Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo.
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47 Facts About Daft Punk
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In 2013, Daft Punk left Virgin for Columbia Records and released their fourth and final album, Random Access Memories, to acclaim; the lead single, "Get Lucky", reached the top 10 in the charts of 27 countries.
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In 2016, Daft Punk gained their only number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Starboy", a collaboration with the Weeknd.
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Bangalter and Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk and experimented with drum machines and synthesizers.
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In September 1993, Daft Punk attended a rave at EuroDisney, where they met Stuart Macmillan of Slam, co-founder of the Scottish label Soma Quality Recordings.
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Daft Punk returned to the studio in May 1995 to record "Da Funk".
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Daft Punk considered the deal with Virgin more akin to a partnership.
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In 1997, Daft Punk embarked on an international concert tour, Daftendirektour, using their home equipment for the live stage.
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Daft Punk produced a series of music videos for Homework directed by Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, Roman Coppola and Seb Janiak.
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Daft Punk partnered with the Japanese manga artist Leiji Matsumoto to create Interstella 5555, a feature-length animation set to Discovery.
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In 2001, Daft Punk released a 45-minute excerpt from a Daftendirektour performance as Alive 1997.
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In March 2005, Daft Punk released their third album, Human After All, the result of six weeks of writing and recording.
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On 21 May 2006, Daft Punk premiered a film, Daft Punk's Electroma, at the Cannes Film Festival sidebar Director's Fortnight.
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In 2009, Daft Punk won Grammy Awards for Alive 2007 and its single "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger".
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Daft Punk made a surprise appearance at the 50th Grammy Awards on 10 February 2008, and appeared with rapper Kanye West to perform a reworked version of "Stronger" on stage at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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Winter stepped down as their manager to focus attention on his Ed Banger Records label and his work as Busy P He stated in a later interview that Daft Punk were working with an unspecified management company in Los Angeles.
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In 2008, Daft Punk placed 38th in a worldwide official poll of DJ Mag after debuting at position 71 in the year before.
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Daft Punk provided new mixes for the video game DJ Hero, and appeared in the game as playable characters.
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Daft Punk's score was arranged and orchestrated by Joseph Trapanese.
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Daft Punk make a cameo as disc jockey programs wearing their trademark robot helmets within the film's virtual world.
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In 2010, Daft Punk were admitted into the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, an order of merit of France.
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In 2011, Soma Records released a previously unpublished Daft Punk track, "Drive", recorded while they were signed to Soma in the 1990s.
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In October 2012, Daft Punk provided a 15-minute mix of songs by blues musician Junior Kimbrough for Hedi Slimane's Yves Saint Laurent fashion show.
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Daft Punk recorded their fourth studio album, Random Access Memories, with musicians including The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas, Todd Edwards, DJ Falcon, Animal Collective member Panda Bear, Chilly Gonzales, Paul Williams, Pharrell Williams, Chic frontman Nile Rodgers, and Giorgio Moroder.
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In 2017, Soma Records released a previously unreleased remix of the Daft Punk track "Drive", as part of a compilation featuring various artists.
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In February 2017, Daft Punk launched a pop-up shop in Hollywood, California, featuring memorabilia, artwork, and a display of the various costumes the duo has worn over the years.
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The song was written after Daft Punk saw Parcels perform at a live show and invited the band members to the duo's studio.
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On 22 February 2021, Daft Punk released a video on their YouTube channel titled "Epilogue".
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On 22 February 2022, one year after their disbandment, Daft Punk announced the digital release of a 25th anniversary edition of Homework, featuring a newly collected remix album of Homework.
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Discovery saw Daft Punk integrating influences from 70s disco and 80s crooners, and featured collaborations with Romanthony and Edwards.
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Tron: Legacy soundtrack, Daft Punk drew inspiration from Wendy Carlos, the composer of the original Tron film, as well as Max Steiner, Bernard Herrmann, John Carpenter, Vangelis, Philip Glass and Maurice Jarre.
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For Random Access Memories, Daft Punk sought a "west coast vibe", referencing acts such as Fleetwood Mac, the Doobie Brothers and the Eagles, and the French electronic musician Jean Michel Jarre.
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In 2001, for Discovery, Daft Punk began wearing robot-like helmets and gloves for promotional appearances and performances.
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Daft Punk introduced the costumes during a special presentation of Discovery videos during Cartoon Network's Toonami block.
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Daft Punk's popularity has been partially attributed to their appearances in mainstream media.
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In 2010, Daft Punk appeared in Adidas advertisements promoting a Star Wars-themed clothing line.
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In 2015, Daft Punk appeared alongside several other musicians to announce their co-ownership of the music service Tidal at its relaunch.
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An hour-long documentary, Daft Punk Unchained, was televised on 24 June 2015 in France and on 9 February 2016 in the UK.
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Daft Punk are regarded as one of the most influential dance acts in history.
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LCD Soundsystem recorded the song "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House", which reached No 29 in the UK and was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 2006 Grammy Awards.
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Daft Punk tracks have been sampled or covered by other artists.
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Daft Punk medley was played at the 2017 Bastille Day parade by a French military band, in front of French President Emmanuel Macron and his many guests, who included US President Donald Trump.
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In October 2011, Daft Punk placed 28th in a "top-100 DJs of 2011" list by DJ Magazine after placing in the 44th position the year before.
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On 19 January 2012, Daft Punk ranked No 2 on Mixmag's Greatest Dance Acts of All Time, with The Prodigy at No 1 by just a few points.
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