The Veronicas are an Aria Award winning Italo-Australian group led by identical twin sisters Lisa Marie Origliasso and Jessica Louise Origliasso of Brisbane.

Born to Sicilian parents, they grew up in Albany Creek (northwest of Brisbane, Australia). At an early age the girls expressed interest in performing; they participated with small local papers in shows on television, radio and horses.

Jessica and Lisa also performed in small parts on various television shows. On Jessica's 18th birthday she received her first guitar, with this the girls began writing and singing songs. They became Teal which they formed with friends Tracy Woods and R.Viknes, and began to experiment with different sounds and genres, releasing a song "Baby It's Over", this only received very minor airplay in Brisbane.

The Veronicas debut album, entitled The Secret Life of... , was released in Australia in 2005, entering the ARIA Album charts at the position of #7. Since then it has peaked at #2 and gone 4x Platinum - due to the success of the album, five singles have been released in Australia.

'The Secret Life of...' spent a year in the ARIA album charts without ever leaving the top 40. In September 2006, the album was nominated for 3 ARIA awards including; "Best Pop Release", "Highest Selling Album" and "Best Breakthrough Album". The Veronicas won "Best Pop Release" but lost the other two to other nominees.

The duo's lead single "Hook Me Up" from their second album was added to Australian radio in August 2007. "Hook Me Up" was produced by Greg Wells. The Veronicas second album, also titled Hook Me Up, was released on November 3, 2007 which contains 12 tracks.

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