Daft Punk
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Summary
Daft Punk is an electronica duo[1]. It draws 33,769 Wikipedia views per month (electronica duo category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: 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], NRJ Music Award du groupe/duo/troupe francophone de l'année[6]
- Country: France[7]
- Instance of: musical group[8]
- Founder: Thomas Bangalter[9]
- Genre: house music[10], electronic music[11], French house[12], synth-pop[13], electronic rock[14], electronica[15], nu-disco[16], dance music[17], leftfield house[18]
- Named after: French house[19]
- Record label: Soma Quality Recordings[20], Virgin Records[21], Columbia Records[22], Walt Disney Records[23]
- Location: France[24]
- Discography: Daft Punk discography[25]
- Commons category: Daft Punk[26]
- Country of origin: France[27]
- Has part(s): Thomas Bangalter[28], Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo[29]
- Inception: January 1, 1993[30]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2021[31]
- Location of formation: Paris[32]
- Official website: https://daftpunk.com/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Daft Punk[34]
- Instrument: Roland TB-303[35]
- Topic has template: Template:Daft Punk[36]
- Official name: Daft Punk[37]
- Start of work period: 1993[38]
- End of work period: February 22, 2021[39]
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Type: Group[40]
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Country: FR[41]
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Began / founded: 1993[42]
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Ended / dissolved: 2021-02-22[43]
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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[44]
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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[45]
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MusicBrainz ID: 056e4f3e-d505-4dad-8ec1-d04f521cbb56[46]
Why It Matters
Daft Punk has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
It has been cited as an influence by Avicii[49], a record producer[50], 1989–2018[51], of Sweden[52], awarded the American Music Awards[53], specialised in music[54]; Cobra Starship[55], a musical group[56], founded in 2003[57]; and Michael Calfan[58], a disc jockey[59], b. 1990[60], of France[61].
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 NRJ Music Award du groupe/duo/troupe francophone de l'année[6].
Who did Daft Punk influence?
Daft Punk has been cited as an influence by Avicii[49], Cobra Starship[55], and Michael Calfan[58].