse gemacht. VOTE
Arthur Francis at 17.06.2026 23:56 about Big Deal by Theo Bina:
Schön dich wieder zu sehen.... wie immer ein Klasse Track.. Gitarre...Oberhammer. VOTE