French electronic music stars Daft Punk have split up, their publicist confirmed on Monday, ending one of the era’s defining dance floor acts.
The duo released a video titled “Epilogue” in which one of the robot duo is blown up in the desert, followed by a cutaway reading “1993-2021.”
Their publicist, Kathryn Frazier, confirmed the news to AFP by email.
Daft Punk (real names Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) launched themselves on to the world with the album “Homework” in 1997 and quickly established an iconic look with their ever-present robot helmets.
Their early singles “Around the World” and “Da Funk” became club fixtures, and they followed up with an …
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