The Veronicas are an Australian pop music duo. Formed in Brisbane in 2005, the group consists of twin sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso. The Veronicas have released three studio albums, The Secret Life Of... (2005), Hook Me Up (2007) and The Veronicas (2014). The Veronicas have won and been nominated for numerous music awards. They include two ARIA Music Award, two Channel V Oz Artist of the Year awards and three MTV Australia Awards. In 2008 The Veronicas received an ARIA No.1 Award for their single, "Hook Me Up", reaching number-one on the Australian Singles Chart in 2007. Additionally they have been nominated for seven ARIA Music Awards, an APRA Award and an MTV Europe Music Award. APRA Awards The APRA Awards were established by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) in 1982 to honour the achievements of songwriters and music composers, and to recognise their songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance, by its members annually. The Veronicas have been nominated twice: once in 2009 for Most Played Australian Work for their single "Untouched", which was written by Jessica, Lisa Origliasso and Tobias Gad; in 2015 "You Ruin Me" (co-written by the duo along with Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci) was nominated for Song of the Year. |- | 2009 | "Untouched" | Most Played Australian Work | |- | 2015 | "You Ruin Me" | Song of the Year | ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards have been presented by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) since 1987. These awards recognise excellence in Australian music across different genres. The Veronicas have been nominated ten times for two wins: Best Pop Release in 2006 for their debut album The Secret Life Of... and Best Video for "You Ruin Me" – directed by Matt Sharp and Daniel James – in 2015. |- | 2005 || "4ever" || Best Breakthrough Artist – Single || |- |rowspan="3"| 2006 ||rowspan="3"| The Secret Life Of... || Best Pop Release || |- | Breakthrough Artist – Album || |- | Highest Selling Album || |- |rowspan="4"| 2008 || rowspan="2"|Hook Me Up || Best Pop Release || |- | Highest Selling Album || |- |"Untouched" ||rowspan="2"| Highest Selling Single || |- |"Hook Me Up" || |- |rowspan="2"| 2015 || "You Ruin Me" || Song of the Year || |- | "You Ruin Me" – Matt Sharp, Daniel James || Best Video || |- |rowspan="3"| 2016 ||