French electronic music band Daft Punk have announced they are splitting up, ending a 28-year collaboration that spawned dance hits including Around the World and One More Time. The group, known for performing while dressed as robots in metallic helmets, posted a video on YouTube entitled Epilogue, with an image that flashed on screen bearing the dates 1993-2021. Daft Punk were a duo of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo from France who met at school in Paris. Photo: ReutersVariety quoted their publicist, Kathryn Frazier, as saying they had split, but without providing details. Daft Punk were a duo of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo from France who met at school in Paris.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 23, 2021 01:30 UTC