Daft Punk

Daft Punk is an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop. The duo is also credited with producing songs that are considered essential in the French house scene.

Early in the group's career, the band members were strongly influenced by groups such as The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones. Bangalter and de Homem-Christo were originally in a band called Darlin', which disbanded after a short period of time, leaving the two to experiment musically on their own.

Daft Punk has released of three studio albums, two live albums, three remix albums, one compilation album, one soundtrack album, seventeen singles and music videos. Their debut album, Homework, was released in 1997.

Their second album, Discovery, was released in 2001, along with Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, an animated film featuring the album as its soundtrack. Discovery was driven by the club singles "One More Time", "Digital Love" and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger".

In March 2005, the duo released the album Human After All to mixed reviews. However, the singles "Robot Rock" and "Technologic" achieved success in the United Kingdom. Daft Punk toured throughout 2006 and 2007 and released the live album Alive 2007, which won a Grammy award for Best Electronic/Dance Album.

Daft Punk subsequently focused on directing music videos for the album. Material shot for an eventually canceled video was reworked and expanded to create the feature film Daft Punk's Electroma. The film made its debut screening in 2006. During the same year, the Daft Punk anthology Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005 was released. A recording from one of the performances was released as the album Alive 2007.

The duo composed the score of the film Tron: Legacy and, in 2010, released the soundtrack album of the film.

Daft Punk are noted for their elaborate live shows, in which visual elements and effects are incorporated with the music. The group is also known for its emphasis on visual and story components associated with their musical productions, as well as for wearing ornate robot costumes in public and while performing.

Music Videos

 * Da Funk
 * One More Time