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The Veronicas, is an Australian pop duo composed of identical twin sisters Lisa Marie and Jessica Louise Origliasso (born December 25, 1984 in Brisbane) who are of Italian ethnic background.

Born and raised in Brisbane, Australia in the suburb of Albany Creek and also where they attended Wavell State High School, the girls got their first taste of the show business at an early age. Performing small parts on various television shows, acting in local productions, and later on playing music as "Lisa and Jessica," and later on as "The Teal".

The girls were picked up by Warner Bros. Records/Reprise Records's Sire Records label in 2004, for a reported sum of 2 million dollars. The girls write their own music, which is somewhat pop-rock, and have also written songs for other artists including t.A.T.u.'s "All About Us," and Australian Idol winners Casey Donovan's "What's Goin' On" and Kate DeAraugo's "Faded". They have also toured with American musicians Ryan Cabrera and The Click Five. In early 2006 they are having their first headlining tour with October Fall. Lisa and Jess sing the title song of the television show Related which has featured songs from their debut album. They will appear as The Veronicas in an episode that will air February 6 2006.

The Veronicas (name)

Their name came from Archie Comics character Veronica Lodge; when Archie Comics found out they sued the duo for trademark infringement over their band name, but the two settled and have agreed on a cross-promotion deal. At some point it has also been mentioned they were named after the movie Heathers which also has a character named Veronica. They are also the faces of Choice Calvin Klein and hair product company nu:u.

The group was featured prominently in an issue of their namesake Veronica's comic book as a result of their cross-promotion deal with Archie Comics. The issue (#167) featured a card with a code allowing a free download of their single in MP3 form.

Discography

Their debut album, entitled The Secret Life Of..., was released in Australia on October 17, 2005 reaching number 5 in the charts, and it is to be released in the United States on February 14th 2006 (Valentines Day). Both singles has reached #1 on thehothits.com countdown which is an Australian national wide hit top 40 countdown held weekly voted by the public. The Veronicas were nominated for the 'Best Breakthrough Single' award at the Australian ARIA awards in October 2005.

The single "4ever" has two different music videos, an original version made by the Australian record label and a subsequent second video made by the American record label for American audiences. Both versions have had high airplay on Australian free-to-air music video shows Rage and Video Hits, as well as on the cable TV music channels.

The first single "4ever" has been taken very well in Australia by spending its first 13 Weeks (over 3 months) in the Top 10, selling over 70,000 units and peaking at #2. The Second single "Everything Im Not" peaked at #7. The album has reached the position of #5 on the ARIA Album Charts.

Other Charts

• "4ever" #6 (TRL U.S.), #1 (TRL AUS), (#20 D.J)
• "Everything Im Not" #1 (TRL AUS)

End Of Year Positions

• "4ever" #15 (Top 100 Singles 2005), #4 (Top Australian Singles 2005)
• The Secret Life Of... #46 (Top 100 Albums 2005), #18 (Top Australian Albums 2005)

Rumours

It has been rumoured that Jess and Lisa are both tipped to star in the movie remake of the classic Archie cartoon, playing very appropriately, a girl called Veronica. Both girls will share the role and will also sing and perform in the movie with the Archie Band.

It has also been rumoured that Lisa was dating singer Ryan Cabrera, as they have both been seen together many times in public and Lisa has appeared in Cabrera's music video for the single "Photo", where she played his love interest. This rumour has been confirmed true by both Lisa and Ryan.

References

1. "The Secret Is Out: The Veronicas Are Set to Release Debut Album on Sire Records February 14; Headlining Tour Starts January 28 Across America". January 27. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)

External links

• Official 'The Veronicas' Site
• Official 'The Veronicas' Forums
• Official Myspace
• VeronicasFans.com
• TheVeronicasOnline.com Fan Forums
• Veronicas Source
• Exclusive (The Veronicas Fansite)
• The Veronicas Fanlisting
• The Veronicas Lyrics
• Everything I'm Not Music Video 54.28MB Xvid video
• 4Ever (Aus Version) Music Video 29.94MB Xvid video
• 4Ever (US Version) Music Video 58.26MB Xvid video

• Australian musical groups
• Identical twins