Daft Punk

Summary

Daft Punk is an electronica duo^[1]. It draws 14,943 Wikipedia views per month (electronica_duo category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2]

Key Facts

• Daft Punk received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance^[3].
• Daft Punk received the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album^[4].
• Daft Punk received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year^[5].
• Daft Punk received the Q3334536^[6].
• Daft Punk is in the country of France^[7].
• Daft Punk's instance of is recorded as electronica duo^[8].
• Daft Punk's instance of is recorded as musical group^[9].
• Daft Punk's founder is recorded as Thomas Bangalter^[10].
• Daft Punk's genre is house music^[11].
• Daft Punk's genre is electronic music^[12].
• Daft Punk's genre is French house^[13].
• Daft Punk's genre is synth-pop^[14].
• Daft Punk's genre is electronic rock^[15].
• Daft Punk's genre is electronica^[16].
• Daft Punk's genre is nu-disco^[17].
• Daft Punk's genre is dance music^[18].
• Daft Punk's genre is leftfield house^[19].
• French house is named after Daft Punk^[20].
• Daft Punk's record label is recorded as Soma Quality Recordings^[21].
• Daft Punk's record label is recorded as Virgin Records^[22].
• Daft Punk's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[23].
• Daft Punk's record label is recorded as Walt Disney Records^[24].
• The location of Daft Punk was France^[25].
• Daft Punk's discography is recorded as Daft Punk discography^[26].
• Daft Punk's Commons category is recorded as Daft Punk^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: FR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1993^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2021-02-22^[31]

• Genre(s): club, dance, disco, edm, electro, electro house, electroclash, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, french electro, french house, funk, future bass, house, jackin house, nu disco, organic house, pop, r&b, synth-pop, techno, trap^[32]

• Community tags: club, dance, dance and electronica, dance music, disco, dj tools / acapellas, edm, electro, electro house, electroclash, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, european, film score, french, french electro, french house, french touch, funk, future bass, house, house music, indie dance, jackin house, left-field house, leftfield house, nu disco, nu-disco, organic house, pop, r&b, synth-pop, synthpop, techno, trap, vocoder^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 056e4f3e-d505-4dad-8ec1-d04f521cbb56^[34]

Body

Founding

Daft Punk's founder is recorded as Thomas Bangalter^[10]. January 1, 1993 marks the founding of it^[35]. Its location of formation is recorded as Paris^[36].

Identity

Daft Punk's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}^[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance^[3], a music award^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 2012^[40]; Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album^[4], a Grammy Awards^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 2005^[43]; Grammy Award for Album of the Year^[5], a class of award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1959^[46]; and Q3334536^[6], a class of music award^[47], in France^[48], founded in 2000^[49].

Dissolution

Daft Punk was dissolved in 2021^[50].

Why It Matters

Daft Punk draws 14,943 Wikipedia views per month (electronica_duo category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

It has been cited as an influence by Avicii^[53], a disc jockey^[54], 1989–2018^[55], of Sweden^[56], awarded the American Music Awards^[57], specialised in music^[58]; Cobra Starship^[59], a musical group^[60], founded in 2003^[61]; and Michael Calfan^[62], a disc jockey^[63], b. 1990^[64], of France^[65].

FAQs

What awards did Daft Punk receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance^[3], Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album^[4], Grammy Award for Album of the Year^[5], and Q3334536^[6].

Who did Daft Punk influence?

Daft Punk has been cited as an influence by Avicii^[53], Cobra Starship^[59], and Michael Calfan^[62].