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The Veronicas are an Australian Pop/Rock - singer/songwriter duo composed of identical twin sisters Lisa Marie and Jessica Louise Origliasso (born 25 December 1984 in Brisbane) who are of Italian (Sicilian) descent.
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 "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 songs, 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". Lisa and Jess are also the faces of Choice Calvin Klein and Australian hair product company nu:u. Lisa and Jess sing the title song of the television show Related which has featured songs from their debut album. They appeared as The Veronicas in an episode that aired 6 February 2006 [1].
In March 2006, their single "4ever" was featured in the Amanda Bynes comedy She's the Man. It was featured in the promotional television spots, the film itself and the film's official soundtrack.
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 parties 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.
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.
A few months later, Archie and Friends #100 featured The Archies meeting The Veronicas. Then the next issue of Archie and Friends (#101) also featured The Veronicas, with Archie as their biggest fan.
Discography
Their debut album, entitled The Secret Life Of..., was released in Australia on 17 October 2005 peaking at #2 in the Australian charts debuting at #7 and so far going triple platinum. The album debuted and peaked at #5 in New Zealand and was released in the United States on 14 February 2006 (Valentines Day).
The Veronicas were nominated for the 'Best Breakthrough Single' award at the Australian ARIA awards in October 2005. In April 2006 The Veronicas were nominated for 3 awards at the MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2006, winning Video of the Year and Spankin' New Artist, but losing Best Pop Video to Ashlee Simpson. That night they performed their third single, When It All Falls Apart. The girls were also in the top 5 for the Viewers Choice Award.
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, spending 15 weeks in the top 50, going platinum (70,000+ Units sold) and peaking at #2. On 5 April 2006, 4ever officially sold 100,000 digital singles in the U.S.
The second single "Everything I'm Not" has peaked at #7, gone gold (35,000+ units sold) and has spent 21 weeks in the Top 50.
The third single "When It All Falls Apart" has reached #7, spent 14 weeks in the Top 20 and gone gold (35,000+ units sold).
The album has reached the position of #2 on the ARIA Album Charts, gone over triple platinum (210,000+ units sold) and has spent 38 consecutive weeks (9 months) in the top 20 albums, until finally dropping out to #22 in the 39th week. In the 40th week, The Secret Life Of... rose to number 16, and is still in the top 20 albums The Veronicas are currently touring and doing heavy promotion for the album. An article published by Virgin Mobile in the UK stated that The Veronicas will begin releasing songs in the UK throughout the summer.
The Veronicas started to record their second studio album, which is rumored to be released in Australia in mid 2007. In "The Revolution Tour" The Veronicas sing new tracks from the upcoming album. Two of these tracks are "Happy" and "Cry", though this has not been confirmed that these tracks are from the upcoming album.
Other Charts
* "4ever" — #6 (TRL U.S.) #1 (TRL AUS), #7 (TRL ITALY), (#20 D.J)
* "Everything I'm Not" — #1 (TRL AUS), #29 Top 40 Australian Digital Track Chart
* "When It All Falls Apart" — #1 (TRL AUS), #7 Top 40 Australian Digital Track Chart, #1 on MTV.com's "Top 5 Videos" as of July 23, 2006.
* "Revolution"
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)
Awards
* MTV Australia Video Music Awards Spankin' New Artist 2006
* MTV Australia Video Music Awards Video Of The Year - 4ever 2006
* First place for Channel [V]'s Top 50 Hottest Women in Music, voted by the public.
* Dolly Awards Hottest Music Act Of 2006
Tours
* In Late 2005 The Veronicas supported American Musician Ryan Cabrera on a tour through the U.S. along with The Click 5.
* In Early 2006 they had their first headlining tour in the U.S. supported by October Fall and Jonas Brothers. This tour was sponsored by shoe company Keds who The Veronicas are also campaigners of.
* In April of 2006, The Veronicas had their first Australian tour, in which all their shows were sold out.
* In June of 2006, The Veronicas performed at a showcase in London in front of only 200 fans, which was their first UK show.
* In June 2006 The Veronicas were an opening act (along with Ashley Parker Angel) for Ashlee Simpson's U.S. summer tour, but after the first few shows Lisa and Jess had to pull out after Lisa got throat nodules and needed to rest.
* In August of 2006, The Veronicas returned to Australia for a line of Promotional appearances and a new tour, Revolution Tour, in bigger arenas, celebrating 1 year of being in the Music Industry since the release of 4ever.
Trivia
* Lisa and Jess love eating Krispy Kreme Donuts and Taco Bell.
* Jess has 6 tatoos. They Are; 'Love' across her left wrist, a woman on the back of her leg, a quote on her back "Where words fail music speaks...", one on her right wrist with the initials "J.C.L" (Jess, Colleen, Lisa) and one on her lower back quoting song lyrics and two swallows on her hips, flying in towards her navel.
* Jess has a lip ring; rumoured to have other rings.
* Their favorite actor is Johnny Depp.
* Lisa is 5'1" and Jess is 5'2" in height.
* Jess is 1 minute older than Lisa.
* Their parents are Colleen and Joseph Origliasso.
* They have an older brother, Julian Origliasso.
* Lisa has 2 dogs, Romeo and Billie Jean, gifts from ex-boyfriend Ryan Cabrera.
* Lisa and Jess both appeared in many episodes of Australian kids television series Cybergirl, where they played on-screen twins.
* Jess plays guitar. She got her first guitar on her 18th birthday.
* The house they live in was owned by Charlie Chaplin.
* They live with 5 boys, and describe their house as a "party house".
* The Veronicas are massive fans of Michael Jackson and The Used.
* The Veronicas appeared on the Australian Version of Habbo Hotel on July 2nd to promote their tour in Australia in August.
* They live with Phil of the future television star, Raviv Ullman.
Rumours
It has been rumoured that Jess and Lisa are both tipped to star in the movie remake of the classic Archie cartoon. According to this rumour, they will share the role of Veronica herself as a member of The Archies.
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