Daft Punk part ways after almost 30 years together

Daft Punk, one of the most influential groups of the last decades and responsible for many of the most popular songs within the electronic genre, dance and pop, has separated. The news came after they posted a video called Epilogue, inspired by his own movie Electrome, 2006.

The publicist for the famous French duo, Kathryn Frazier, has confirmed the news without clarifying the reasons behind the breakup. However, in the eight minute clip, which shows one of them blowing up with the theme Touch Deep down, it is believed that the reason is simple: One of the members no longer wants to continue and that is why they decided to announce their retirement together.

Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk in Paris in 1993, helping to define the French touch within music. house and electronics. His first record, Homework (1997), had immediate successes such as Around The World Y From Funk.

Simple as One More Time Y Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger helped them establish themselves as superstars worldwide. With Discovery, the band became much more well known, playing concerts with their iconic space helmets, always hiding their identity from the public and the media.

After a few years of silence, Daft Punk became popular again with the song Get Lucky, the first in his album Random Access Memories, with which they were nominated for Record of the Year at the 2014 Grammys.

The iconic duo sold millions of copies around the world, won six Grammy Awards and created hit songs with artists like The Weeknd, Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, Julian Casablancas, among many more.