It\u2019s no secret that this is Daft Punk\u2019s world, and we\u2019re all just living in it. Since the debut of this electronic duo, audiences everywhere have been dying to get a glimpse at the men behind the helmets. A much more difficult task than you would believe.<\/p>\n
Formed in 1993 by the Parisians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bengalter (at the age of 18), Daft Punk have released four studio albums: Homework, Discovery, Human After All,<\/em> and most recently Random Access Memories<\/em>; where they famously collaborated with Pharrell Williams and celebrated composer Paul Williams. The duo also composed the score to the 2010 Disney film Tron: Legacy<\/em>. They\u2019ve received a whopping 40 different award nominations, and 13 wins; including 2 Billboard Music Awards for \u201cTop Dance\/Electronic Artist\u201d and \u201cTop Dance\/Electronic Album;\u201d and 4 Grammy Awards for \u201cBest Electronica\/Dance Album,\u201d which they won twice, \u201cBest Dance Recording,\u201d \u201cBest Pop Group\/Duo Performance,\u201d \u201cRecord of the Year,\u201d and \u201cAlbum of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n Famously, the group rarely grants interviews or makes public appearances without their trademark helmets \u2013 furthering the \u201clegend\u201d that they\u2019re actually a couple of robots. The group has only toured twice in their entire career, once in 1997 and again in 2007. Considering that the trend seems to be a tour every 10 years, there\u2019s been a lot of internet speculation about a possible tour in 2017. Knowing that their fans are desperate to see them live, the two seem to enjoy feeding into rumors about an appearance at the Coachella festival in California every year \u2013 then never playing, even though they make it known they\u2019re backstage. Once leaving a well-placed helmet in view of the audience, that ends up not being used. They\u2019ve even gone so far as to have teasers of their latest hits play over the loud speakers, causing people to flock to the stage, only to send someone else out to play. We can only say that their latest performance at the Grammy Awards this Sunday, with Canadian artist The Weekend, will surely be something people will be buzzing about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s no secret that this is Daft Punk\u2019s world, and we\u2019re all just living in it. Since the debut of this electronic duo, audiences everywhere have been dying to get a glimpse at the men behind the helmets. 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