Emma Forgette is working her way up in the country music world by the numbers.
“Counting to 3,” a girl anthem about a soured relationship, was recorded last year atQuad Studios in New York. The debut single for the local 19-year-old singer will be officially released on Feb. 16.
The release will be followed on March 15 with the release of her second single, “Here to Get My Stuff.”
The song was written by Bobby Randall, lifelong musician, former member of country bands Sawyer Brown and Confederate Railroad, and current director of the Orange Blossom Opry Band, house musicians at the Weirsdale country music venue.
Forgette’s foray into the world of country music performing began about three years ago, when Conrad Marcum of the Conrad Marcum Band was DJ at her Sweet 16 party held at Eaton’s Beach Grille & Sandbar in Weirsdale.
Tara Forgette, Emma Forgette’s mother, said her daughter’s first time singing in public was when Marcum invited her up to sing while he was performing.
Marcum, whose Ocala-based band plays several genres, said Emma Forgette’s voice impressed him and he guided her to perform at several local venues like restaurants. She has continued to performed occasionally with the band over the last three years