Tuesday 6 April 2021

Daft Punk

Daft Punk are a French electronic music duo formed in Paris in 1993 by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. Guy and Thomas attended the same secondary school in Paris and were part of a group called Darlin'. When Darlin' disbanded in 1992. The duo formed Daft Punk. Their debut album, "Homework" spawned 2 UK Top 10 hits and dancefloor fillers with "Da Funk" and "Around the World". Both tracks reached #1 on the dance charts of Canada, UK and USA.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Feb 1997    7	Da Funk / Musique
Apr 1997    5	Around The World
Oct 1997   30	Burnin'

What happened next?
Daft Punk have had continued success over the years, their sophomore effort, "Discovery" had hits like "One More Time", "Aerodynamic", "Digital Love" and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger". All which have sampled and reused on a several songs (notably Kanye West's "Stronger"). The album was also featured in anime movie, "Interstella 5555". Daft Punk also did the soundtrack for "Tron: Legacy". In 2013, they had their biggest hit, "Get Lucky" with Pharrell Williams. In 2016, they worked with The Weeknd on "Starboy". On February 22, 2021, Daft Punk announced their split through this epilogue.

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