▶︎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
Terry at 17.07.2026 16:16 about Don´t Stop by Siridahoo:
Ja, smooth trifft es! Fließt wie SAE40 ;-) Vote!
peteg at 17.07.2026 16:02 about Feel The Bass (Im Back Again) by Mikusuno Aiko:
Disco/Pop style: It's all systems go, in terms of the backing and also the vocal. No stone left unturned here. A fine mix of elements.
Uli H at 17.07.2026 15:47 about Artemis by davidjrs:
Fantastische Komposition, sehr gut gemacht mit der abnehmenden Dynamik des startenden Raumschiffs. Und das alles in Musescore mit Stockinstrumenten ?! Beeindruckend ....
peteg at 17.07.2026 15:42 about Easy Come, Easy Go (feat. Gloomy Rainbow) by Alfonx:
Quick beat, an appropriate loop, and a vocal that fits the backing very well. The vocal moves around nicely and uses reverb to good effect. Deceptively simple. An enjoyable...
Rockdaddy at 17.07.2026 15:38 about Dancing alone by Bassman:
Kann mich dem nur anschließen. Authentische Geschichte und der passende Song dazu. Die besten Geschichten schreibt doch das Leben selbst. vote!
peteg at 17.07.2026 15:38 about Lost in Space by JeanLuc Renard:
The track never stops loading. I've tried previously and again tonight listen to it. No dice.
Bassman at 17.07.2026 15:33 about 66 by Rockdaddy:
Dann mal herzlichen Glückwunsch. Cooler Song.
Till Indy at 17.07.2026 15:29 about Vindr by Levina:
Klasse! Eine schöne Komposition.
ROHLEDER@BEATS at 17.07.2026 15:17 about The Spirit of Nature by ROHLEDER@BEATS:
Thanks for your honest opinion; I really appreciate it... I wish you good health and happiness...
Terry at 17.07.2026 14:19 about Dancing alone by Bassman:
Tolle Motivation für einen authentischen Song, Bassman! Schräg, wo so manche Song-Stories herkommen... Schönes Stück, mir gefällt Dein Gesang. Grüße und Vötchen aus Köln!