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The Veronicas
The Veronicas is an Australian pop duo from Brisbane. The group was formed in 2004 by identical twin sisters Lisa and Jessica Origliasso. In 2005, the Veronicas released their debut studio album, titled '' The Secret Life of...'', which peaked at number two on the Australian Album Chart and was certified 4× platinum by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for selling over 280,000 copies. The album spawned five singles, led by " 4ever", three of which were top ten singles in Australia. In 2007, the duo released their second studio album, '' Hook Me Up'', which also peaked at number two in Australia and was certified 2× platinum for selling over 140,000 copies. The album garnered four Australian top ten singles. The album's title track, " Hook Me Up", was the Veronicas' first number one single in Australia, while " Untouched" was an international top-ten hit. Following a lengthy hiatus (broken only by the July 2012 release of the Australian top-40 single "Lolita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albany Creek, Queensland
Albany Creek is a southern suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Albany Creek had a population of 15,769 people. Geography Albany Creek is located approximately 17 kilometres north-west of the Brisbane central business district. Cashs Crossing is a historic crossing point of the South Pine River (). It takes its name from early settlers James and Mary Cash, who settled near the crossing point. South Pine Road now crosses the river at that point via a bridge. History Albany Creek is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country. The suburb of Albany Creek was originally established on the intersection of two Aboriginal tracks. The main track formed the primary route north of Brisbane and is still known as "Old Northern Road". The second track formed a route from Old Northern Road to Little Cabbage Tree Creek in Aspley and onto Downfall Creek in Chermside. Albany Creek Road and Gympie Road now follow this second route. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) which was formed in 1956. It oversees the collection, administration and distribution of music licenses and royalties. The association has more than 100 members, including small labels typically run by one to five people, medium size organisations and very large companies with international affiliates. ARIA is administered by a Board of Directors comprising senior executives from record companies, both large and small. History In 1956, the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) was formed by Australia's major record companies. It was replaced in the 1970s by the Australian Recording Industry Association, which was established by the six major record companies operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Stuart
Stuart Stuart is a Brisbane-based, ARIA-nominated record producer, songwriter, mixer and mastering engineer. His recording studio iAnalog Heart Records and based in Brisbane, Australia. His credits include Sheppard, The Veronicas, Dean Lewis and Lee Kernaghan. He produced, mixed and mastered the debut album for Sheppard, including the global hit, "Geronimo", which was a number 1 single in Australia, and a top ten hit in 16 countries. The single has been certified six-times platinum (420,000 sales) in Australia and platinum (one million sales) in the US. Stuart also produced the Sheppard EP (2013), which has been certified as double platinum, and contains the hit " Let Me Down Easy". Sheppard have now sold more than 4 million singles and albums worldwide. The band has signed deals with Michael Chugg, Scooter Braun, Kobalt Music Group, Universal Music Group, Decca Records and the Mushroom Group (Michael Gudinski). In 2017, Stuart produced "We Belong" and " Coming Home" for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Celebrity Apprentice Australia
''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' is an Australian reality television series which aired on the Nine Network. Based on NBC's ''The Apprentice'', it first aired on 24 October 2011 and originally featured Mark Bouris, the founder and chairman of Wizard Home Loans and Yellow Brick Road, as the chief executive officer (CEO). In July 2020, Nine reportedly commissioned Warner Brothers Australia, current owners of the franchise, to make a new season of The Celebrity Apprentice for 2021, with former series ''CEO'' Mark Bouris not returning. In September 2020, Nine confirmed at their yearly upfronts that the series will officially return in 2021 with British business magnate and The Apprentice UK host and CEO, Lord Alan Sugar leading the series, along with the reveal of Michelle Bridges, Michael "Wippa" Wipfli and Olivia Vivian as some of the competing celebrities. On 12 October, Nine announced the full list of celebrities competing in the season. In the same month, Josh Gibson a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human (The Veronicas Album)
''Human'' is the fifth studio album by Australian duo the Veronicas. It was released on 25 June 2021, just under a month after their fourth album ''Godzilla'', which is their first album since ''The Veronicas'' (2014). Background Planning for the Veronicas' fourth studio album began in 2016 with the release of the single " In My Blood", which became their third Australian number-one single. The following month in an interview with ''Entertainment Weekly'', they confirmed they had worked with Cathy Dennis, Jim Eliot and Ollipop on an "electro-fused" album due for release in November 2016, which failed to materialise. Subsequent singles were released; " On Your Side" in 2016 and "The Only High" in 2017. The album was then meant to be released in June 2017, but was announced on 13 November 2017 that they would not release any new material until 2018. The single " Think of Me" was released in March 2019 and was slated as the album's first single, however no further music was relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godzilla (The Veronicas Album)
