After performing from a young age, she is set to come away even better after being accepted to attend the Country Music Association of Australia’s (CMAA) Academy of Country Music junior course in Tamworth next week.

This opportunity will see her learning from the best of Australian country music talent for a week, alongside 22 other students from around Australia and New Zealand.

I am really excited!” Jorja said.

“I am looking forward to collaborating with all the other artists, and meeting new people –  it is going to be so much fun.”

She applied to attend the Academy after her first visit to Tamworth’s Country Music Festival earlier in the year, where her interest was peaked to pursue her love of performing.

“I also went in a competition called the Aristocrats, and I ended up getting into the grand final and winning the junior division.

“That was probably a highlight for me.”

With Talent Quests as a solo artist under her belt, Jorja also performed as part of a duo called Outback Opry, placing third in the Senior section with Harriet Kelly- a former Junior Academy Graduate.

Music is in the blood for Jorja, with her mum a piano play, her dad a bass guitarist, and her sisters singing and songwriting alongside her.

Writing her own song on Christmas Eve last year, inspired by American Country-pop singer Kelsea Ballarini, she will learn more tricks of the trade at the Academy.

But the best part about performing for her is connecting with people.

“I recently sang at the Balranald hospital for the residents there, and seeing their faces light up was awesome,” Jorja said.

“It’s so heartwarming to see what people think of your voice and what they love about your music.”

She hopes to pursue her dream of singing and songwriting as her career, but fame is not the end game.

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“As long as I am doing music in the future I don’t care if a get famous or not, it’s not really a priority as long as I am fulfilling my dream and making music people love.”

The course is held annually, with students being lead by director and award-winning artist Lyn Bowtell, general manager and award-winning singer-songwriter Roger Corbett, group leaders Jayne Denham, David Carter, Simon Johnson and Liam Kennedy-Clark along with others.

The academy has seen the likes of Jessica Mauboy, The Voice winner from 2017 Judah Kelly, Sam and Brooke McClymont, The Sunny Cowgirls, Sara Storer and many more.