[2][3] She was initially influenced after hearing a Christina Aguilera recording, but later became entranced by the work of Donny Hathaway, Sam Cooke, and Aretha Franklin.
Tallqvist made a guest appearance playing the harmonica with brass accompaniment supplied by the Texas Horns, overseen by the record producer and saxophonist, Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff.
[1][7] Forsman then toured the United States and Europe as a featured artist with Ruf's "Blues Caravan", alongside Tasha Taylor and Layla Zoe.
[1][8] More touring followed to support past endeavours but, whilst in New York City, she lost her mobile phone which contained lyrics and musical ideas for her next album.
[4][9] The same year, Forsman teamed up with another two emerging musicians in the latest Ruf Records Blues Caravan package tour.
She was joined by Katarina Pejak and Ally Venable, and live recorded a 36 track long, Blues Caravan 2019, on DVD and CD.