''Godzilla'' (stylised in all upper case) is the fourth studio album by Australian duo The Veronicas. It was released on 28 May 2021, and is their first album in seven years, following '' The Veronicas'' (2014). Background Planning for The Veronicas' fourth studio album began in 2016 with the release of the single " In My Blood", which became their third Australian number-one single. The following month in an interview with ''Entertainment Weekly'', they confirmed they had worked with Cathy Dennis, Jim Eliot and Ollipop on an "electro-fused" album due for release in November 2016, which failed to materialise. Subsequent singles were released; " On Your Side" in 2016 and " The Only High" in 2017. The album was then meant to be released in June 2017, but was announced on 13 November 2017 that they would not release any new material until 2018. The single " Think of Me" was released in March 2019 and was slated as the album's first single, however no further music was released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Zealand Herald
''The New Zealand Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand. It has the largest newspaper circulation of all newspapers in New Zealand, peaking at over 200,000 copies in 2006, although circulation of the daily ''Herald'' had declined to 100,073 copies on average by September 2019. Its main circulation area is the Auckland region. It is also delivered to much of the upper North Island including Northland, Waikato and King Country. History ''The New Zealand Herald'' was founded by William Chisholm Wilson, and first published on 13 November 1863. Wilson had been a partner with John Williamson in the ''New Zealander'', but left to start a rival daily newspaper as he saw a business opportunity with Auckland's rapidly growing population. He had also split with Williamson because Wilson supported the war against the Māori (which the ''Herald'' termed "the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The event has been held annually since 1987 and encompasses the general genre-specific and popular awards (these are what is usually being referred to as "the ARIA awards") as well as Fine Arts Awards and Artisan Awards (held separately from 2004), Achievement Awards and ARIA Hall of Fame – the latter were held separately from 2005 to 2010 but returned to the general ceremony in 2011. For 2010, ARIA introduced public voted awards for the first time. Winning, or even being nominated for, an ARIA award results in a lot of media attention and publicity on an artist, and usually increases recording sales several-fold, as well as chart significance – in 2005, for example, after Ben Lee won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Veronicas (album)
''The Veronicas'' is the third studio album by Australian duo The Veronicas. It was issued on 21 November 2014 as their first release with Sony Music Australia following their departure from former label Warner Bros. Records. The album comes seven years after their second record '' Hook Me Up'' (2007). While they were with Warner Bros. Records, the album was to be issued under the title ''Life on Mars'' with a 2012 release date before it was pushed back and eventually shelved. ''The Veronicas'', which was produced from 2010-2014, features collaborations with Butch Vig, Nellee Hooper, Daniel Johns and long time collaborator Toby Gad. The music on the album slightly differs from their previous pop rock/electronic rock albums, featuring a "progressive pop" sound, drawing inspiration from numerous genres such as blues, dubstep, trip hop, rock and roll, soul, EDM, folk, grunge and rap. ''The Veronicas'' debuted and peaked at number-two on the Australian Albums Chart, becoming thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Ruin Me
"You Ruin Me" is a song by Australian pop duo The Veronicas from their self-titled third studio album. Produced by DNA, the recording is the lead single from the album and their first musical release since "Lolita" in 2012. The track, which was released on 19 September 2014, was co-written by Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci along with The Veronicas' twins Lisa Origliasso and Jessica Origliasso. It became the duo's second number-one single in their native Australia, topping the ARIA Singles Chart for three weeks, and it reached the top 20 in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Background In 2012, The Veronicas released the song "Lolita" as the lead single from ''Life on Mars'', the title of what was meant to be their third studio album. The recording was a moderate success, peaking at number twenty-three on the ARIA Charts and achieving a gold certification. ''Life on Mars'' was scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2012, however their record label Warner Music pushed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lolita (The Veronicas Song)
"Lolita" is a song recorded by Australian duo the Veronicas, released on 27 July 2012. It was written by the Veronicas (Jessica Origliasso and Lisa Origliasso), together with Laura Pergolizzi and Toby Gad, while production was handled by Gad. The song was released as the lead single for what was meant to be their third studio album, ''Life on Mars''. However, due to complications with their label, Warner Bros. Records, the album was shelved. They were subsequently signed to Sony Music and the album was retitled ''The Veronicas'', but "Lolita" did not appear on the record. The song was later included on their Spotify compilation album ''Untouched''. "Lolita" is inspired by the Vladimir Nabokov novel of the same name and explores the themes of power play in intimate relationships between people who differ in age and sex. The track was received positively by critics who praised the dark recording. "Lolita" charted in Australia at number 23 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untouched (song)
"Untouched" is a song by Australian duo the Veronicas, which is featured on their second studio album '' Hook Me Up'' (2007). Toby Gad assisted the duo in writing the song and is also the producer. It was released as the second single from the band's album in Australia on 10 December 2007, and the first single in the UK and US. "Untouched" received generally positive reviews from music critics, which applauded the departure from their previous music, with some highlighting it as the album's standout track and comparing it to the work of Pink and Avril Lavigne. The song was commercially successful worldwide, as the song reached number seventeen on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the group's only top twenty there and was known as their breakthrough single. The song also peaked at number eight in the United Kingdom, number two in their native Australia, number nine in New Zealand and at number one in Ireland. The song was certified platinum by Recording Industry Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
