Daft Punk Are Hanging Up Their Helmets, Breaking Up After 28 Years

The legendary French duo have called time on a wildly successful and memorable career.

Daft Punk are no more. After building a legacy of iconic dance and pop music, an eight minute video is how Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo have decided to bow out of the game.

Sharing 'Epilogue' - an excerpt from their 2006 film Electroma - the status of the duo was then confirmed by their publicist, Kathryn Frazier.

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Daft Punk have been embedded in pop culture since the release of their 1997 debut, Homework - the album that brought us 'Around The World' and 'Da Funk'. Progressing through the years, Daft Punk became synonymous with a central sound that fused house with funk, pop, hip hop and rock in ways that hadn't been popularised before.

Even if you're not a Daft Punk die-hard, you can't deny the impact of their work. From 'One More Time' and 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' through to their Random Access Memories era, the duo built up a stack of awards, yes. But their contributions to the world of dance - and then pop - music extend far beyond any awards season.

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Co-production credits and collaborations with the likes of Kanye West and The Weeknd brought Daft Punk new waves of success as they moved into the 2010s. Still, as a live act, they kept a meticulously crafted and guarded public presence.

Their live shows were rare, but spectacular. Touring globally just twice, first in 1997 and then on the Alive 2006/2007 tour, Daft Punk left a last impression on those fans who were lucky enough to see their show in the flesh.

Since the news broke, musicians have been paying tribute to Daft Punk's music and influential presence.

"Daft Punk left the game with a flawless legacy," Mark Ronson tweeted. "I would say enviable but impossibly unattainable is more appropriate."

"I remember how those gorgeous French robots got lucky and locked us out of heaven all night at the 2013 Grammys. I couldn't even be mad for 3 minutes."

For an indepth look at just how much Daft Punk changed the game, you can read Double J's deep dive on the genius of the duo, below.

The masks, the music, the magic: remembering the genius of Daft Punk