The Veronicas

The Veronicas are an Australian pop rock award winning singer/songwriter duo composed of identical twin sisters Lisa Marie and Jessica Louise Origliasso (born December 25, 1984 in Brisbane).

They grew in Albany Creek, (sub

The Veronicas are an Australian pop rock award winning singer/songwriter duo composed of identical twin sisters Lisa Marie and Jessica Louise Origliasso (born December 25, 1984 in Brisbane).

They grew in Albany Creek, (suburb located to the northwest of Brisbane, Australia) in where they went to secondary Wavell State High School. At an early age the girls expressed interest in performing, they participated with small local papers in shows of television. Jessica and Lisa also performed in small parts on various television shows including a recurring role in the short-lived 2001 Australian children's series "Cybergirl", where they portrayed twin sisters: Lisa played the character 'Sapphire', while Jessica appeared as 'Emerald'. On Jessica's 18th birthday she received her first guitar, with this the girls began writing and singing songs. They became "Teal" and began to experiment with different sounds and genres, releasing a song "Baby It's Over", this only received very minor airplay in Brisbane.