By Sophie Pappas
In a family full of high achievers Emma Petts, 19, of Zionsville, stands out as the folklorist.
While her sister, 14-year-old Sophia Joelle Petts, sings a variety of pop music and released her first single on iTunes this year, Emma is making a name for herself in other venues.
Emma, a Zionsville Community High School graduate, studies social work at Indiana University-Purdue University, instead of music.
“I didn’t want to make it seem like a job, because I love music,” Emma said.
However that hasn’t stopped her from pursuing dreams of stardom. Just this month she was in Cleveland to audition for The Voice, a nationally televised singing competition.
Also this summer, Emma and her boyfriend JD Hall, 19, are performing a series of shows locally. One venue is inside Greek’s Pizzeria on Main Street.
“We performed there last summer as well and really loved it,” Emma said.
Hall, who is also a ZCHS graduate, plays the guitar and sings while Emma does all of the lead vocals.
“We started performing together after he helped me with one song last year,” Emma said. “And now we really like doing it.”
See Emma and JD at Greek’s Pizzeria from 7 to 9 p.m., June 26, July 17 and July 31.
