GENERAL
The Choir Games are a unique opportunity to build stronger connections across your team while celebrating your local culture, creativity, and talent. The Games provide a platform to represent your hotel, region, or office on the global stage. In addition, the Top 3 winners will share a USD 100,000 prize fund to invest in local CSR initiatives and Heartist activities.
Please contact your brand or regional Steering Committee or e-mail choirgames@accor.com
SUBMISSION PROCESS
Once your performance has been recorded, upload the video and all required supporting documents to WeTransfer and send them to choirgames@accor.com. Please ensure that all submission requirements have been met before sending your file
The deadline for submissions is 16 October 2026 (Local Time). All details on what to submit and how to do it are on the website or resources folder.
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
Yes. We encourage collaboration across hotels, brands, and/or offices, as it reflects the spirit of unity and teamwork that the Choir Games celebrate. There is no limit. If a collaborative choir places among the winners, any prize money awarded will be shared evenly amongst the participating hotels and/or offices.
No, there is no limit. Recommended size of choir is 15 to 20 singers.
No. Each Heartist may only participate in one official Choir Games entry i.e. one submission.
No. Each hotel/office may submit one official Choir Games entry. Hotels are welcome to collaborate with other hotels, brands, and/or offices; however a collaborative submission will count as the official entry for all participating.
No. The Choir Games is a Heartist initiative designed to inspire collaboration and engagement among our Heartists (permanent or causal and event employed via a labour contractor). No other stakeholders can participate i.e. Guests, NGOs etc.
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
Yes. In fact, this is encouraged as it celebrates your local culture and forms part of the Localisation & Lyrics judging criteria. If any portion of your performance is not in English, please include English subtitles to translate the lyrics for the judges.
Your full performance must be a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 3 minutes and 30 seconds (including intro & outro). Performances that fall outside of this time limit will be disqualified, so please ensure your final submission meets the required duration
AI use is allowed to support certain aspects of your submission, such as creating English subtitles or assisting with visual concepts. However, AI-generated vocals or music are not permitted, as the Choir Games are designed to celebrate the authentic talent, creativity and collaboration of our Heartists. Teams are responsible for ensuring that any AI-generated content complies with applicable copyright, intellectual property and ethical standards.
RECORDING YOUR PERFORMANCE
Yes. A professional photographer or videographer can be contracted. However, this is entirely optional and is not expected. To help keep participation accessible to everyone, we have provided simple tutorial videos demonstrating how to capture high-quality footage using a smartphone. We encourage teams to focus on creativity and performance rather than production costs. This tutorial is available on the website.
Full technical specifications are provided on the SharePoint. Refer to the Competition Pack.
There is no required or recommended budget for participation. We encourage hotels to focus on creativity, teamwork and resourcefulness rather than spending money particularly if there is no budget available. If a hotel/office chooses to invest in costumes or props, there is no maximum spending limit.
JUDGING & AWARDS
The Judging Panel consists of Senior Executives, from across the global group with some artistic background. They judge the submissions according to the criteria shared in the launch pack, including Musical Composition, Lyrics, Localisation, Costume Innovation and Choreography.
Yes. In addition to the overall first, second and third place awards, there will be several special recognition awards. These will include: Best Production, Best Musical Interpretation, Best Vocals.
No. The prize fund will not be paid to individuals or teams as cash. As outlined in the competition rules, the prize is intended to support local CSR initiatives and Heartist activities. Detailed information on the prize allocation and claiming process will be shared with the winning teams after the competition.